October 08, 2015
Africa: Smart and Simple Presents New Paradigm Shift for Utilities
The utilities sector is in the grips of a shifting reality. The energy business model is under immense pressure: as Gartner reflected recently, energy is moving from a century-old… Read more »
October 07, 2015
Africa: Smart and Simple Présente UN Nouveau Changement De Paradigme Pour Les Services Publics
Le secteur des services publics est confronté à une réalité mouvante. Le modèle économique dans le secteur de l'énergie est soumis… Read more »
Africa: New Report Helps Investors Who Want to Achieve Financial Returns and Social Impact Find the Right Opportunities in Africa
Today, Omidyar Network released a report laying out how frontier capital, or early stage risk capital in emerging markets, can be an effective tool for investors to achieve… Read more »
October 06, 2015
Angola: Alcatel-Lucent to Deliver Fiber Optic Submarine Broadband Connectivity to Oil and Gas Production Facilities Offshore Angola
The 1,900 km Sonangol Offshore Optical Cable (SOOC) will be developed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks Read more »
October 05, 2015
Africa: Barclays Africa Launches Rise - a Global Start-Up Community Pioneering Financial Services and Unlocking Africa's Potential
Africa's innovators and start-ups will have the ability to scale their ideas in new markets following the launch today of Rise, a physical and virtual global community that… Read more »
October 01, 2015
Africa: African Economic Growth Expected to Outpace Global Average
Africa is now positioning itself as a major business opportunity for overseas investors, according to ICAEW's latest Economic Insight report. Where aid was the traditional source… Read more »
Africa: License Round Announcements and Updates At the 22nd Africa Oil Week 2015, Cape Town
Global Pacific & Partners will host the 22nd Africa Oil Week/Africa Upstream Conference 2015, in JV partnership with ITE Group plc, 26th- 30th October, in Cape Town, South… Read more »
September 30, 2015
Congo-Brazzaville: 2015 ICB Forum - the Economic Transformation of the Congo At the Heart of the Program
Key decision-makers and investors will be among the 800 participants expected November 19-21 at the 2015 ICB Forum - Invest in Congo-Brazzaville. The event's guest speakers will… Read more »
September 29, 2015
Africa: October Issue of New African - Out Now!
This month's edition of New African magazine, dubbed 'The Thinker's Issue' is guest edited by Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, with… Read more »
September 28, 2015
Africa: #blackskinmatters - Ajuma Nasanyana Covers New African Woman and Joins the Call to Action
New African Woman's October/November 2015 edition is out. This edition's cover girl is former Kenyan athlete-turned-top model and one-time Vivienne Westood muse - Ajuma Nasanyana.… Read more »
Africa: October Issue of African Business - Out Now!
"I believe that we will be able to transform Africa by ourselves. Not alone, but we will lead and others will follow". These are the words of Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote,… Read more »
September 27, 2015
Africa: Campaign to Utilize African Football in Support of Implementation of the Global Development Goals and Strengthening Health Systems in Africa Unveiled During 11th Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
Open-source, neutral platform, supported by the African Union, Confederation of African Football and partners, will feature African sports stars as part of campaign to centralize… Read more »
September 24, 2015
Africa: Dangote Cement Wins Business of the Year Award
Daphne Mashile Nkosi, Strive Masiyiwa, Helen Hai and Mohammed Dewji are among the top business leaders who were recognised at the 2015 African Business Awards held tonight at the… Read more »
September 21, 2015
Africa: Join the Live Webcast of the First Press Conference Hosted By the President of the UN General Assembly
WHAT: The President of the UN General Assembly will hold his first formal sit-down Press Conference since taking office last week and will in particular talk about the global… Read more »
Nigeria: Sidel Hosts 'Value Creation Day' for Customers in Nigeria and Ghana
Aims to Highlight Global and Local Industry Trends in Packaging Read more »
September 16, 2015
Africa: Lubumbashi Prepares for Katanga Mining Week - Free Workshops, New Technologies, High-Level Conference
"The best time to invest and seek to improve operational efficiencies" Read more »
Africa: Progress in Africa Will Help Ease the Global Migrant Crisis
Tony O. Elumelu is chairman of Heirs Holdings and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation 'Africapitalism' is the key to creating more economic opportunities in Africa' Read more »
September 15, 2015
Africa: African Media Agency Announces Strategic Partnership With Allafrica
African Media Agency (AMA) today announced a strategic partnership with AllAfrica Global Media, which operates the popular website allAfrica.com. Read more »
Africa: How Data Changes the Natural Resources Game
Mining is a challenging and forever evolving business, one tied to numerous internal and external forces. This could be said for many business sectors, but mining's particular… Read more »
September 14, 2015
Africa: Shortlist Announced for 2015 African Business Awards
Winners to be announced at a cocktail reception in New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly Read more »
September 08, 2015
Mauritius: Smile Closes USD365 Million Financing to Accelerate Its 4G LTE Network Expansion in Africa
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd ("Smile"), which owns and operates mobile wireless 4G LTE broadband networks in the 800MHz band in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda, announced that it… Read more »
September 07, 2015
Africa: Launch of the Africa CEO Forum 2016
The foremost annual meeting for Africa's top CEOs will take place on 21 and 22 March 2016 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Read more »
September 03, 2015
Eswatini: Western Union Launches Services in Swaziland
Western Union services are available in more than 50 countries and territories in Africa Read more »
August 31, 2015
South Africa: Sidel Presents Latest Packaging Solutions At African Label & Packaging Indaba
Sidel, a global provider of liquid packaging solutions, announced today its participation at the upcoming African Label and Packaging Indaba which will be held in Johannesburg,… Read more »
Africa: African Business Partners With Global Career Company to Publish Inaugural Careers in Africa Employer of Choice Report
African Business, the bestselling pan-African business magazine, is partnering with leading international recruitment consultancy Global Career Company to release the inaugural… Read more »