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Gold Miners Plan Class Lawsuit Against South African Companies
Thousands of South African gold miners are attempting to launch a multi-million dollar class lawsuit against three largest gold mining companies for alleged negligence that resulted in them...
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Guinea Entrepreneur Uses Scraps For Wind Energy Innovation
“What’s important is to show that there’s a possibility of generating an electricity easily without having to spend too much,” Mamadou Kolon, a Guinea Conakry green energy innovator said in a CCTV...
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City Guide: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls was first “discovered” by the Western world when explorer David Livingstone set his astonished eyes on the magnificent cascade in 1855. Since then, Victoria Falls, and the town that grew...
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Will Africa’s Mobile Money Revolution Take Hold?
When mobile network operator (MNO) Safaricom launched its M-Pesa mobile payments system in Kenya seven years ago, few business models were as ripe to explode. With extremely high mobile penetration...
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Ethiopia To Invest $1B Eurobond In Sugar Factories, Grand Renaissance Dam
Written by Aaron Maasho | From Reuters Ethiopia plans to expand industry, sugar factories and power production using proceeds from its oversubscribed debut Eurobond that raised $1 billion, the finance...
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Was Cameroonian Footballer Ebosse Beaten To Death In Algeria?
From BBC Sport New post-mortem tests show Cameroonian footballer Albert Ebosse died in Algeria as a result of a beating rather than being hit by a projectile. The JS Kabylie striker died in August...
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AfDB Approves $500M To Create Development Bank of Nigeria
From BusinessDay The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group unanimously approved a financial package of 500 million dollars to support the establishment of the Development Bank...
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How A Small Ugandan Company Built A Global Coffee Brand
Living in Uganda, Africa’s second largest coffee producing nation after Ethiopia, Andrew Rugasira was surprised with the way middlemen and large foreign corporations in the sector made huge profits...
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Forget The Russian Ruble, Nigeria’s Naira Is In Trouble
Trading in the Nigerian Naira was halted on Thursday after traders were confused with a new rule introduced by the country’s central banks to try and limit speculation in the local currency that has...
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Zambia Is Safe For Investment, Government Tells Investors
Written by Maimbolwa Mulikelela | From Times of Zambia via AllAfrica The Government has assured investors of constitutional protection on their investments and pledged to continue implementing...
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12 Young Players To Watch Out For At AFCON 2015
With the Africa Cup of Nations just a month away, AFKSports takes a look at the best players under the age of 22 looking to make their names in Equatorial Guinea. Some of these starlets are established...
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10 Parks, 10 Countries, And How They Are Affected by Poaching
Over the last century — and especially the last few decades — poaching has taken its toll on African wildlife. One reason is because the market for the spoils of poaching is so lucrative: ivory and...
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Tanzania’s GDP Expands By 32% After Rebasing
From Reuters Tanzania said its gross domestic product has expanded by 32 percent after it rebased its calculation to incorporate new sectors in the economy, officials said on Friday. The state-run...
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Boko Haram Militants Kill 33 People, Kidnap 200 Villagers
From BBC News Africa Militants have stormed a remote village in north-eastern Nigeria, killing at least 33 people and kidnapping about 200, a survivor has told the BBC. He said that suspected Boko...
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Nigeria’s Rich To Pay More For Private Jets, Yachts And Champagnes
From Prime Times The Nigerian government has announced new charges on high end products including private jets, yachts and champagnes, in a move the government says will force the rich to pay more to...
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Ethiopia’s Chinese-Backed Metro Set For Completion In January
Written by Aaron Maasho | From Reuters Ethiopia expects to complete the Chinese-backed construction of a $475 million metro rail system in the capital Addis Ababa next month, the head of the project...
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12 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Egypt
The mention of Egypt alway bring to mind scenes of a desert land dotted with pyramids and mummies. The history of the North African country is one of the richest in the world ans that makes it one of...
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Will Obama’s Power Africa Initiatives Survive The New Congress?
When the new Republican-led 114th Congress convenes in January, it will be tasked with dealing with some important legislation – all harbingers of U.S.-Africa relations for 2015 – and further into the...
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12 Things You Need To Know About The Alleged Assassination Plot In Zimbabwe
The dictatorial leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, is no stranger to controversy, and recently found himself in the middle of yet another scandal. Mugabe revealed in a ZANU-PF (Zimbabwe African...
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12 Things You Didn’t Know About South Sudan’s Salva Kiir
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has faced much international attention after assuming the position of his country’s first leader. With continuing hostilities with the North, Kiir faces the...
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