Ghana Readies for $10-billion High-Tech Hub
Ghana has high hopes for an empty plot of land just outside Accra. The nearly 1.5 million square-meter plot, located about 30 minutes’ drive...
How to Tackle Africa’s High Youth Unemployment
Africa‘s jobless growth and high youth unemployment threaten the security of the continent’s development, says Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
While sub-Saharan Africa today is...
Foreign Investors Clamor for Africa’s Bond Market
During his recent trip to Africa, President Barack Obama launched a $7 billion program to electrify rural Africa. Many Africans lauded his efforts but...
The US Steps Up Its Economic Game in Africa
One day after President Barack Obama announced a groundbreaking initiative to double access to power in sub-Saharan Africa, he launched Trade Africa, a partnership...
Power Africa: Obama Defines His Engagement
In a move that is expected to define his presidency’s engagement with the continent of his father’s birth, President Barack Obama on June 30...
The Obama Factor in Tourism
As US President Barack Obama wraps up his trip to Senegal and gets ready for the second leg of his African tour with a...
Top and Bottom Performers
According the 2013 Economic Report on Africa, growth across the continent is benefitting from improved macroeconomic management and prudential macroeconomic policies that underpin strong...
SMEs: Asset or Liability for Banks?
Are small and medium-size enterprises an asset or liability for banks?
Two veteran Nigerian bankers stand on opposite sides of this question. Given the tenure...
Nigeria Scouts Investors for 10 Power Plants
Nigerian officials reaffirmed their government’s plans to sell 10 power stations, describing the move as part of an effort to guarantee effective and sustainable...
The Hope of a Direct West-Central Africa Sea Link
Nigeria’s Export-Import Bank is pressing forward with its campaign to recruit investors for a dedicated, regionally owned sea link to stimulate and facilitate trade...
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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...
