Pule Taukobong on Raising Capital for a Start-Up Investment Fund
Chairman and founder of the Africa Angels Network, Pule Taukobong recently sat down with AFKInsider and shared his journey to building an angel investment fund. In part one of the interview, he...
View ArticleIsrael to Produce Liquefied Natural Gas in Egypt for Export
From Ahram Online Partners in the Tamar gas field offshore Israel have signed a preliminary non-binding agreement with Union Fenosa Gas SA (UFG) to supply gas to its liquefaction facility in Egypt to...
View ArticleSouth African Voters Head To The Polls
Nokululeko Zuma — no relation to South African President Jacob Zuma — is campaigning in rural KwaZulu-Natal for the ruling African National Congress on the eve of the 2014 elections. There’s water and...
View ArticleNigeria Asks US For Help Finding Abducted Schoolgirls
A senior U.S. intelligence official confirmed to NBC News that Nigeria officially asked for help Tuesday in finding 200-plus schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram. The FBI has been tasked with the job and...
View ArticleGhana To Lose $650 Million In 2014 As Gold Prices Fall
Ghana will lose up to $650 million this year in gold sale revenue as a result of declining global gold prices, which has force some mining companies in the West African nation to suspend their...
View ArticleAfrica’s Richest Man Pockets $706 Million In Dividends From Cement Company
Written by Mfonobong Nsehe | From Forbes Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has pocketed $706 million in dividends from profits made by his crown jewel, Dangote Cement in 2013. Dangote Cement PLC,...
View ArticleMost Popular African Dances Rooted In Tradition
The best way to ensure a dance move will catch on is to ban it, as the Côte d’Ivoire government discovered when it tried to ban mapouka in the late 1990s for its sexual movements. Known as “la danse du...
View ArticleStrange But Scrumptious Food Combinations
Think you’re brave because you ate chili with chocolate? Do you ever douse your cornbread with hot sauce? Sure you do. So you know that hot, fluffy, baked…anything…tastes great with hot sauce. Now just...
View ArticleWorld Bank Approves $380 Million Loan for Ethiopia Infrastructure
Written by Beyene Geda | From The Africa Report Ethiopia has received a $380 million World Bank loan to help improve the capacity of its urban councils through expansion of infrastructure and services....
View ArticleMasters of Disaster: Worst Man-Made Disasters In History
When hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes ravage cities around the world, we can shake our fists at the sky and ask why but we can’t exactly blame anyone. Unfortunately, we have all kinds of other...
View Article10 Things We Don’t Want To See In Travel Ads Anymore
Travel agencies and businesses have a responsibility to those of us who are up late at night feeling suppressed by our jobs, depressed by our sickly complexions under florescent lights, and just the...
View ArticleIMF: Mining Pushed Forth Botswana’s 2013 Economic Growth
From Premium Times via All Africa The International Monetary Fund, IMF, on Tuesday said Botswana witnessed a faster economic growth in 2013 due to improved mining sector performance. Lamin Leigh, the...
View ArticlePule Taukobong Talks Risk Analysis, Five Key Factors of Investment
Chairman and founder of the Africa Angels Network, Pule Taukobong recently sat down with AFKInsider and shared his journey to building an angel investment fund. In part two of the interview,...
View ArticleExtremists Groups Are Taking Over Africa
Al-Qaeda affiliates Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab are feared to be working together in a grand scheme that could put parts of Africa in an even worse situation when it comes to extremist group threats....
View Article10 Best Hot Springs In South Africa
Hot springs are one of South Africa’s geothermal treasures but, unfortunately, few people are aware of them or take the time to visit. This is unfortunate because most of the hot springs in South...
View ArticlePule Taukobong on Achieving a Balanced Investment Portfolio
Chairman and founder of the Africa Angels Network, Pule Taukobong recently sat down with AFKInsider and shared his journey to building an angel investment fund. In part three of the interview,...
View ArticleNigerian Businesses Pledge $10M For Safe Schools
Nigeria’s business community on Wednesday pledged $10 million for Safe Schools, a private-sector initiative to make schools safer, particularly in the terror-stricken northeastern region, WorldBulletin...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius Defense Calls Anesthetist
On the first day back in court after South Africans went to the polls for the 2014 elections, Oscar Pistorius’ defense called an anesthetist to testify at the double-amputee runner’s murder trial,...
View ArticleSyngenta Opens 1st African Seed Research Facility, Plans No. 2
Swiss agribusiness Syngenta this week opened a seed treatment facility — its first in Africa — in South Africa with plans for another in Kenya in two years, Bloomberg reports in BusinessWeek. Syngenta...
View ArticleA Guide To Free And Cheap Baggage Fees If You Don’t Travel Light
Airline baggage fees can derail your travel budget if you don't travel light. Most airlines do not charge their business or first-class passengers baggage fees, so always calculate if the difference in...
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