The Nigerian Stock Exchange and MSCI Will Develop Joint Indexes
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, Africa’s largest by volume traded, and MSCI Inc., a provider of investment decision support tools to asset managers, banks, hedge...
US, 5 East African Countries Sign Cooperation Deal
The United States and five East African countries signed a Cooperation Agreement that paves the way for increased U.S. trade and investment in the...
Yet Another Appeal for African-American Business
Over the last decade, African officials and business leaders have traversed the United States proclaiming that myriad opportunities await U.S. small businesses on a...
Africa Business Club Extends Early-Bird Deadline for 2015 Conference
The Africa Business Club at Harvard Business School extended the early-bird deadline to Jan. 31 for tickets to the 17th Annual Africa Business Conference,...
Eco-Fuel Africa Wins a Verizon “Powerful Answers” Award
Eco-fuel Africa, created by Ugandan accountant and social entrepreneur Moses Sanga to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions, is one of 12 winners of Verizon’s...
Tony Elumelu’s Entrepreneurship Initiative Goes Live
At the stroke of midnight, as the year 2014 slipped into history and 2015 made its raucous entry into Nigeria, local billionaire Tony Elumelu...
Africa Business Club at Harvard Spotlights Inclusion, Innovation
Africa Business Club, a student club of Harvard Business School, is gearing to put the spotlight on inclusion and innovation at its 17th Annual...
African Diaspora Marketplace Launches Third Round
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Western Union launched the third round of the African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM III), a public-private...
US Imports From Africa Set To Decline Yet Again
U.S. imports from Africa are on track to decline for the fourth consecutive year, as the country ramps up its own production of oil...
MasterCard Advances In Africa
U.S. credit card giant MasterCard Worldwide and The MasterCard Foundation took new steps this month to deepen the brand’s expansion into Africa, respectively launching...