10 Reasons to Love Craft Beer
Craft beer has been growing in popularity, and a striking number of companies pop up every year to add their own special brand of brew to the mix. The variety that craft beer encompasses is incredible,...
View Article10 Things You Didn’t Know about Munich Travel
Most famous as the birthplace of Oktoberfest, Germany’s third largest city, Munich, which sits on the River Isar just north of the Bavarian Alps, offers adventures for visitors year-round, not only...
View Article10 Gorgeous African Tables You’ll Want To Eat Every Meal Off Of
This is another table from Phases Africa, and is handmade with the same type of railroad wood used in the previous table. It’s pictured here in the open position—it’s a great place to store precious...
View ArticleAfrica’s Private Equity Market Pops On Global Investors Radar
Africa’s private equity scene is looking more and more attractive to global investors seeking higher returns from riskier assets on the continent other than traditional debt and equity options, which...
View ArticleWater Price Hikes, Shortage Affects Uranium Miners in Namibia
Written by Felix Njini | From Business Week Uranium miners in Namibia, already coping with water shortages in the semi-arid Erongo region, face a steep rise in costs, Paladin Energy (PDN) Ltd. said....
View ArticleUN Peacekeepers Prep For DRC Withdrawal
From New Vision The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday it is preparing a gradual withdrawal from the country despite the continued presence of dozens of armed...
View ArticleGambia, Turkey Confirm Security Cooperation Agreement
From All Africa Gambian lawmakers Thursday unanimously ratified a ‘Security Cooperation Agreement between the government of the Republics of The Gambia and Turkey’ during the first session of the 2014...
View ArticleZambia Better Off With Agriculture-Based Economy, Finance Minister Says
According to Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda, Zambia’s economy is in dire need of diversification. And instead of mining — which doesn’t always show immediate real returns — agriculture is the way...
View ArticleEgypt Brotherhood Verdict Bad For Business
From Yahoo News After an Egyptian court sentenced 529 alleged members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death after just one hearing on March 24, Western embassies reacted with “outrage and shock,” our...
View ArticleDiplomatic Push To Build Ethiopia’s River Nile Dam
From Geeska Africa Diplomats and staff at the Ethiopian Embassy in London pledged their monthly salary to buy bonds amounting to £68,250 (around 2,120,000 Birr), in connection with the 3rd anniversary...
View ArticleSBM Offshore Reveals Payments Made To Angola, Equatorial Guinea Officials
From The Wall Street Journal SBM Offshore NV said that “there is some evidence” the company made payments to government officials in Angola and Equatorial Guinea, and is discussing the matter with U.S....
View ArticleWhat Role Did Ghana Play In Balkan Energy Scandal?
From SpyGhana A former Attorney General under the erstwhile Kufuor administration has partly supported a $12 million judgement debt handed US firm Balkan Energy against the government of Ghana. Ayikoi...
View ArticleKumba Yala,Ex-President Of Guinea-Bissau, Dies
From BBC Guinea-Bissau’s ex-President Kumba Yala, who ruled the former Portuguese colony from 2000 until 2003, has died. A former philosophy teacher, Yala won presidential elections in 2000 following a...
View ArticleOil Futures Break Losing Streak After News Of Libya Deal
From Fox News U.S. oil futures snapped a three-day losing streak as traders looked skeptically at reports that a deal could be struck in eastern Libya to resume crude-oil exports. Light, sweet crude...
View ArticleDubai Investors Interested In Ghana’s Cotton And Cashew Industries
From SpyGhana Ghana’s cotton and cashew production could soon be given a boost with an expressed interest by a business delegation from Dubai to invest in the industry. The six member team which owns...
View ArticleKenya Railways Boosts Service In Nairobi
Transportation has gotten better in Kenya. Kenya Railways Corporation has launched new service on routes served by its commuter rail service. “The revised schedule is meant to ease movement of...
View ArticleThree Suspected Cases Of Ebola In Mali
The Ebola epidemic continues to grow and spread across Africa. Now Mali has said that it discovered three suspected victims of Ebola. So far, the deadly disease that has killed 84 people in Guinea....
View ArticleRwanda Announces It Will Privatize Development Bank of Rwanda
Rwanda says it will privatize Development Bank of Rwanda (BDR). This is be the latest of several state sell-offs in recent years. The move, says Rwanda, will improve the bank’s performance. “The...
View ArticleEU Confused By Zuma’s Snub Of EU-Africa Conference
From Business Day The European Union (EU) was “concerned” about South Africa’s investment climate and labor unrest, especially the cancellation of more than a dozen investment treaties with the...
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Doing Business In Africa: Cameroon
Often referred to as “Africa in miniature,” Cameroon is a diverse country of roughly 22-million people situated on the Gulf of Guinea bordering Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon,...
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