LISTEN: Donald Kaberuka Curates Africa.com’s Top10 Business News
We invited Donald Kaberuka, now a senior advisor to the Boston Consulting Group, to curate the week’s news. Donald brings a unique perspective to the Africa.com Top10 Business. He served for ten years as the President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) a perch from which he negotiated with the collective of interests gathered at […]
LISTEN: Innovative Community-Centered Solutions To Improve Access To Primary Healthcare
Africa.com caught up with Jasper Westerink, CEO of Philips Africa, during the World Economic Forum in Durban. Philips Partners with the Government of Kenya and the United Nations (UN) to Advance the African Healthcare Agenda Philips is the first private sector partner to establish a SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Partnership Platform in Kenya for accelerating primary healthcare […]
LISTEN: How Infrastructure Development Will Drive Economic Growth In Africa
Geoffrey White talked to Africa.com in the run-up to the World Economic Forum for Africa in Durban about the importance of building strong logistical frameworks throughout the continent, the challenges of politics, policy and development, and empowering Africa’s young entrepreneurs. Poor infrastructure and a lack of logistical systems is a serious thorn in Africa’s paw […]
LISTEN: Abdoulie Janneh Talks About Creating Jobs For Africa’s Youth
Abdoulie Janneh talks to Africa.com about good governance, sustainable cities, and the importance of creating jobs for Africa’s youth The Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend, hosted this year in Morocco, the latest country to join the African Union, brought together former presidents, leaders from the business sector, investment, finance, academia and civil society to discuss and […]
LISTEN: Talking Media And Entrepreneurship With Eloïne Barry Of African Media Agency
“No idea is ever too small to start something big. Nothing is impossible; it’s just a matter of hard work and identifying the right opportunities.” Owning a business can be challenging, but once a business firmly establishes itself, entrepreneurship becomes rewarding. I had an opportunity to chat with Eloïne Barry, a multi-skilled, multilingual communications and […]
LISTEN: Mastercard’s Gaurang Shah Talks With Africa.com About Masterpass QR
Gaurang Shah, Mastercard’s Lead for Digital Payments and Innovation Labs in the Middle East and Africa, talks with Africa.com News from the Mobile World Congress: Mastercard is highlighting the significance of Masterpass QR, their mobile-driven Person-to-Merchant payment solution and the contribution already made in the Middle East and Africa. Mastercard has long seen the benefits […]
LISTEN: Daniel Monehin Talks About The Masterpass QR Mobile Payment Solution In Africa
Ecobank partnering with Mastercard to roll-out Masterpass QR across 33 countries The partnership will shift Africa to a instant and secure digital payment solution The Ecobank Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard to roll-out Masterpass QR, a mobile payment solution, across 33 African countries. This new agreement will give Ecobank the […]
