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 »

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 »

Africa: Data Has Critical Role in Driving Inclusive Development - Bisa Williams

The Obama administration supports a three-track approach to financing development, according to U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Bisa Williams. Interviewed by AllAfrica's… Read more »

Senegal: Economic Plan Profiled for Investors & Policymakers

A briefing for investors and policymakers focusing on Senegal, hosted by AllAfrica on April 17, drew capacity attendance from private equity funds, companies, financial… Read more »

Africa: Honoring Africa in Washington DC

AllAfrica Global Media is marking its 15-year anniversary with the launch of the AllAfrica Awards on Friday April 17th, 2015 in Washington DC. Read more »

Africa: Let's Chart Our Own Plan, Says Kagame at Addis Finance Confab

External support should not be the determiner of Africa's development priorities, Rwandan President Paul Kagame told a gathering of finance and planning ministers and governors of… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Transitions from Analogue to Digital Television: GSMA

The Kenyan government has announced its plans to complete the transition from analogue to digital television by March of 2015. Mortimer Hope, Director of Spectrum and Public Policy… Read more »

Kenya: Interview with Mortimer Hope of GSMA

The Kenyan government announced that they will complete digital migration by March 2015  in three phases. GSMA is excited about this because it shows Kenya's commitment to… Read more »

Africa: Entrepreneurs Go Online to Boost Business in Africa

When Chioma Achebe wanted to buy shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, she didn't want to open an account with a local broker because the process could take days. Read more »

Liberia: Oil Blocks Attract Bidder Interest

Liberia has entered discussions with major international oil companies to encourage bids for drilling in four blocks off the coast near the capital Monrovia. The talks are… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Should Back Real Economic Transformation

The focus on business at the U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit last month was a welcome pointer for how to recalibrate policy and bring tangible economic benefits in trade and… Read more »

Africa: How Polygamy Slows Small Business Growth

Amelia Kyambadde, Uganda minister for trade, industry and cooperatives, has some 30 years of civil service in her resume, but even with a mission that keeps her on a… Read more »

Africa: Pearls of Wisdom as Export Forum Nurtures Entrepreneurs

At the registration lobby within the Serena Hotel grounds in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, delegates make a beeline to collect their conference badges. Others chat away excitedly, as… Read more »

Africa: Making Trade an Engine for Growth and Development

International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director Arancha González is passionate about this: Trade brings prosperity and other good things.She spoke to allAfrica at the… Read more »

Africa: Trade Group Promotes Women Power

Let's say you're an African woman with a fabulous idea, and you build a creative small business around it. You and your associates are euphoric - but then you hit a wall. Read more »

Africa: Will 'Power Africa' Help Grow Sustainable Energy?

Energy is recognised as a priority issue in the growing United States partnership with Africa, and is among the key themes of the U.S.-Africa Business Forum  being organised… Read more »

Africa: What Africa Needs to Boost Trade With the U.S.

Ahead of the United States-Africa summit which President Barack Obama is convening next week, southern African trade expert Joshua Setipa outlines what he would say if he was to… Read more »

Africa: Four Reasons Skilled Workers Leave - and How to Keep Them

Flexible immigration procedures are essential for skilled workers to move easily between countries and businesses. However, all around the world, there's a certain tension between… Read more »

Africa: Bringing 'Power Africa' from Pledges to Projects

There is no debate that lack of access to energy is one of the greatest challenges facing Africa.  Electricity is a prerequisite for large scale manufacturing and job… Read more »

Senegal: Dakar Reaches Out to Finance Big Development Plans

Senegal's Minister of Budget Mouhamadou Mactar Cisse met with business representatives in Washington, D.C. last month to present the country's ambitious development plan and… Read more »

Liberia: Convincing the World 'Liberia Is Back' - Foreign Minister Ngafuan

Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has been involved in Liberian politics since student days during his country's long period of conflict and civil strife in the 1990s. President Ellen… Read more »

Africa: Leveraging the Continent's Resources for Infrastructure - Kaberuka

Donald Kaberuka has ambitious targets for his second and final five-year term as President of the African Development Bank. At the Bank's annual luncheon earlier this month, he… Read more »

West Africa: U.S. to Boost Public-Private Investment for Growth

As she begins a trip to Ghana, Liberia and Senegal this week, Elizabeth Littlefield, president and chief executive officer of the United States government's development finance… Read more »

Africa: PTA Bank Finds 'Sweet Spot' for Growth to Finance Regional Development

PTA Bank, formally known as the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, is a little known but significant player on the African financial scene.Established in 1985… Read more »

Nigeria: In Huge Step, Nigeria Takes Power Private

The Nigerian government handed over management of electricity generation and transmission to new owners on Friday, the latest step in the transformation of the country's power… Read more »