Lagos Tech Firm Gives SMEs a Lifeline
Before coronavirus pandemic, Rovingheights, a book distribution business based in two Nigerian cities made sales daily from online and walk-in orders. But as the virus spread to the country, forcing a lockdown that lasted several weeks in some of its major cities in March, Rovingheights says it was forced to temporarily close down its stores […]
It’s been a Tough Week for AfDB President
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina pledged to continue working as he fought back against allegations of corruption and favouritism leveled against him. Anonymous whistleblowers had accused Adesina of embezzlement, preferential treatment of Nigerians in senior appointments and promoting people accused or found guilty of fraud and corruption. Adesina issued a […]
How Ghana Avoided the ‘Resource Curse’
Nigeria, Sudan, Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Chad are among the oil producers that have failed to channel their resources into the material improvement of their countries and people. To avoid a similar fate, Ghana enacted a Petroleum Revenue Management Act in 2011. The law created the Public Interest and Accountability Committee, with a mandate […]
The Biggest Virtual Off-campus Accommodation Market for Zimbabwean Tertiary Students
Zimbabwean startup ‘Housing Hub’ is moving into new verticals after seeing strong uptake on its platform, which allows university students to book and make payments for off-campus accommodation. Such has uptake been, that having only launched in 2018 Housing Hub is already offering over 5,000 beds to around 30,000 users. The idea for the platform came about […]
Tobacco Takes a Knock Due to Southern Africa’s Lockdowns
Restrictions on movement, border closures and a complete ban on cigarette sales in South Africa during lockdown are posing problems for tobacco farmers and traders in Southern Africa. The sight of gloves, hand sanitisers and masks amid piles of tobacco leaves has become the new normal on the auction floors of Malawi and Zimbabwe, where […]
mPharma Raises $17m to Expand Outside Ghana
The Ghanaian startup streamlines last-mile delivery of prescription drugs and makes them affordable, in under-served markets. The health-tech startup was founded in 2013 by Gregory Rockson, Daniel Shoukimas, and James Finucane. With this funding, the company will expand its Vendor Management Inventory system and QualityRx platforms in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This comes […]
Pan Africa Government Affairs Xchange Established By Ethicore
Leading African Government Affairs firm, ETHICORE is proud to announce the formation of Africa Government Affairs Xchange (Africa GX: www.africagx.com). This coincides with Africa Month and Africa Day (25 May 2020), commemorating the founding of the Organisation of African Unity 57 years ago in 1963. Africa GX is the only multi-country African government affairs alliance of its […]
Travel With A Purpose: Responsible Travel On South Africa’s Garden Route
The Rockefeller Foundationannounced today that it will award three new grants to support organizations that are working with countries, communities and regions in Africa and Asia to leverage data and technology to bolster their Covid-19 response. These grants will enhance data collection through contact tracing, symptom checking, and testing that can generate data that is […]
How A Post-COVID-19 Revival Could Kickstart Africa’s Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free Trade Area was launched two years ago at an African Union (AU) summit in Kigali. It was scheduled to be implemented from 1 July 2020. But this has been pushed out until 2021 because of the impact of COVID-19 and the need for leaders to focus on saving lives. Studies by the International […]
Diversified Energy Mix For A Clean Energy Transition
COVID-19 has intensified the debate on the global renewable energy transition. The African Energy Chamber and Africa Oil & Power hosted a webinar focusing on renewable energy development in the short and long term. Seventy-two percent of the world’s installed capacity in 2019 originated from renewable resources. The world’s incredible decrease in energy consumption caused […]
