Africa’s “Very, Very, Fragile” Health System
When armed gunmen on March 23 opened fire on worshippers in a church just outside the port city of Mombasa, Kenya, killing six at...
Africa’s Mobile Financial Services Opportunity
Sub-Saharan Africa was home to 98 million registered mobile money accounts in June 2013, more than twice as many as the total number of...
IBM’s Ginni Rometty Sees “great, great innovation” out of Africa
In remarks in February at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Spain, Virginia “Ginni” Rometty, chairman, president and chief executive officer of IBM, spent...
Leg-Up For U.S. Companies in Africa’s Power Market
President Barack Obama’s announcement last June of an initiative to improve access to reliable, affordable and sustainable electrical power for millions of people in...
Africa Seeks Control Of Its Textile Industry
Africa’s textile industry is a complex one. It has lots of promise, but many factors hinder it from reaching its full potential.
In an interview...
China Steel Companies: Poised For An Africa Push?
If Miao Changxing, deputy director of industrial policy at China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, gets his way, Chinese steel companies could soon...
Construction Trends in Africa
Construction Trends in Africa
By AfSB Staff
Deloitte just released its second annual Africa Construction Trends Report, a regionally focused presentation of 322 infrastructure construction projects...
Push For Ethics, Values In Africa’s Extractive Industries
Africa’s extractive industries came under scrutiny yet again when representatives from governments, civic society, academia and the private sector gathered at the New York...
Barclays’ Threat to Somalia’s Remittance Industry
Somalia’s remittance industry and the millions of Somalis it serves are awaiting word from Britain’s high court, where a judge is expected at any...
Africa’s Fashion Industry: Challenges, Opportunities
The world seems to be fascinated by African culture and design. So why isn’t the fashion industry on the continent blowing Paris out of...