10 Unique And Exotic Swimming Pools At African Resorts
Lebala Camp in Botswana's Okavango Delta is one of the best places to spot leopards, cheetah and lions. The camp consists of eight tents, each with access to a stunning pool and deck immersed in the...
View ArticleAfDB to Back Burundi Development, Stability
From East Africa Business Week The African Development Bank (AfDB) has promised to help Burundi move away from fragility by supporting its development projects. This was revealed during a meeting...
View ArticleSouth African Company To Repair Zimbabwe’s Roads
Shunned by western governments and banks due to its failure to repay loans, Zimbabwe has signed an agreement with a South African company to fix its broken road system, Reuters reports in...
View ArticleMozambique Gas Discovery a Better ‘Monetization Option,’ Sasol Says
Written by Terence Creamer From Mining Weekly Energy and chemicals group Sasol says the gas discoveries in the north of Mozambique are large enough to support significant additional “gas monetisation”...
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Doing Business In Africa: Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, by any stretch of the imagination, is not an easy place to do business and investors should understand the risks. We examine these in our ongoing AFKInsider series. This week, Doing...
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How Hiring Women In Africa Makes Sense To US Entrepreneur
While living in Uganda after graduating from college, Liz Forkin Bohannon says she realized women there needed more opportunities, according to a FoxBusiness report. After trying out several ideas to...
View ArticleInfrastructure Precautions Causing Oil Production Delay in Uganda
From East African Business Week The government is not intentionally delaying production of oil, but rather taking necessary precautionary measures to get the best out of industry. Ernest Rubondo, the...
View ArticlePistorius Sick, Evidence Proves Too Much For Him
The pathologist said the evidence he was about to give the court would be graphic and shocking. So much so that when Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius heard the details Monday in a South African...
View ArticleInternational Airlines Cancel Flights To Sierra Leone After UN Visit
From Reuters via iolnews International airlines have cancelled flights to and from Sierra Leone after a United Nations aviation regulator discovered that the only functioning fire engine at its main...
View ArticleAFKInsider Market Journal: West African Stocks With Potential In 2014
Africa’s frontier stock markets spoiled investors in 2013. Ten African share indexes posted returns of 25 percent or more during the year. And four gained more than 40 percent. It’s not too tough to...
View Article10 Things You Didn’t Know About Aliko Dangote
You probably already know that Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Africa. With a net worth of nearly $21 billion, the Nigerian businessman’s Dangote Group controls vast holdings of commodities, real...
View ArticleThe Best Travel Destinations For Singles
It’s perfectly normal to grab a pint at a local pub all by yourself in Dublin, Ireland. You won’t be alone long before the locals start cheersing you, and dragging you into their drinking songs. The...
View ArticleQ&A: Agriculture Meets Education Through USAID Back to School Farming Program
In the upcoming phase of the Back to School Gardening program — largely facilitated by the Community Youth Network Program NGO and USAID FED Liberia — small issues and expansion efforts will be...
View Article10 Top Toasting Spots in South Africa’s Wine Region
Located just an hour’s drive northeast of Cape Town, South Africa’s most famous wine-producing region encompasses the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl. It also has some of the country’s...
View ArticleSMATI Turtle Dutch-Ghana Model Car Unveiled in Germany
From Ghana Web A special ceremony was organized in Holland by a leading media institution, the V2 media-institute to unveil the second-phase of the development of Ghana’s Model Vehicle, SMATI Turtle as...
View ArticleSouth Africa Heightens Global Influence on Politics, Economic Reform
From South Africa Info In the space of just two decades, South Africa has gone from being a international pariah, shunned because of its apartheid policies, to being an influential player in world...
View ArticleBank Teaching Africans How To Get Financing
Basic business management — or lack of it – is a major barrier to small- and medium-sized enterprises securing financing in Africa, TheGuardian reports. “You’re not going to get credit if you can’t...
View ArticleAre South African Homes A Bargain For Foreign Buyers?
Foreigners are buying fewer homes in South Africa, making up 4 percent of residential property sales in 2013 compared to 7 percent in 2007, BusinessTech reports. But while the U.K. represented the...
View ArticleWhat Will Railway Infrastructure Projects Cost East Africa?
Massive rehabilitation of East Africa’s railway network is expected to enhance connectivity and bring down the cost of transportation, but it will cost its five economies dearly as they seek to improve...
View ArticleStanbic Bank Ghana, Car Companies Partner to Launch Financing Plans
From Spy Ghana Stanbic Bank, in partnership with various accredited car companies, has launched a vehicle finance scheme that would enable individual customers to buy brand new vehicles and pay for...
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