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African Countries Tipped On Land Administration // Pays africains A La Pointe Sur L’administration Des Biens Fonciers

Jide AdesinaDecember 13, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 13, 20140793

Farmers in Rwamagana till land. Rwandaâ€™s digital land administration has helped solve many land problems. (File) African countries need to improve land tenure in order...

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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

Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 3, 20140610

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...

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Equal Opportunities In Tackling Agricultural sector In Ghana // L’égalité Des Chances En S’attaquant Agriculture Au Ghana

Jide AdesinaDecember 1, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 1, 20140645

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...

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Connecting With Purpose: The Internet Forces Shaping Modern Africa // Connexion Avec Un But : L’Internet Oblige L’Afrique Moderne Mise en Forme

Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 20140660

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...

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Africa Mulls Over Setting Up Giant Co-operative Bank // Afrique Mulls Over Réglage Up Géant Co-operative Bank

Jide AdesinaNovember 18, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 18, 20140644

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...

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Objections Mount To Vodacom-Neotel Deal // Mont De Griefs A Vodacom-Neotel Deal

Jide AdesinaNovember 17, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 17, 20140580

Mobile operator MTN has become the latest entity to object to...

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What Attracts Investors to Startups? // Ce Qui Attire Les Investisseurs De Startups ?

Jide AdesinaNovember 11, 2014November 11, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 11, 2014November 11, 20140696

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...

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Dos Santos Makes Bid For Portugal Telecom // Dos Santos Fait Offre Pour Portugal Telecom

Jide AdesinaNovember 11, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 11, 20140620

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%...

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AFRICA’S PRIVATE SECTOR TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT ! // SECTEUR PRIVÉ DE L’AFRIQUE À AIDER LE GOUVERNEMENT !

Jide AdesinaNovember 10, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 10, 20140645

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...

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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

Jide AdesinaNovember 7, 2014November 7, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 7, 2014November 7, 20140704

The envisaged outcome of the Forum will be inputs into the development of the Implementation Strategy & Roadmap (ISRM) for the Malabo Declaration through...

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Oil Prices Fall After Manufacturing Data // Huile Prix Chute Après Les Données De Fabrication

Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 2014November 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 2014November 3, 20140572

Oil prices fell Monday, hit by a strengthening dollar as dealers digested global manufacturing data for clues about demand growth, analysts said. Brent North...

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Ninth Woolworths Store Opened In Namibia // Neuvième Magasin Woolworths Ouvert En Namibie

Jide AdesinaOctober 29, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 29, 20140680

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...

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Manufacturers Bank On Renewable Energy To Counter High Power Costs // Banque Des Fabricants Sur Les Energies Renouvelables Aux Coûts De Haute Puissance De Compteur

Jide AdesinaOctober 28, 2014October 28, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 28, 2014October 28, 20140648

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...

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Africa Need to Promote Agricultural Business In Processing And Manufacturing // Afrique Nécessité De Promouvoir Des Entreprises Agricoles Dans la Transformation et La Fabrication

Jide AdesinaOctober 13, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 13, 20140648

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...

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Egyptian Saudi Insurance House Contribute 10% In Egypt’s SALAMA New Firm //Arabie égyptienne Assurance Maison Contribuer 10% en Nouvelle-SALAMA la ferme de l’Egypte

Jide AdesinaOctober 10, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 10, 20140616

Egyptian Saudi Insurance House and Faisal Islamic Bank are planning to contribute in Salama Family Takaful Company (Life Insurance) in Egypt in which SALAMA –...

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Lamborghini Reveals Ace At Paris Motor Show // Lamborghini Dévoile Ace A Paris Motor Show

Jide AdesinaOctober 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 3, 20140728

A FEW manufacturers certainly kept some surprises under wraps for the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Lamborghini was one. The luxury car manufacturer revealed its Asterion...

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Diversifying to Africa: Gulf Countries To Pump $30 Billion Into The Continent // La Diversification De l’Afrique: Les Pays Du Golfe à Pompe 30 Millard’s De Dollars Dans Le Continent

Jide AdesinaOctober 1, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 1, 20140679

A study expected that annual contributions are likely to average $5 billion in the coming years, which equates to at least 10 per cent of...

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Kalonzo Woos Chinese Investors, Tourists During Beijing Forum //Kalonzo Courtise Les Investisseurs Chinois, Touristes Cours De Beijing Du Forum

Jide AdesinaSeptember 29, 2014

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 29, 20140567

By Dennis Kavisu Former VP Kalonzo Musyoka has made a passionate appeal to the Chinese entrepreneurs to choose Kenya as their preferred tourism and...

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