10 African Leaders Who Tweet
Perhaps the most intriguing Twitter story of them all belongs to the Somalian government, which has been using the social network as a medium for rebranding itself since early 2013. The president,...
View Article$18.3 Million Treasury Bond Made Available to Public in Rwanda
Made available last week — and carrying a three-year maturity period — Rwanda’s newest treasury bond is being offered to the public, an East African Business Week report said. The Ministry of Finance...
View ArticleMobile App Entrepreneurs Work For The Public Interest Across Africa
Over the last decade a great deal of focus has been put on the entrepreneurial spirit of this generation of young Africans. It has led to articles with grandiose titles such as “African dawn: Meet the...
View ArticleChina-Africa Trade Totaled More Than $200 Billion In 2013
From AFP via New Vision China-Africa trade totaled more than $200 billion last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping said, highlighting the Asian powerhouse’s burgeoning trade and investment ties with the...
View ArticleNew Kenyan Property Developers Required To Install Solar Panels
New home owners in Kenya will be fined up to 1 million shillings ($12,000) if they do not install solar panels on their buildings in the next three month, the standard quoted the Energy Regulatory...
View ArticleGhana’s Ability To Run State Funds In Doubt As Taxes Fall Short
From GhanaWeb Public Agenda’s probe into the current state of other existing statutory funds has revealed government’s failure to pay collected revenues into the accounts of the respective funds. The...
View ArticleDemand For Tablet PCs In South Africa Doubles In 2013
From IT News Africa Shipments of tablet PCs to South Africa increased 107.1% year on year in the final quarter of 2013 to total 513,000 units, according to the latest insights from the International...
View Article10 Things You Didn’t Know About Ethiopia’s Mulatu Teshome
We don’t necessarily know everything there is to know about Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome, who took office in October 2013. Here are some facts we’ve been able to dig up – 10 things you didn’t...
View ArticleIs Zambia-DRC Border Area Africa’s New Boom Town?
New mining projects are fueling increased economic activity in towns along the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to DHL Express Country Manager Nomsa Mumba. DHL...
View Article10 Things To Know About Botswana Travel
An explorer’s paradise, Botswana is a vast, mostly roadless wilderness filled with with fascinating ecosystems that include savannas and wetlands, deserts and massive salt pans, and some of the world’s...
View ArticleMorocco’s King Mohammed VI Bridges Mali Ties With Peace, Economic Efforts
Though a peace agreement hasn’t been reached thus far, current talks between the Malian government and armed groups have been facilitated by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI — who over the weekend ended a...
View ArticleMost Popular Sports in South Africa
South Africa is known for being a sports powerhouse, and South Africans have been able to play competitively on the international stage for some time. Whether its professional competition or just...
View ArticleZambia Doesn’t Have The World’s Fastest Growing Population
From Africa Check Does Zambia have the fastest growing population in the world? This is the claim made recently by the country’s vice-president, Guy Scott. According to The Post newspaper, Scott...
View ArticleKenya To Host 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN)
From The Star Kenya will for the first time host the African Nations Championship (CHAN) football tournament in 2018. The announcement was made by the Confederation of African Football following an...
View Article10 Hot African Artists To Follow On Twitter
From Nigeria to South Africa, established or rising, African pop stars are making hits. But to stay relevant in this age of information overload you have to be engaged on social media. And so we bring...
View ArticleConflict food? UN Declares African Year of Agriculture
As drought and armed conflict push farmers off their land, the UN is boosting efforts to bring food and agriculture relief to sub-Saharan Africa. When the 22nd African Union Summit ended Jan. 31 in...
View ArticleAnti-Gay Law: Ugandan Shilling Sees Biggest Drop Since 2012
Uganda’s shilling has dropped for three straight days, eroding gains in Africa’s third-best performing currency this year after President Yoweri Museveni signed a law imposing life sentences on some...
View ArticleSingapore Eyes Ghana For Investment, Trade Center Location
From Ghana Broadcasting Corporation The Singapore’s government is to open a trade and investment centre in Accra to promote economic partnership among the countries in the West Africa sub-region.The...
View ArticlePrepaid Service Nomanini Secures New Funding From Seychelles Firm
Written by Tom Jackson | From HumanIPO South African electronic prepaid service distribution platform Nomanini has secured series B funding from Seychelles-based investment company Rockbridge...
View ArticleSustainable Farming In Africa Improves Access To Financing
For most farmers in Africa, building sustainability into their farming practices goes beyond just addressing environmental risks and challenges — it is vital for accessing the financing needed to keep...
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