Nigeria To World: Support Our Local Content Policy
It’s unhealthy and unsustainable for content in Nigeria’s information and communications technologies to be dominated by foreigners, Nigerian Vice President Namadi Sambo said Tuesday in Abuja,...
View ArticleEthiopia Looks to Up Energy Production Capacity Via Wind Farms
Though Ethiopia has substantial ground to cover in its efforts to implement efficient renewable energy practices, AFP News Agency reported that the county is well on its way to making a huge impact....
View ArticleShoprite Making It Easy For U.S. Investors To Invest
The U.S. is already the largest investor country for Cape Town-based Shoprite, but now Africa’s largest grocery store chain wants to make it even easier for American investors to buy in, according to a...
View ArticleNelson Mandela Dies in Johannesburg Home
From The Associated PressFormer South African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary hero Nelson Mandela died today at his Johannesburg home. He was 95.He had returned home on Sept. 1 in a critical...
View ArticleGhana Sees Slight Improvement in Corruption Index Standing
“The Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 demonstrates that all countries still face the threat of corruption at all levels of government, from the issuing of local permits to the enforcement of laws and...
View Article10 Professional Tips For Photographing Your Safari
While safaris make for the most incredible photo-ops, your subjects don’t exactly hold still if they show up at all, so photographing your safari can be work. Here are 10 tips from...
View ArticleAFKI Commodities Report: Cocoa At Two-Year High
Among the soft commodities, cocoa recorded fresh two-year highs as supply concerns resurfaced. Robusta coffee extended last week’s gains but sugar and cotton were lower. U.S. crude oil futures surged...
View ArticleReport: Mobile Advertising In Africa Slow To Catch On
Africans are using mobile phones in unprecedented numbers, but mobile advertising in Africa hasn’t caught up with other forms of media advertising – at least not yet, according to a report in...
View ArticleNamibia Business Climate Index Experiences Increase
From All AfricaThe IJG Business Climate Index increased by 0,8 index points from 146,8 in September to 147,6 in October. The new level represents the highest level registered by the index since its...
View ArticleMorocco Women’s Rights Protection Bill Raises Concern
From AljazeeraWomen’s rights activists in Morocco have criticised the Islamist-led government for excluding them from drafting a proposed legislation to combat violence against women and for seeking to...
View ArticleBill Gates Funds Mobile Biometrics For Benin Vaccine
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $695,431 to help streamline immunizations in Benin health facilities using mobile biometrics technology, according to BizTechAfrica.The technology will...
View ArticleSouth Africa: No. 22 Music Market In World & Growing
One of the world’s “big three” recording companies announced the launch of Warner Music South Africa – a country considered to be the world’s 22nd-biggest music market, Billboard reports.New York-based...
View Article100,000 Ethiopians Return Home From Saudi Arabia
Thursday December 5, Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom announced that more than 100,000 Ethiopians arrived home following the close of an amnesty period, AFP reported.According to AFP, some...
View ArticleMandela: His Political Life and Leadership Style
As South Africans and others around the world mourn Nelson Mandela’s death and celebrate his life, thoughts turn to his political life, leadership style and genius.Mandela’s genius stemmed from the way...
View ArticleHow World Media Paid Tribute To Nelson Mandela
The world’s media said goodbye to Nelson Mandela with messages on front pages marking the death of one of world’s greatest-ever moral leaders.Here are some of the tributes, now on the record, marking...
View ArticleEgypt Tries To Lure Gulf Investors, Vows To Repay Oil Firms
From Gulf BusinessEgypt promised to pay $1.5 billion of the $6 billion it says it owes foreign oil companies, aiming to restore investor confidence in an economy damaged by nearly three years of...
View ArticleIgnoring Corporate Governance Is Costing Ethiopian Economy
From AllAfricaConverging tides are pushing the ruling EPRDFites into making essential economic decisions at this time. These decisions relate to internal and external factors, which affect the future...
View ArticleWith Skills Development Ghana Will Grow Stronger, Education Minister
From Ghana Business NewsProfessor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Minister of Education has launched the maiden Skills Development Fair in Accra with a call on the beneficiary businesses of the Skills...
View ArticleShark Fin Demand In Europe Spurring Activity In Cape Verdean Waters
From AsemanaThe European Union has adopted harsher sanctions against shark finning. In Cape Verde, the practice is also prohibited, but the increase in demand for the “delicacy” on the European market...
View ArticleCan A Business Entrepreneur Make A Difference In Libya?
From ForbesLibyan businessman Basit Igtet is a designer. A former fashion exhibitor, he designed clothes. A former urban planner, he designed infrastructure projects for the city of Mecca, Saudi...
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