March 08, 2018
Nigeria: Business Mogul Dangote Tops Africa's Richest List
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has retained his position as the richest man in Africa. His fortune is estimated at U.S.$14.1 billion. Read more »
February 27, 2018
Kenya: A Divided Kenya Should Alarm Its Friends
Kenya is sliding towards political chaos and possible inter-communal violence - or towards an authoritarian crackdown that could cripple its young democracy. The urgent need to… Read more »
Africa: Orabank Selects CR2 To Enable Digital Banking Suite In 12 Countries In Africa
February 27, 2018, Dubai, UAE, & Lomé, Togo - ORAGROUP, the holding company of the African banking group ORABANK, and CR2, a global banking software vendor, today… Read more »
February 26, 2018
Africa: Science Can Reverse 'New Normal' of Hunger and Climate Disaster
In 2017, climate and man-made disasters sent shockwaves across the world. Read more »
February 23, 2018
Djibouti: The Government of Djibouti Ends DP World's Concession Contract
Djibouti, 23 February 2018 - Pursuant to the law of 8 November 2017 on strategic infrastructure contracts, the Government of the Republic of Djibouti has decided to proceed… Read more »
February 16, 2018
South Africa: Defiant Eskom Power Utility Boss Koko Finally Resigns
Controversial Chief Executive Officer Matshela Koko submitted his resignation letter via email to the Group Chief Executive of Eskom this morning. Read more »
February 05, 2018
Africa: High Level Event on Empowering Women in Agriculture in Addis Ababa
A High Level Breakfast Meeting was organized on January 27, 2018, by Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) on the theme Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) at the margins of the… Read more »
January 26, 2018
Africa: Alert to News Outlets - Free & Innovative Video Conferencing for Meetings & Interviews
AllAfrica has been beta testing a free video conferencing service that greatly enhances our work, and we want to share this with media colleagues across Africa – and to try… Read more »
January 13, 2018
South Africa: Ramaphosa Outlines Plans for Radical Change - With Assurances
The African National Congress's new leader, Cyril Ramaphosa, sketched out a path for the party's future on Saturday which carefully balanced demands for radical change to address… Read more »
January 03, 2018
Zimbabwe: Now Is the Time to Invest, Say U.S. Analysts
Readers of a prestigious American business publication have been told that now is the time to re-engage with Zimbabwe if investors want to get in on the ground floor ahead of a… Read more »
December 20, 2017
Africa: Top Trump Administration Diplomat Addresses Africa's Toughest Issues
The current U.S. administration's top diplomat on African affairs, Acting Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto, recently completed a 10-day trip to Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda… Read more »
December 06, 2017
Africa: Addis Talks Focus on How Chinese Model Can Build Industry
The African Economic Conference has come to a close in the Ethiopian Capital, Addis Ababa, with a call for the continent to improve its infrastructure and labor force. Read more »
December 05, 2017
Africa: To Produce Food and Jobs, Africa Needs Good Governance
"A rule of law is not just that you have rules," Professor Mushtaq Husain Khan of the University of London told a gathering of government officials and representatives of… Read more »
Africa: Governance is Key Factor for African Growth, Conference Hears
"Governance is the reason why some nations and societies do better than others," Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn declared as he welcomed delegates to the 12th edition… Read more »
November 23, 2017
Africa: Building Small Businesses Creates Jobs for Africa
Job creation is undoubtedly one of the most pressing priorities for African countries. It is no longer feasible to rely on the public sector as the driver of employment -… Read more »
November 22, 2017
Africa: Governments Are Closing Down Space for Civil Society - Jay Naidoo
Currently a political and social activist, Jay Naidoo was a pioneering trade unionist who fought apartheid in South Africa and went on after liberation to serve as a minister in… Read more »
November 20, 2017
Africa: Warning Signs Flash As Governance Progress Slows
Forty of Africa's 55 nations have improved their standards of governance in the past decade, while only 12 have seen a decline. But the rate of improvement has slowed in recent… Read more »
November 17, 2017
Africa: Nurturing Young Entrepreneurs As the Next Generation of Hunger Fighters
Considered the "Nobel Prize of agriculture," the World Food Prize is awarded each year for a specific and exceptionally significant contribution to the production or distribution… Read more »
November 14, 2017
Africa: Economic Growth Rides on Wireless Rails
A telecommunications boom is lifting an industry and a continent. Read more »
November 06, 2017
Africa: How to Sustain High Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
After significant strides across sub-Saharan Africa over the past quarter-century, there is now a deterioration in the macroeconomic health of many countries, warns Abebe Aemro… Read more »
November 02, 2017
Africa: What Africa Needs - Roads and Bridges, Cooking Oil and Cement
Roads and railways, bridges and harbours - that's what we need to invest in if we are to grow Africa's economies and provide jobs for the millions of young people who want to… Read more »
November 01, 2017
Ghana: 'Most Business-Friendly' Investment Destination Is Our Goal – Trade & Industry's Kyerematen
Ghana received welcome news last week from the IMF: real GDP growth for the country is projected to reach 5.9 percent in 2017 and 8.9 percent in 2018, following three successive… Read more »
October 31, 2017
Africa: Experts Explore Infrastructure and Cooperation to Improve Lives
African economies require structural transformation to attain sustained growth that trickles down to all its peoples, an official from the United Nations Economic Commission for… Read more »
October 27, 2017
Africa: 'Guptagate' Hits Businesses Across Africa, China, India
The corruption scandal engulfing South Africa's state-owned companies has triggered a ban by one of the world's leading software companies on the payment of commissions on… Read more »
October 24, 2017
Africa: Scaling Up Required to Address Urgent Infrastructure Demand - AFC's Andrew Alli
The African Finance Corporation (AFC) which was established to help bridge Africa's huge infrastructure gap, has made investments totaling more than $4.5 billion in a decade of… Read more »