June 07, 2016
Namibia: Tackling Entrenched Inequality – Monica Kalondo Geingos
If you were determined to wipe out poverty and were president of a country, you'd want by your side someone who has diverse expertise in a variety of sectors, such as business and… Read more »
June 03, 2016
South Africa: Economy Dodges Bullet As Ratings Agency Confirms Investment Grade
South Africans breathed a sigh of relief late on Friday when a major ratings agency affirmed its current assessment of South Africa's creditworthiness. Read more »
Angola: Dos Santos Names Daughter as State Oil Firm President
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has appointed the Board of Directors of Sonangol, reports the country's National State Radio (RNA) . Read more »
May 29, 2016
Liberia: Young Entrepreneur Builds Jobs & Futures
Mahmud Johnson is founder and chief executive of J-Palm Liberia, an oil palm processing business he founded in 2013. He is one of a new group of young Liberians who attended… Read more »
May 25, 2016
Africa: Rural E-Commerce Model Pitched for Africa
The operator of an e-commerce program which reaches deep into rural China believes that its business model could help Africans in areas far from cities. Read more »
May 04, 2016
Africa: As Internet Access Expands in Africa, so does Cyber Harassment
As internet access increases across Africa, it is giving our citizens new development opportunities and freedom of expression. But there's a dark side to this transformation.… Read more »
April 23, 2016
Mozambique: Govt Takes First Step to Repairing IMF Ties
The Mozambican government has made an “extensive disclosure of information” to the International Monetary Fund in recent days, after earlier hiding from the IMF more… Read more »
April 20, 2016
South Africa: Cell C Chief Sparks Controversy Over Radio Comments
Cell C CEO Jose Dos Santos has apologised for comments he made about women employees after causing an outcry on social media. Read more »
Africa: Continent Can Accelerate Growth Despite Commodities Slowdown
The apparent end to the commodity super-cycle has sent shock waves across the global economy. It has sparked turbulence in world stock markets, put pressure on currencies, and… Read more »
April 19, 2016
Africa: Growth for All Key to Transformation - Kaberuka & Moghalu
Senior African policymakers told an international forum at Harvard University last week that without inclusive growth, Africa's economic trajectory will be wide off the mark of… Read more »
April 14, 2016
Kenya: Watch the Advert That Kenya Banned
The Film Classification Board in Kenya has asked Coca-Cola to delete a kissing scene in a television advertisement because it "violates family values", according to the BBC. Read more »
March 17, 2016
Liberia: 'Pulling Together' After Ebola & Economic Downturn – Commerce Minister
When Axel Addy was tapped by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to become Liberia's Minister of Commerce and Industry three years ago, after almost a year as deputy minister, the… Read more »
March 01, 2016
Ethiopia: We Want 'Equitable, Broad-Based Growth' – Prime Minister Hailemariam
Since Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn became head of Ethiopia's government upon the death of Meles Zenawi in 2012, the economy has been one of the fastest growing in Africa,… Read more »
February 21, 2016
Africa: Egypt Business Forum Promotes Key African Ties
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el Sisi is calling on African leaders to invest in education so that the continent's peoples can acquire the skills to contribute to the region's… Read more »
January 29, 2016
Cameroon: Pioneering Company Brings African Myths to Gaming
When 14-year-old Madiba Olivier finished playing Final Fantasy VII for the sixth time, the young Cameroonian took the first step towards achieving a childhood dream. His passion… Read more »
January 27, 2016
Senegal: About 200 Billion CFA F Received from the Kuwait Fund Since the 1970s
Senegal is the first recipient of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) in West Africa. From the 1970s to the present day, Kuwait grant to Senegal is estimated at… Read more »
January 21, 2016
Africa: Africans Report Decline in Poverty
A decade of growth in Africa finally seems to have delivered "broad-based reductions in poverty", with Africans in 22 of 33 countries reporting an improvement in their access to… Read more »
Africa: AllAfrica Founder Appointed to UN Panel on Empowering Women
AllAfrica's co-founder and executive chair, Amadou Mahtar Ba, has been appointed to the United Nations' first-ever High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment. Read more »
January 14, 2016
Africa: Mobile Phone Access Explodes Across Africa
The overwhelming majority of Africans - more than nine in every 10 people - now have access to mobile phones, says a new Afrobarometer survey of the continent's infrastructure. Read more »
January 08, 2016
Africa: Nairobi Trade Talks Made History - Kenya Foreign Minister
At the start of 2015, the prospects for a successful outcome for the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Nairobi were dim. The pundits were forecasting… Read more »
December 22, 2015
South Africa: Open Letter from Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel to Lindiwe Zulu
Dear Minister Lindiwe Zulu, Read more »
December 14, 2015
Africa: Trade Talks in Nairobi Can Deliver a Transformed World
After a long and winding journey that started when the World Trade Organization first chose Nairobi as the venue for its 10th Ministerial Conference, known by the acronym MC10, the… Read more »
December 13, 2015
South Africa: Zuma's About-Turn Will Damage Him, Says Analyst
South Africa's position on world markets "should rally back very strongly" in response to President Jacob Zuma's about-turn on the firing of his finance minister, but there will be… Read more »
November 23, 2015
Africa: Trade Can Beat Poverty - Starting With Nairobi Conference
Travelling the globe for the World Trade Organization (WTO), I get asked the same questions everywhere I go: what is my view of the global economy and what is the next big trend? I… Read more »
November 10, 2015
Africa: Aiming for Pragmatic Deal in Nairobi 'Homecoming' Talks
Nairobi has been on the radar globally as the world discusses the upcoming Tenth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, known as MC10, to be held in the city in December. Read more »