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AfDB Report: Africa’s 2019 Economic Outlook

AfDB Report: Africa’s 2019 Economic Outlook

The annual report highlights economic prospects and projections for the continent as a whole and for each of the 54 countries. Africa’s economic growth continues to strengthen, reaching an estimated 3.5 percent in 2018, about the same as in 2017 and up 1.4 percentage points from the 2.1 percent in 2016. 

Report: Nairobi’s Economic Outlook

The recently released Nairobi City Report presents a promising year ahead. Nairobi is not only the capital city of Kenya, it is the centre for economic activity in East Africa. The city plays a key role in the economies and business in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Despite the growing debt concerns in Kenya, President Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda, focused […]

Charting A New Course For Africa’s Economic Prosperity

The telecommunications industry is at a cross-road of innovation. It has a major role to play, but needs to renew its business model, develop ecosystem of new partners and customers, and unleash the full potential of next generation technologies. Imagine a world where the laws of business survival are being redefined and new competitive market […]

Angola Cables’ Fortazela Cable Landing Station Awarded Tier III Certification

Angola Cables’ cable landing station in Fortaleza, Brazil has been awarded Tier III Certification by the Uptime Institute. The certification recognizes the operational efficiency of the infrastructure and facilities constructed as of December 2018. The construction of the landing station started in early 2017. The infrastructure has been built to accommodate Monet, the international subsea […]

Queenah Drops New Single “Bow Down”

Queenah is starting the year off with a bang with her bold new single “bow down”, a banger that is is about to make the music industry pay close attention to the female rapper. Renowned for her lyricism and deliverance stemming from years in the underground hip hop circles. She is a master at evoking […]

Top 5 Marketing Influentials In Africa

Top 5 Marketing Influentials In Africa

By Greg Edeafie Allover the continent of Africa and beyond, African entrepreneurs are doing amazing things.  Build great companies, and helping other companies become great. Unfortunately, not many of them are known, let allow celebrated. So, today, I am going to share top 5 marketing leaders in Africa who are doing great job. If you […]

Skills Are The Currency Of The 21st Century

Skills Are The Currency Of The 21st Century

The academy’s major plan this year is to set up an ‘Africa Youth Skills & Data Badge’ across the continent where young people will be required to undergo a particular training to get certification The Africa Internship Academy (AIA) (www.AfricaInternshipAcademy.com) is a successful youth employment accelerator in Ghana, that provides work readiness and entrepreneurship programs […]

Nairobi Named Leading Dynamic City In JLL’s City Momentum Index

Nairobi Named Leading Dynamic City In JLL’s City Momentum Index

The Index reveals where in the world to find highest levels of socio-economic and commercial real estate dynamism Nairobi, Kenya was named a top city for JLL’s City Momentum Index, making it the only metropolis on the African continent and the only location outside Asia Pacific to make the list. This shift of fast urban […]

Report: Nairobi’s Economic Outlook

Report: Nairobi’s Economic Outlook

The recently released Nairobi City Report presents a promising year ahead. Nairobi is not only the capital city of Kenya, it is the centre for economic activity in East Africa. The city plays a key role in the economies and business in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Despite the growing debt concerns in Kenya, President Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda, focused on […]

African Confederation Cup: Gor Mahia Stun Zamalek With 4-2 Win

African Confederation Cup: Gor Mahia Stun Zamalek With 4-2 Win

enya’s Gor Mahia opened the African Confederation Cup group phase on Sunday with a shock 4-2 victory over Egyptian giants Zamalek in Nairobi. A brace from Rwanda’s Jacques Tuyisenge helped the hosts secure a memorable win, having gone behind early on. Zamalek went ahead after seven minutes through Egypt’s Ibrahim Hassan who struck from outside […]

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