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By Charles Robertson, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Charles Robertson global chief economist for Renaissance Capital and lead author of ‘The Fastest Billion: The Story Behind Africa’s Economic Revolution.’ The views[...]
The number of mobile subscriptions in Africa will cross the 750 million mark during the fourth quarter of 2012 and is expected to reach 1 billion before the end of[...]
Prof. Eucharia Kenya is an expert in biotechnology and Science Communication, and has identified that a good application of modern biotechnology will yield substantial agricultural progress for Nigeria and Africa.[...]
By Harvard professor Calestous Juma (Forbes) – Euphoria swept across Sub-Saharan Africa when Barack Obama was elected the first black president of the United States in 2008. Kenya, the ancestral[...]
A study conducted by McKinsey & Company revealed that 84% of Africans are “exceptionally optimistic about their economic future” – with urban Africans already spending more on apparel and food[...]
Reports reveal that pharmaceutical markets in sub-Saharan Africa earned revenues of $2.2 billion (R19bn) in 2011 and were estimated to reach $5bn in 2018 as a result of the growing[...]
A Mauritian investment company, Terra Mauricia Ltd. (TERA), plans to build or buy a third sugar factory in Africa at a cost of about $200 million as growth in its[...]
Bharti Airtel has announced that it has crossed over 60 million-customer mark in Africa. With operations in Nigeria and 19 other countries across Asia and Africa, the Telecom operator recently[...]
“Google Internet balloons” to bring Internet access to rural and remote parts of the worldJune 17, 2013
Johannesburg and Lagos are Africa’s most popular destinations with over 4.6 million visitors expected in 2013June 7, 2013
Infographic: E-commerce in Africa – Preferences of African consumers in Nigeria, Kenya & South AfricaJune 3, 2013
Broadband Investment Plan: Nigerian Government targets 80 percent nationwide Internet coverage by 2018June 1, 2013
Google invests $12 million in South African Solar Project; project to power 30,000 homesMay 31, 2013
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