Africa: Anzisha Prize - Developing Entrepreneurship Into a Career

"The most important thing we can all do when it comes to very young entrepreneurship is realising that we're all potential supporters of this work. If you're a parent you can… Read more »

Africa: Powering Africa's Transformation with Clean Energy

The African Continent today stands at a sustainable development crossroads. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: How to Limit the Continent's Exposure to Volatile Global Markets

allAfrica's Juanita Williams was in Moscow for the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) meetings - one of the preludes to the October 24 Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi,… Read more »

Africa: The Sun's Out in Moscow

The last day of the African Import and Export Bank meetings in Moscow was the hottest day for 50 years. Read more »

Africa: 'With the Continental Free Trade Area, We Are Creating Our Own Future'

allAfrica sat down with Ambassador Albert M. Muchanga, African Union Commissioner for the Department of Trade and Industry, while at the Afreximbank meetings in Russia. Muchanga… Read more »

Africa: MyHydro Energy Venture Launched As Trump Initiative for Africa is Unveiled

This week, at the biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit organized by the Corporate Council on Africa in Maputo, a number of African Heads of State as well as other senior government… Read more »

Africa: How the BUILD Act Can Invigorate U.S. Economic Ties

Since the U.S. BUILD Act was signed into law last October, many people across Africa as well as members of the Africa Diaspora have been asking what this global initiative might do… Read more »

Rwanda: Symbion Sells Stake in Rift Valley Power Projects

Extraction of methane gas could reduce deadly danger to lakeside populations as well as fuel development. Read more »

Africa: Leadership and Africa's Youth Bulge - Rosa Whitaker, CEO of the Whitaker Group

AllAfrica will be looking at the issue of 'leadership' during 2019 - what it is, who has it, and what is needed for Africa to develop and prosper. Most of the voices will be… Read more »

Africa: Bank Finance Program Mobilizes Resources for Poorest Nations

The number of people living in extreme poverty around the world continues to decline – in 25 years, extreme poverty was reduced from 36 percent to 10 percent, which… Read more »

South Africa: After State Capture - Populism, Corruption & Decline or Growth, Jobs & Prosperity?

Former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas is renowned in South Africa as the man who refused a $40 million bribe and the finance minister's job, offered to him by former… Read more »

Africa: Trade Holds Key to Wealth Creation - Afreximbank's Oramah

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is one of the long-established but lesser known continent-wide institutions. Created by African governments and private and… Read more »

Africa: Foreign Investment Key to Prosperity - U.S. Diplomat Nagy

The American administration's top diplomat for African affairs, Assistant Secretary of State Tibor P Nagy, Jr, will soon make his first trip to the continent since his appointment.… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Unveils $3.5 Billion Stimulus for Recession-Hit Economy

President Cyril Ramaphosa, who inherited a contracting economy from his scandal-ridden predecessor, today announced an economic stimulus and recovery plan for the country. The plan… Read more »

Africa: U.S. is Africa's 'Ideal Partner' for Promoting Democratic Institutions & Economic Growth – Tibor Nagy

After having the honor of serving my country as a diplomat for more than 30 years – 22 of them in eight different African countries – this week I have the opportunity… Read more »

Africa: South Africa Punches Above Its Weight in BRICS Grouping

South Africa's inclusion in the BRICS grouping of nations - whose 10th summit it will host from July 25 to 27 - has long been questioned, since by most indicators – economic,… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Expanded Engagement for Caterpillar - Boosting Sales & Alleviating Poverty

A strong signal of growing business engagement with Africa by large U.S. corporations was the announcement last September by Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman of plans to invest over… Read more »

Africa: What the G20 Said on Africa

Excerpts most directly applicable to Africa drawn from the declaration of leaders of the G20 nations, issued after the leaders' summit in Hamburg on July 7 and 8: Read more »

Africa: Making Things Happen at the Bank - 'Not a Talk Shop' - Akin Adesina

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is focusing on five areas to achieve the African and global goals for a prosperous continent since becoming president of the African Development Bank… Read more »

Africa: Ford Foundation to Spend $1B from Endowment for Mission-Related Investments

In an email distributed on 5 April, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker announced the decision by the Foundation's Board of Trustees to authorize allocation over ten years of… Read more »