Venture funds flowing into Africa’s climate change businesses
Startups working to mitigate climate change in Africa have caught the eye of investors as venture funds flow into technology that could shape the future of energy on the…
Inflation Stream Across Africa
In a predictable finding, prices of goods and services in Nigeria have surged, topping the high in 17 years, as inflation rose to 22.5% in August. This fact was contained in…
Minister Hasan pushes for trade meeting with South Africa
Hence, I ask for the support of the South African government to facilitate Indonesian companies in making investments (in South Africa). Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan…
Africa needs a collective strategy to deal with global powers
Every other powerful nation has an agenda for Africa. But, in return, Africa doesn’t seem to have one for them. And that is a problem. The continent lacks a…
South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria possess 56% of Africa’s wealth
Rich countries are donating more money than ever towards food aid in poorer countries. But that money is a bit like a band-aid that doesn’t heal the underlying wound,…
Climate change is hitting Africa’s GDP growth hard
Africa has been hit disproportionately hard by the fallout from climate change, which has aggravated droughts, flooding and cyclones. Africa is losing 5%-15% of its per capita economic growth…
Fall Preview: ‘The Woman King’ comes for the throne
Gina Prince-Bythewood didn’t get very far into reading the script for “The Woman King,” a historical epic about a real West African army of female warriors before she knew…
Freeing Foreign Exchange in Africa
The continent seeks to ease cross-border payments in a bid to boost trade Making payments from one African country to another isn’t easy. Just ask Nana Yaw Owusu Banahene,…
Japan-Africa: A redefined partnership
In this episode of Business Africa: Japan wants to transform its relationship with the African continent and this new vision was presented at the eighth Tokyo International Conference on…
Belarus entrepreneur supports EU legislation to govern cryptocurrency
Founder of currency.com and capital.com welcomes new cryptocurrency regime Brussels, London (5/9 – 33.33). Viktor Prokopenya, the founder and CEO of Capital.com and Currency.com, has voiced his support for the new EU Agreement on anti-money…