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Can India Keep Pace With China in Africa?

Can India Keep Pace With China in Africa?

If it weren’t for China, Africa’s largest trading partner would be India. But how different is its mode of engagement? With China’s top-level Africa forum set to begin in Beijing on 3-4 September, many outsiders not invited to the party will be watching closely. Among them will be China’s populous neighbour, and sometimes rival, India. […]

Africa Cannot Grow Unless Nigeria Grows – World Bank

Africa Cannot Grow Unless Nigeria Grows – World Bank

World Bank said it takes Nigeria as a “high priority” in its considerations on how to promote ideas and programmes that can aid development of the African region. The bank said it was looking forward to ways it can assist the Nigerian economy to grow faster and achieve developmental goals. World Bank vice president , […]

Xi Jinping heads to Africa to clinch China’s hold over the continent

Xi Jinping heads to Africa to clinch China’s hold over the continent

Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Africa this week as Beijing moves to further cement its role as one of the continent’s closest economic and diplomatic allies. After a brief stop in the Persian Gulf Thursday, Xi’s itinerary — his first overseas trip since beginning his second term as leader — takes him to Senegal, […]

How Africa Is Saving Whales, Oceans, Cows and Our Future

How Africa Is Saving Whales, Oceans, Cows and Our Future

A decade ago, Rwanda banned almost all commercial uses of plastic bags and packaging – one of the world’s first actions to reduce the plastic pollution that is choking oceans and the world’s food supplies. Now some 16 African countries either ban or tax plastic bags… Please follow and like us:

Sharp rise in number of Islamist militant attacks in Africa

Sharp rise in number of Islamist militant attacks in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa suffers under a sharp rise in the number of Islamist militant attacks. In its report Changing Patterns in Terrorism and the Threat to Business, Control Risks (www.ControlRisks.com), the specialist global risk consultancy, finds that the number of incidents rose from 317 in 2013 to 1,549 for the period April 2017 to April 2018. […]

Egypt looks to play a key role in driving regional integration in Africa

Egypt looks to play a key role in driving regional integration in Africa

The Africa 2017 Forum (www.BusinessForAfricaforum.com) wrapped up in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el Sheikh with a clear message of intent from President Al Sisi to bring Africa closer together. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi hosted five African heads of state and top business leaders from across the continent. The Heads of State stressed […]

Without improving tax collection, East African countries will not be able to effectively finance the building of infrastructure and the provision of public services

Without improving tax collection, East African countries will not be able to effectively finance the building of infrastructure and the provision of public services

The Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax year-end is looming in most East African territories, and governments are clamping down on non-compliance among businesses and individual taxpayers as they strive to raise more funding for public spending. That means businesses must ensure that their payrolls are fully compliant with the laws and regulations around collection […]

The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (PAUWES) Celebrates its Second Graduating Cohort of 47 Students from Across Africa

The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (PAUWES) Celebrates its Second Graduating Cohort of 47 Students from Across Africa

The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (PAUWES) celebrated the second graduating class of its both tracks of its two Master programmes earlier today. 47 students from across the African continent have received their diplomas during a ceremony at the University of Tlemcen. The graduating students and their guests […]

Hon. Joshua N. Osih: Biya Should Step Down Immediately

Hon. Joshua N. Osih: Biya Should Step Down Immediately

The Social Democratic Front (SDF) for the Republic of Cameroon strongly condemns curfews, restrictions on movement of the population and all forms of violence perpetrated by the Government in the South-West and North-West regions of the country. Cameroon is now at a crossroads. President Biya’s inadequate response to the Anglophone crisis has only aggravated the […]

User experience takes centre stage in Africa’s entertainment and media industry

User experience takes centre stage in Africa’s entertainment and media industry

Amid shifting consumer preferences, rapid advances in technology and ongoing disruption to business models, the new strategic imperative for entertainment and media (E&M) companies is to turn customers into fans – by innovating to create the most compelling, engaging, and intuitive user experiences. Significant shifts are underway in how Africa’s E&M companies compete and generate […]

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