AngloGold’s Mass Layoffs Halt Gold Mining, International Investment in Mali
After more than 400 workers have been dismissed this year, tensions have risen between employers and unions of the AngloGold Ashanti managed Sadiola and Yatela gold mines, located in the largest city...
View ArticleEunice Omole on Starting Nigerian TV Firm O&M Media [Part 1 of 3]
Eunice Omole, a freelance business consultant and former contender on Apprentice Africa, shares her insight on starting a business from the ground up in Nigeria. Elaborating on the rise and fall of...
View Article10 Spectacular Rescue Missions That Saved Lives
Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton's EB-66 Destroyer was shot down as it escorted a B-52 bomber in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Hambleton survived, and his call sign -- Bat 21 -- became synonymous with...
View ArticleStable Diamond Industry Ups Second Quarter Mine Prospects in Botswana
Written by Natasha Odendaal | From Mining Weekly As Gem Diamond’s flagship Letšeng mine, in Lesotho, continued to perform well during the year to December, the London-listed diamond miner was gearing...
View ArticleGhana Government Approves $9.7 Mln World Cup Budget for Black Stars
Written by Simon Paul | From Goal The Black Stars are expected to spend about half of the total budget during the group phase of the World Cup with the remaining estimated for the knockout round. The...
View ArticleDrones Over Lagos? Sooner Than We Think
When it comes to personal mail delivery from the air, Africa may already have beaten Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who announced plans in December for 30-minute delivery drones, according to an editorial in...
View ArticleGame Stores In Ghana To Be Rebranded Massmart
African retail shopping outlet Game is being rebranded as Massmart in Ghana and 10 new Massmart locations are planned in the country, GhanaWeb reports. Massmart, majority owned by U.S.-based consumer...
View ArticleBiggest Challenge To Doing Business In Africa? Diversity
Nigerian consumers tend to favor imported brands. Kenyans prefer to buy local. Both are Anglophone countries with increasingly progressive and familiar institutions, but with vastly different market...
View Article10 Things You Didn’t Know About Footballer Christian Benteke
DRC-born football star Christian Benteke has a goal-scoring touch. The 23-year-old plays for the Belgium national team. He quickly won the hearts of Aston Villa fans by scoring in his very first game...
View ArticleUnderinvestment Pushes Ivory Coast to Expand Private Water Sector
From Global Water Intelligence The war-torn African state wants to expand private sector participation as it tackles a chronic water supply shortage following years of under-investment. A 10-year...
View ArticleEthiopia, UAE to Raise $1 Bln Bilateral Trade Benchmark
From Gulf News The UAE and Ethiopia have held talks on joint investment projects in Ethiopia’s industry, agriculture, food processing, tourism, renewable energy and mining sectors. The intensive talks...
View ArticleAFKI Market Journal: Trusting Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank
Nigeria’s biggest bank. Those three words may well be a convincing-enough investment thesis for many stock speculators. With its enormous and young population, wealth of oil and gas reserves, and...
View ArticleWho’s Buying Commercial Real Estate In Nairobi?
Driving around Nairobi, one is likely to see construction of high-rise buildings under way almost everywhere, according to a report in HowWeMadeItInAfrica. While individual private investors are...
View Article10 Essential Amsterdam Experiences
Colorado may be the only place to legitimately sell recreational marijuana, but Amsterdam still has the upper hand when it comes to smoke culture. You can't walk into a bar in Colorado and purchase a...
View Article10 Hotels Where You’ll Get The Best Sleep Of Your Life
With its limited streets and endless vineyards, Napa is one of the quietest places in California. The Auberge du Soleil is one of the quietest hotels in Napa. Hotel rooms are roomy and spread out, so...
View Article10 Hydrating Drinks If You’re Tired Of Coconut Water
Zukay Kvass is a fermented drink with major anti-inflammatory properties provided by spices and yellow veggies. If you’re a Kombucha lover, you’ll get into this drink. You’ll get into this drink if you...
View ArticleSouth African Billionaire Plans Money Management Firm
South Africa’s first and only known black billionaire (in dollars), mining magnate Patrice Motsepe plans to get into the financial-services business, according to FinancialMail and Bloomberg reports....
View ArticleCape Town Fraud Fighter Expands, Opens Atlanta Office
Cape Town-based Entersekt, a mobile application security company, plans to open U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, ITWeb reports. The company’s overseas operations will remain near Cape Town. U.S....
View ArticleEunice Omole Talks Start-Up Fundraising, Continued Investor Support
Eunice Omole, a freelance business consultant and former contender on Apprentice Africa, shares her insight on starting a business from the ground up in Nigeria. In part two of the interview, Omole...
View ArticleSomali Techpreneur Creates App For Sending Money To Africa
A Somali born entrepreneur, based in Seattle US, has developed a money transfer application that will cut the cost and time it takes for African’s living in the US sending money to Africa. Roble...
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