Ghana’s Aboadze Thermal Plant to Receive Gas for Generation Fourth Quarter
In June of last year, the Aboadze Thermal Plant shut down operations following a gas explosion. According to Graphic online, one of the plant’s four main units failed halting contribution of about...
View ArticleEight Trapped South African Gold Miners Freed, Nine Still Missing
From Reuters via Globe and Mail South African emergency workers rescued eight miners trapped a mile underground on Wednesday by a fire and rock-fall at Harmony Gold’s Doornkop mine near Johannesburg,...
View ArticleEthiopia Considering Hydro Electricity Export To Yemen
Ethiopia, which plans to become the electricity power houses in Africa in the next half a decade, has said it will consider hydro electricity export to Yemen if a conclusive study shows the venture...
View Article10 Roles To Remember Philip Seymour Hoffman By
"Synecdoche, New York" is my personal pick for the greatest Philip Seymour Hoffman film. He plays Caden Cotard, an unhappy theater director in upstate New York who goes through the strangest midlife...
View Article10 Unique African Street Foods
If you like salted nuts and popcorn, you’ll go crazy for boiled acorns. You won’t be able to stop popping these Moroccan treats in your mouth. The nuts are boiled and then roasted and buttered....
View ArticleOur Favorite Things About 10 Fad Diets
If you’re the type of person who functions on the everything-in-moderation mindset, then maybe you’ll like picking and choosing the things you like about these top fad diets and popular eating...
View Article10 African American Plus-Size Models Changing The Face of Fashion
Saffi Karina was once a "regular-sized" model who decided to turn plus size after her agency dropped her for gaining weight. Her new stunning curves landed her campaigns for Speedo and Debenhams, to...
View ArticleKenya, Nigeria & South Africa Partners of Bloomberg Media Initiative
Michael Bloomberg, former U.S. mayor of New York City announced this week the launch of a program which aims to better media coverage across Africa. The Bloomberg Media Initiative, according to a press...
View ArticleTourist-Friendly Businesses to Reflect Electricity Boost in Tanzania
Written by Apolinari Tairo | From eTurbo News Hotel and hospitality industry stakeholders in Tanzania are expecting to see the end of erratic and expensive power supply to their establishments as...
View ArticleSpike In African Buyers For Cape Town Real Estate
Cape Town Realtor Denise Dogon sold a $5.86 million Bantry Bay house to a West African businessman. A Nigerian bought a Clifton penthouse for $2.98 million and then spent $900,000 upgrading it. A...
View ArticleTwo Million Mobile Users Deactivated as Zambia’s ICT Authority Enforces Sim...
Written by Michael Malakata | From IT Web The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has revealed that over two million SIM cards have been deregistered because the owners...
View Article10 Tips To Avoid Losing Your Temper
Petting an animal for just a minute can lower your blood sugar. You can learn to avoid losing your temper from dogs: they are happy just sitting in the sun, or being outdoors, or encountering their...
View ArticleEditorial: Television Industry Africa’s Next Economic, Investment Jackpot
Before the end of 2013 there was a lot of worldwide entertainment buzz about a TV show pilot, Usoni, that was screened November 27 and created for Kenyan television. The sci-fi show takes place in 2062...
View Article10 Things Meditation Helps You See Clearer
Maybe you have a friend who swears by meditation, or you’ve always thought the people meditating in the park looked peaceful and you’ve considering trying it yourself. But you just don’t see what good...
View ArticleJeffrey Manu of Light Creative On Big Brand Influence In Africa [Part 2 of 3]
Light Creative, a Ghana-based branding and creative design firm serving global start-ups, has edged toward focusing the majority of business on African companies. AFKInsider recently interviewed...
View ArticleForbes 2014: 30 Promising Young African Entrepreneurs
Africa’s brightest young entrepreneurs may be today’s upstarts, but they’re tomorrow’s legends, and they’re building empires as they disrupt Africa and the world, Forbes reports. Forbes Contributor...
View ArticleNigerian Real Estate Market Thriving
Despite its rising middle class, Africa’s real estate’s assets are still just a drop in the bucket, representing about 1 percent of the global total value, according to a report in BusinessDay. Taken...
View ArticleStanbic Bank Looks to Increase Personal Loans Following Expansion
From Ghana Web Stanbic Bank Ghana says it is poised to deepen its consumer and corporate banking activities in the country, having used the last six years to expand its reach across the country....
View ArticleSports Gambling Popular Among Liberia’s Youth
Written by Prince Collins | From How We Made it in Africa Several international sports betting companies have set up shop in Liberia. Unemployed young people gather at these betting parlors to gamble...
View ArticleCAR President Catherine Samba-Panza Encourages Peace on Country Tour
Last week, Central African Republic (CAR) president Catherine Samba-Panza toured the country in hopes to encourage peace between the Muslim Seleka group and the anti-balaka Christian militia. Visiting...
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