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(THE World Bank) – In just the past five years, Africa’s mobile phone market has rapidly expanded to become larger than either the EU or the United States with some[...]
A new World Bank report says that Africa’s farmers can potentially grow enough food to feed the continent and avert future food crises if countries remove cross-border restrictions on the[...]
South Africa moved a step higher in this year’s World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking after it improved in three categories. Last year, South Africa improved in six categories[...]
Angola on Wednesday launched a $5 billion sovereign wealth fund to invest in domestic and overseas assets by funnelling its vast oil wealth into infrastructure, hotels and other high-growth projects.[...]
Diamond Bank Plc of Nigeria is in talks to buy a niche European bank, as a way to tap into direct investment and trade flows from Europe into Africa’s second[...]
Several reports and studies have revealed how Africa is influencing global business activities. Private business investment in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to top $30 billion this year as growth rates[...]
According to the latest World Bank ‘Africa’s Pulse’, Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to grow at 4.8% in 2012, broadly changed from the 4.9% growth rate in 2011. Despite setbacks in[...]
Mrs Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, Former World Bank Vice President for Africa and a world-renowned expert on economic reforms and economic governance has been appointed to the board of Bharti Airtel[...]
“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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