Afinitas looks to expand African footprint
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
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Afinitias executive director, Leutlwetse Tumelo
Last year the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE)-listed company announced two new investments, Ethiopia Investments Limited, a new company focused on investing in Ethiopia, and Adventis Limited, an asset management company focused on investing in and across Africa.
“In the last quarter of 2016 an expansion of the activities of Africa Events Limited (AEL), a 50% owned event management company, was approved.
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