RAK Ceramics To Exit Sudan Business // RAK Ceramics à Sortie Soudan Business
UAE-based RAK Ceramics, one of the world’s biggest makers of floor and wall tiles, said yesterday it would sell its Sudan business and use the...
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Bridging The Microfinance Gap For Smallholder Farmers // Combler Le Fossé De La Microfinance Pour Les Petits Exploitants
By STEPHANIE HANSON Microfinance is widely known for the incredible speed with which it has scaled to reach hundreds of millions of people, and the...
US Removes Gambia From Trade Agreement Over Anti-gay Law And Other Rights Concerns // U.S. supprime la Gambie d’accord commercial Sur Les Lois Homophobes Et Autres Préoccupations Relatives Aux Droits
Activists have praised the U.S. government’s decision to remove Gambia from a trade agreement in response to human rights abuses, including a law signed in...
The scope of Business and market investment in Africa // La Portée Du Marché Des Entreprises Et L’investissement En Afrique
Bloomberg Cosmo City, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa and a stronghold of the continent’s growing middle class. LONDON (MarketWatch) — If a financial adviser...
Tanzania joins Africa’s Great GDP Revision //Tanzanie se joint à la grande révision de PIB de l’Afrique
By : Katrina Manson @ FT Tanzania has become the third east African country in as many months to discover the size of its economy...
Ambassadors From Africa Hoping To Attract Chinese Investment // Ambassadeurs De L’Afrique Dans L’espoir D’attirer Des Investissements Chinois
A group of 40 diplomatic envoys from Africa has travelled south to Guangdong province, China’s manufacturing base. They have met local government officials and heads...
African Countries Tipped On Land Administration // Pays africains A La Pointe Sur L’administration Des Biens Fonciers
Farmers in Rwamagana till land. Rwanda’s digital land administration has helped solve many land problems. (File) African countries need to improve land tenure in order...
World Bank Reports Economic Impact In Worst-hit Countries To Exceed $500 million in 2014 // Banque Mondiale Rapports Impact Economique Dans Les Pays Plus Touchés A Dépasser $500Millions En 2014
The World Bank announced today that economic growth estimates in the three countries most affected by the Ebola crisis have been revised sharply downward with...
Equal Opportunities In Tackling Agricultural sector In Ghana // L’égalité Des Chances En S’attaquant Agriculture Au Ghana
Ghana, a policy research and social enterprise advocacy group, has called on government to implement agricultural programmes with a gender eye to curb the inherent...
Connecting With Purpose: The Internet Forces Shaping Modern Africa // Connexion Avec Un But : L’Internet Oblige L’Afrique Moderne Mise en Forme
In this guest post for HumanIPO, Alex Salter, CEO of SamKnows urges African nations should leverage the lessons already learned by other global telecom regulators...
Africa Mulls Over Setting Up Giant Co-operative Bank // Afrique Mulls Over Réglage Up Géant Co-operative Bank
By MWANIKI WAHOME More by this Author African governments are working towards establishing an association of regional co-operative banks that will represent the continent’s...
Objections Mount To Vodacom-Neotel Deal // Mont De Griefs A Vodacom-Neotel Deal
Mobile operator MTN has become the latest entity to object to...
What Attracts Investors to Startups? // Ce Qui Attire Les Investisseurs De Startups ?
This is a question that first appeared on Quora: As an investor, what are the most important items that a startup must have for you...
Dos Santos Makes Bid For Portugal Telecom // Dos Santos Fait Offre Pour Portugal Telecom
Africa’s richest woman Isabel Dos Santos has reportedly made a $1.5 billion bid for Portugal Telecom (PT) SGPS SA, a company that owns a 25.7%...
AFRICA’S PRIVATE SECTOR TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT ! // SECTEUR PRIVÉ DE L’AFRIQUE À AIDER LE GOUVERNEMENT !
The fight against Ebola no longer lies with African governments alone, the private sector has to step up and join the battle. AFDB’s president Dr...
Transforming Africa’s Agriculture For Shared Prosperity And Improved Livelihoods // Transformer L’Agriculture De L’Afrique Pour La Prospérité Partagée Et De Moyens De Subsistance Améliorés
The envisaged outcome of the Forum will be inputs into the development of the Implementation Strategy & Roadmap (ISRM) for the Malabo Declaration through...
Oil Prices Fall After Manufacturing Data // Huile Prix Chute Après Les Données De Fabrication
Oil prices fell Monday, hit by a strengthening dollar as dealers digested global manufacturing data for clues about demand growth, analysts said. Brent North...
Ninth Woolworths Store Opened In Namibia // Neuvième Magasin Woolworths Ouvert En Namibie
Woolworths has opened its ninth store in Namibia, the retailer said on Wednesday. “This new store in Windhoek is another example of our ongoing commitment...
Manufacturers Bank On Renewable Energy To Counter High Power Costs // Banque Des Fabricants Sur Les Energies Renouvelables Aux Coûts De Haute Puissance De Compteur
When Cadbury Kenya and Eveready East Africa earlier this month announced that they were closing shop and laying off a total of 400 employees, few...
Africa Need to Promote Agricultural Business In Processing And Manufacturing // Afrique Nécessité De Promouvoir Des Entreprises Agricoles Dans la Transformation et La Fabrication
One of the most obvious ways of adding value to agricultural production is by processing that output within Africa. Pineapples can be canned for export...