2016 Outlook for Africa’s Payment Industry
Mobile payments have taken the African continent by storm and their user base continues to grow exponentially as more people use their mobile devices...
Oyster Harvesting A Boon To Women in The Gambia
Harvesting oysters has become an economic savior for local women in The Gambia. Not only have female harvesters been able to improve their economic...
Africa’s ICT Landscape: Six Trends to Watch in 2016
Information and communications technology generally is seen as an economic enabler, one that can be leveraged to assist key areas such as education, healthcare,...
Toward 21st Century Education in Africa
Reformist education policymakers across Africa want national systems to focus more on equipping students with skills to meet the demands of modern society than...
Takeways from Nigeria’s Conference on Sustainability in the Extractive Industries
With oil and gas dominating Nigeria's extractive industries, local mining of solid minerals accounts for less than 1 percent of the country's GDP, with...
Africa Is Becoming A Hub of Medical Innovation
Limited energy resources, brain drain, inaccessibility of medical facilities, limited government funding, and high costs are placing tremendous strain on healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa,...
Lactose-Intolerant Americans Spur Ivory Coast Cashew-Farm Boom
Salty-snack junkies, the lactose-intolerant and lovers of Asian food are providing an economic boost for farmers in the northern provinces of Ivory Coast.
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Africa’s Transportation Mega Projects Eclipse Energy
The story of the economic rise of African countries over the last decade, with a continent-wide per capita income nearly identical to that of...
President Obama Counters Power Africa Criticism
President Obama on July 25 was defiantly upbeat about his Power Africa initiative, countering criticism that two years into the initiative there has been...
Fact Sheet: Power Africa
The White House: Office of The Press Secterary
Power Africa has helped transactions expected to generate over 4,100 MW of new, cleaner power generation throughout...
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Sino-Africa Relations: An Elder’s View
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of complaints that China is taking advantage of Africans even as it provides money...
