Ethiopian Returnees From Saudi Arabia Get Aid From Indian Businesses
From Vancouver DesiIn a gesture well appreciated here, Indian businessmen and the Indian community here have come to the aid of hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia.Sanjay...
View ArticleRwanda Launches Rwandapedia Portal
From Biz Tech AfricaRwanda has launched its Rwandapedia – a digital archive of cultural and historical information.The portal was launched at the recent Transform Africa Summit’s Cultural Gala. The...
View ArticleTaos, New Mexico, Solar Firm Wants To Donate Solar Panels To Ethiopia
From The Taos News A local solar energy company is soliciting donations to fund a project that would bring electricity to a small community in Ethiopia.The Paradise Power Company (PPC) is a local solar...
View ArticleMore Consumers In Cameroon Get Electricity
More people in Cameroon get electricity, according to a statement issued by the governing body of AES-SONEL, the major public hydro energy supplier in the Central African nation. In fact, the access...
View ArticleOil Terminals Will Remain Closed, Militia Head
Still no increased oil flow out of Libya as the head of a Libyan militia says the oil terminals will remain shut down. The Militia has closed most of the country’s oil terminals for months. The militia...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Foils Attempted Coup, Declares Curfew
South Sudan President, Salva Kiir, said on Monday that an early morning attempted coup by soldiers loyal to his sacked former deputy Riek Machar had been quashed and the attackers were being tracked...
View ArticleCommercial Bank of Cameroon Undergoes Recapitalization
From Business in CameroonFollowing an ordinary and an extraordinary general assembly of Commercial Bank of Cameroon’s (CBC) shareholders on December 9, 2013 in Douala, December 30, 2013 was chosen as...
View ArticleWhat Are The Leading Online Shopping Markets In Africa?
Despite poor logistics, low banking penetration and limited consumer awareness in rural Africa, online shopping markets in Africa are growing due to the spread of mobile technology and improved payment...
View ArticleMorocco Gets Better at Fighting Money Laundering
From The North Africa PostThe inter-governmental Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENA-FATF) removed Morocco from the list of countries that need a follow-up process on the...
View ArticleChina Recruiting in US For African Business Managers?
Chinese companies are having trouble finding qualified candidates for middle and senior management roles in Africa and are beginning to realize the benefits of employing key personnel in the U.S.,...
View ArticleCorporate Social Responsibility: Enhancing Security
Many corporations, especially in farming or mining, have a tremendous impact on local African populations but deal with oppressive governments in the states’ capitals.It is an unfortunate reality that...
View Article10 Things To Love About Zimbabwe’s Presidential Elephants
Last summer I stayed at Ivory Lodge, which is a luxury treehouse property on a private conservancy adjoining Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. There are no fences separating the safari lodge from the...
View ArticleSeychelles Tourism Ministry to See Reform in 2014
In 2014, the tourism ministry of Seychelles will revamp its policies and redirect the flow of authority to ensure that new business practices are being carried out more effectively, Global Travel...
View ArticleLiberian Street Vendor Becomes Millionaire Entrepreneur
Fomba Trawally, a refugee who fled Liberia during the civil war stepped into the business arena when he noticed a need for shoes — something the displaced often left behind. With the $200 he saved up...
View ArticleEgyptians Struggle to Accept Newly Drafted Constitution
“In a normal situation, there’s no such thing as military trials, but given the current situation in Egypt it’s tolerable,” Cairo University constitutional law professor Sabri el-Sennoussi, told Al...
View ArticleQ&A: Creating Investment Bridges Teaching English
Sometimes it takes venturing far away from home for entrepreneurial inspiration to strike.Take the case of Michigan-bred Jacob Cullen, who first came to Cape Verde as a Peace Corps volunteer and...
View Article10 White Celebrities You Didn’t Know Had African Roots
Did you know these white celebrities had African roots? Swedish? Spanish? Irish? You’ve probably guessed all of these backgrounds for the celebrities on this list but the truth is that they’re African!...
View Article10 Important Interracial Couples In History
Today interracial couples face little opposition from their families or society, and if they do, it’s those in opposition who are the odd ones out—not the couple. But an understanding that everybody...
View ArticleKenya Seeks Alternative Energy Investors To Help Lower Electric Bills
Despite being a dirty form of energy, coal power generation has been adopted by many developed nations because it’s cheap and reliable.As long as there is enough coal, electricity will be in plentiful...
View ArticleTiburce Chaffa on Transitioning From IT, Columbia U Partnership [Part 2 of 3]
Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) co-founder Tiburce Chaffa is a social entrepreneur who specializes in creating business opportunities for Africa’s youth. He recently visited AFKInsider‘s studio...
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