Nigeria To Deploy 6,000 Forces To Protect The World Economic Forum
From Reuters via Mail&Guardian Nigeria will mount a massive security operation to protect a World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa planned in Abuja next month, following the bomb blast by suspected...
View ArticleAfrican Health Now: From Health Fair to Non-Profit Business [Part 1 of 3]
Nana Eyeson Akiwowo, founder of African Health Now sits down with AFKInsider to discuss her role in Africa’s health care landscape. Stemming from the outcome of her father’s run-in with a major...
View ArticleFast-Food Franchises Growing In East Africa To Compete With Chicken
A growing middle class, worsening traffic problems and rising interest among local investors are making East Africa an increasingly attractive market for fast food franchises, according to a report in...
View ArticleSouth African Architecture That Will Knock Your Socks Off
South Africa’s iconic Cape Dutch-style architecture has inspired many modern revisions and knockoffs, but why stop there? Here are 10 examples of modern South African architecture that will knock your...
View Article10 Most Commonly Spoken Bantu Languages
More than 240 million people speak Bantu languages across Central, East, and Southern Africa but the exact number of languages differs according to who’s counting. More than 250 Bantu languages exist...
View ArticleSolar Energy Kits Give Women Entrepreneurs Jump-Start in Zimbabwe
Written by Clayton Masekesa | From The Zimbabwean Using solar energy initiatives, the Zimbabwe Resources Foundation has given solar kits to 100 women entrepreneurs in various communities in Manicaland....
View ArticleDomestic Financing to Support Universal Health Care in Liberia
From The Inquirer via All Africa President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says if Liberia is to achieve Universal Health Coverage, it must begin to build a sustainable health financing system through domestic...
View Article10 Thai Hotels For Luxury And Romance
Sri Panwa is considered a minimalist retreat, but all the villas come with private infinity plunge pools. One of my favorite Thailand properties, Sri Panwa is a stylish resort on Cape Panwa in Phuket....
View ArticleTanzania, Rwanda, Burundi Seek Adviser For $4.13 Bln Railway Project
From Reuters via Standard Digital Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi are looking for an adviser to help them secure financing for a $4.13 billion railway project aimed at boosting cross-border trade in the...
View ArticleHow Mobile-Money Is Changing Lives In Rwanda
If cash is king then mobile-money is its queen in east Africa. The success of mobile-money in Kenya has grown to the neighboring country and is changing the way people live by making payments for...
View ArticleAfrican Entrepreneurs Reinventing Money For The Mobile Age
Written by Dayo Olopade | From The Atlantic It’s a painfully First World problem: Splitting dinner with friends, we do the dance of the seven credit cards. No one, it seems, carries cash anymore, so we...
View ArticleAfrica’s Demand For Data Attracts Satellite Operators, Grounds Fiber
Written by Helen Nyambura-Mwaura | From Reuters Africa’s demand for bandwidth is doubling every year, outpacing the laying of terrestrial telecom fiber links and encouraging commercial satellite...
View ArticlePoland’s Richest Man Kulczyk Seeks To Invest In Ethiopia’s Energy Sector
Poland’s richest man, Jan Kulczyk, is searching for investments in Ethiopia’s energy sector among other investment on the continent as the billionaire diversify’s his portfolio in Africa, a region that...
View Article30 Years Later Ethiopia’s ‘Valley Of Death’ Is ‘Valley Of Bloom’
Written by Martin Bentham | From Evening Standard The vivid green landscape was once known as Ethiopia’s “Valley of Death”. Now, as a mango tree glints in the sunlight beside him, farmer Desta Beletew...
View ArticleSouth Africa, Malaysia Collaborate On Electronic Warfare Defense
South Africa and Malaysia have joined forces to combat modern warfare with a new research and development center scheduled to open in 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, DefenceWeb reports. Electronic and...
View ArticleSun City Founder Sells Out To Dubai Investors, Says He Isn’t Quitting
One of the most controversial, colorful, and successful businessmen South Africa has produced, Sol Kerzner made billions — and lost some — building hotels such as Sun City and The Palace of the Lost...
View ArticleNana Eyeson-Akiwowo: How Politics Influence African Healthcare [Part 3 of 3]
Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo, founder of African Health Now sits down with AFKInsider to discuss her role in Africa’s healthcare landscape. Stemming from the outcome of her father’s run-in with a major...
View Article10 Things You Didn’t Know About Akon
One of the world’s most sought-after musicians is Aliaune Damala Dakha Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam. You hear his voice quite often, and know his beats well if you’re a top 50 fan....
View ArticleSouth African Author, Tourism Radio Launch Tour Guide App
South African author Peter Delmar and digital tour guide Tourism Radio have launched a storytelling app dabbed ‘The Platinum Road’ – features images, maps, historical stories about vanished Tswana...
View ArticleNigeria Becomes Africa’s Fastest Growing Aviation Business Destination
Written by Chinedu Eze | From This Day via AllAfrica Nigerian has become the fastest growing aviation business in Africa with more new and pre-owned aircraft delivery than South Africa as at 2013. This...
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