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Africa’s ‘Debt Market Euphoria’ To Increase Before US Rates Increase
African governments have caught a “debt market euphoria” and could issue more sovereign bonds before the close of this year to capitalize on a window of opportunity created by historically low yields...
View Article10 Tips On Business Etiquette In Angola
"Yes" doesn’t always mean yes when you're doing business in Angola. As in other African cultures, agreeing with someone is a sign of respect. When Angolans aim to please they may avoid saying anything...
View ArticleStupidest Toys That Parents Actually Bought For Their Kids
Let’s face it, love is blind and when it comes to buying toys, parents aren’t always the brightest crayons in the box, or the sharpest tools in the shed, or whatever other euphemism you want to use to...
View ArticleCocoa Farmers Want Cocobod to Fight Disease, Lessen Crop Loss
From Ghana Web Cocoa farmers have urged Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) to urgently work out a specific programme to help eradicate the cocoa swollen-shoot viral disease to help improve crop yields....
View Article10 Celebrities Who’ve Lost A Child
There’s no pain greater than losing a child. Our hearts go out to these celebrities who’ve lost a child. Sources: Kidspot.com , SurvivingGrief.com , Celebrity-lists.com The post 10 Celebrities Who’ve...
View ArticleCan Nigeria Deliver Inclusive Growth?
New data show Nigeria is no longer just an oil-based economy. Oil and gas are critical sources of government income and exports, but resources account for just 14 percent of GDP. Agriculture and trade...
View ArticleBurundi Earns $1M Infrastructure Grant From the World Bank
From East African Business Week Tabu Abdallah Manirakiza, Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Planning said the signing of a financing agreement was done in the context of the implementation...
View ArticleSouth Africa Produces First Solar-Powered Computer
A Cape Town technology company has developed what it claims is the first solar-powered desktop computer to run on Android, and the device may not be not pretty but it is durable, its maker said....
View ArticleCould 3D Printing Herald New Era In Prosthetic Technology?
In operations described as groundbreaking, doctors in the Northern Cape have implanted 3D-printed titanium jaws into patients who lost their jaws to cancer. The procedure has been done just once in...
View ArticleTanzania Goes Through International Trade Training
Written by Felix Lazaro | From The Citizen Capacity of Tanzania and other African countries to negotiate better in the international trade deals was enhanced through a week-long training as facilitated...
View Article10 Things You Didn’t Know About Cape Verde’s Independence
Cape Verde is made up of 10 islands and five islets, all of which are mountainous, and has few natural resources, little arable land and much drought. Despite all this it is still one of Africa's most...
View ArticleSA Suffering From Bad Image, But It Has Its Youth Orchestra
South Africa is suffering from a poor image. Its economy is strike-ridden, ratings agencies have downgraded it and its politics are corrupt. Its growth rate has dropped below the rest of Africa, and...
View ArticleThe Uninvited To The U.S. Africa Leaders Summit: Robert Mugabe Of Zimbabwe
It is difficult to imagine now, but Zimbabwe, immediately after independence in 1980, was the toast of the continent. The country, known as “the breadbasket of Africa,” was home to beautiful tree-lined...
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Doing Business in Africa: Sierra Leone
In this AFKInsider series, we explore the regulatory conditions that an entrepreneur is likely to face when setting up a business in sub-Saharan Africa. AFKI presents Doing Business in Africa: Sierra...
View ArticleU.S.-Africa Leaders Summit From A Trans-Atlantic-European View
Following some positive opinions from different African representatives of civil society across Kenya, Sudan and Nigeria, our second article presents a number of more critical European and further...
View ArticleAfrican Pension Funds Hold Key To Private Equity Growth
By Simon Clark | From Wall Street Journal African pension funds have $29 billion available to invest in private equity firms that are seeking to buy stakes in companies across the continent, according...
View ArticleU.S. To Deny Visa To Corrupt Government Officials Across Africa
From FrontPageAfrica via AllAfrica Barely weeks after the United States of America cancelled the visas of three Liberian officials, FrontPageAfrica has gathered as reported by GhanaWeb that corrupt...
View ArticleRegulation, Skill Gap Holds Back Africa’s Mobile Money Revolution
Written by Felix Bate | From Reuters Since the launch of M-Pesa by Kenya’s Safaricom in 2007, operators have rolled out mobile money services in several African countries to cater for millions of...
View Article10 Things You Didn’t Know About Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
When Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected president of Somalia in 2011, there was much excitement in the Somalian and international community. It was seen as an opportunity for reform and progress in one...
View ArticleSierra Leone Declares A State of Emergency Over Ebola
Reuters reported that Sierra Leone had declared a state of emergency and sent out its armed forces to quarantine epicentres of Ebola. Sierra Leone follows Liberia in imposing tough controls to curb...
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