February 05, 2020
Nigeria: U.S and Nigeria Talk Trade and Investment Despite Visa Outcry
Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, has expressed hope that President Donald Trump's administration might be able to lift visa restrictions placed on Nigeria if the country takes… Read more »
January 28, 2020
Ghana: How Ghana Went Above and Beyond For Year of Return 2019
Ghana is to launch a multi-million dollar fund aimed at attracting investment from members of the African diaspora in the United States and around the world – a follow-up to… Read more »
January 24, 2020
South Africa: 'Africa Loves You', Billionaire Motsepe Tells Trump
Billionaire philanthropist and mining mogul Patrice Motsepe has said that Africa loves U.S. President Donald Trump, sparking controversy on social media. Read more »
Africa: Let's Celebrate Quality, Not Just Quantity of Women-Owned Businesses
On the face of it, the progress is impressive: four out of the top 10 countries with high women business owner percentages are in Africa. Read more »
January 08, 2020
Africa: End Energy Poverty in Africa to Combat Climate Change
Black carbon - emitted by gas and diesel engines and released through the burning of wood, peat, charcoal, and other solid fuels - is the second most significant contributor to… Read more »
January 07, 2020
Africa: How Debt Markets Can Supercharge Trump's 'Prosper Africa' Initiative
The ‘Prosper Africa’ policy launched by the Trump administration last yearto substantially increase U.S. investments in Africa (which pale relative to those from China,… Read more »
December 20, 2019
Africa: Why Banks Must See African Women Entrepreneurs As Game Changers - Angelique Kidjo
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams spoke with musician and activist Angelique Kidjo about her latest role in an African Development Bank and G7 collaboration, Affirmative Finance Action… Read more »
December 12, 2019
Africa: Why Harnessing Digital Tech For Universal Health Coverage is Essential
Imagine a world where healthcare is less about the treatment of disease and more about health promotion, disease prediction and prevention. We would see innovation in medicine as… Read more »
December 11, 2019
Africa: How To Make The Business Case for Climate Action in Agriculture
They are the canaries in the climate change coal mine, who will be first to feel the impact of temperature variations, prolonged droughts and excessive rainfall. Read more »
December 09, 2019
South Africa: BREAKING NEWS: Passenger Rail Service Placed Under Administration
The troubled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, Prasa, has been placed under administration, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced. Read more »
December 02, 2019
South Africa: Drop Data Prices or Else - Competitions Commission
South Africa's Competition Commission finds that data price is "excessively high" in a market dominated by MTN and Vodacom. Read more »
November 26, 2019
Southern Africa: South Africa's Pepkor Pulls Out Of Zimbabwe
South African retailer Pepkor Holdings has announced that it will exit Zimbabwe after an economic crisis in the country hurt its performance, Reuters reports. Read more »
November 20, 2019
South Africa: Disputed Funeral Claim - Family Bring Corpse to Insurer's Office
A South African family brought a corpse to the office of insurer Old Mutual, eNCA reports. Read more »
November 19, 2019
South Africa: Minister Gordhan to Meet Striking Airline Unions
A meeting between Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and striking unions at South African Airways (SAA) has been called to mitigate the industrial action by the National… Read more »
Africa: How to Close the $42 Billion Financing Gap Women Face
In African cultures, women play a nurturing role, they are the backbone of the continent. Yet, they face a $42 billion-dollar financing gap with over 3/4 of them being financially… Read more »
November 07, 2019
Africa: How Power Africa Plans to Electrify the Continent
Andrew Herscowitz, coordinator for Power Africa, aims to double access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa within two decades. Speaking in a special briefing, Herscowitz said that… Read more »
November 06, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Why South Africa's Parliament Must Cut Off Funding to Grand Inga Dam Project
The South African parliament has heard a submission from two leading civil society organisations, calling for them to play their oversight role and stop government funding to the… Read more »
November 05, 2019
South Africa: Only Responsible Investors Need Apply - Activists Urge Govt
The annual South African Investment Conference kicks off at the Sandton Convention Centre on November 5-7 under the theme "Accelerating Growth by Building Partnerships". But what… Read more »
November 04, 2019
South Africa: Reprieve for Rand as Nation Dodges 'Junk' Status Rating
The rand has made strong gains against the dollar in early trading hours on Monday after avoiding a "junk status" credit rating from Moody's Investors Service on Friday, Business… Read more »
November 01, 2019
South Africa: Taste Holdings Sells Starbucks South Africa for a Song
JSE-listed Taste Holdings has announced that the 13 Starbucks coffee stores in South Africa will soon have a new owner, identified as company K2019548958. Read more »
October 30, 2019
Nigeria: Buhari's Govt Wants You To Know That Better Things Will Come
Will Nigeria ever be great? Read more »
October 24, 2019
Africa: How DR Congo's Yannick Kimanuka Feels After Winning 2019 Anzisha Prize
allAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo caught up with Yannick Kimanuka, who was named the 2019 Anzisha prize winner at the Anzisha Prize Forum awards in South Africa. The 21-year-old… Read more »
Uganda: How Anzisha Prize Helped Young Ugandan Grow Her Mosquito-Repellent Soap Business
allAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke to Joan Nalubega, 22, who was 2018's Anzisha Prize second-runner up. She is the co-founder of Uganics, which produces mosquito-repellent soap to… Read more »
Africa: Young African Entrepreneurs Shine at the 2019 Anzisha Prize Awards
Previously known as the Anzisha Gala, this year's Anzisha Prize Forum awards ceremony took place in South Africa where 20 young entrepreneurs got a chance to showcase their… Read more »
October 23, 2019
Kenya: Plan to Build an Expressway Through Uhuru Park Angers Kenyans
Kenyans from all walks of life have come out in their numbers on Twitter under the hashtag #UhuruPark, to express their disgust at the government's insatiable hunger for… Read more »