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UN Allocates $75 million To Boost Aid Operations In The Sahel, Horn of Africa

Jide AdesinaJuly 23, 2014

by Jide AdesinaJuly 23, 20140341

Women carry rations distributed at the Doro refugee camp. Photo: Stephen Graham/IRIN The United Nations humanitarian chief today allocated $75 million from the UN Central...

On A metal Twist with Tony Evbodaghe

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20140348

The African countries and economies were being handed over to the Africans to handle and run by their colonial masters starting with countries such as...

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Airtel To Sells Its 3,100 Towers In Four African Countries

Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 2014

by Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 20140270

Airtel today announced to sell its 3,100 telecom towers in four African countries to Helios Towers Africa for an undisclosed sum. “It is...

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Airtel To Sells Its 3,100 Towers In Four African Countries

Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 2014

by Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 20140297

Airtel today announced to sell its 3,100 telecom towers in four African countries to Helios Towers Africa for an undisclosed sum. “It is...

BUSINESS

Senegal’s ‘Dead Sea’: Salt harvesting in the pink lake

Jide AdesinaJune 28, 2014

by Jide AdesinaJune 28, 20140323

A boat floats on what looks like a huge strawberry milk-lake. The wooden vessels were photographed from the air bobbing on Lake Retba, in...

BUSINESS

Senegal's 'Dead Sea': Salt harvesting in the pink lake

Jide AdesinaJune 28, 2014

by Jide AdesinaJune 28, 20140291

A boat floats on what looks like a huge strawberry milk-lake. The wooden vessels were photographed from the air bobbing on Lake Retba, in...

BUSINESS

Emerging markets: a business opportunity but a communications challenge

Jide AdesinaJune 9, 2014June 9, 2014

by Jide AdesinaJune 9, 2014June 9, 20140361

As Africa star continues to rise more multi-national companies have an eye on taking advantage of its plentiful opportunities, but they will need communication networks...

BUSINESS Tourism

Virgin launches glass-bottomed plane..one of the best April fools of all times

Jide AdesinaJune 4, 2014June 4, 2014

by Jide AdesinaJune 4, 2014June 4, 20140323

By ; Richard Brandson I’m thrilled to announce that Virgin has created another world-first with the introduction of the technology required to produce the worlds...

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Performance and Prospects Economic performance in Africa –

Jide AdesinaMay 22, 2014

by Jide AdesinaMay 22, 20140333

strate resilience in the face of slow recovery of the global economy, although with broad variation across countries and regions. Growth in sub-Saharan Africa was...

BUSINESS

Dangote, others, push for visa-free travel across Africa

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2014

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20140336

Dangote, others, push for visa-free travel across Africa (ABUJA) African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will support visa-free travels in Africa to enhance regional...

BUSINESS

Angola’s new import tariffs putting the squeeze on the poorest residents in one of the world’s most expensive cities

Jide AdesinaMay 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaMay 3, 20140311

In Luanda’s Jumbo supermarket, a half-litre tub of imported vanilla ice-cream used to cost $25 (£15), testament to the Angolan capital’s rank as one of...

BUSINESS

Angola's new import tariffs putting the squeeze on the poorest residents in one of the world’s most expensive cities

Jide AdesinaMay 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaMay 3, 20140321

In Luanda’s Jumbo supermarket, a half-litre tub of imported vanilla ice-cream used to cost $25 (£15), testament to the Angolan capital’s rank as one of...

BUSINESS

GSMA: Operators Commit to Accelerate Interoperable Mobile Money Services across Africa and the Middle East

Jide AdesinaMay 1, 2014

by Jide AdesinaMay 1, 20140314

The GSMA today announced that nine mobile network operators, including Bharti Airtel, Etisalat Group, Millicom, MTN Group, Ooredoo Group, Orange, STC Group, Vodafone Group and Zain...

BUSINESS

Kenya: Joho Invites California Investors to Mombasa

Jide AdesinaApril 29, 2014

by Jide AdesinaApril 29, 20140311

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho says US investors are committed to a multibillion project in fishing, energy and education. He said most of the work will...

BUSINESS

Africa investor to host exclusive 7th pan-African CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit with African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds in Nigeria

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2014

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20140328

Africa investor to host exclusive 7th pan-African CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit with African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds in Nigeria Africa investor (Ai),...

BUSINESS

Africa investor to host exclusive 7th pan-African CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit with African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds in Nigeria

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2014

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20140305

Africa investor to host exclusive 7th pan-African CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit with African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds in Nigeria Africa investor (Ai),...

BUSINESS

Categorized | African News, Morocco News Climate change’s potential impact must figure in food production efforts / FAO at agriculture forum lauds Morocco for achieving MDG 1, signs South-South Cooperation accord

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2014

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20140277

Countries need to shift to more sustainable food systems, stepping up action to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, FAO Director-General José...

BUSINESS

Categorized | African News, Morocco News Climate change’s potential impact must figure in food production efforts / FAO at agriculture forum lauds Morocco for achieving MDG 1, signs South-South Cooperation accord

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2014

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20140285

Countries need to shift to more sustainable food systems, stepping up action to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, FAO Director-General José...

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Morocco wind farm, Africa’s biggest, starts generating power

Jide AdesinaApril 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaApril 24, 20140367

Africa’s largest wind farm, at Tarfaya in southwestern Morocco, has started generating electricity and will be capable of meeting the electricity needs of several hundred...

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Morocco wind farm, Africa's biggest, starts generating power

Jide AdesinaApril 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaApril 24, 20140362

Africa’s largest wind farm, at Tarfaya in southwestern Morocco, has started generating electricity and will be capable of meeting the electricity needs of several hundred...

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