West Africa’s New Currency to be Delayed
A plan to launch a new currency to replace the CFA franc used by several countries in West Africa may not happen for at least five years. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has said the coronavirus pandemic has derailed the project to introduce the eco currency this year. Last December, the eight countries which use […]
A Leader in Africa’s Recruitment Industry
Private individuals and organizations have taken up the responsibility to cushion the effect of unemployment by creating substantial solutions. One of such organizations is the single largest job placement website in sub-Saharan Africa, Jobberman. Inspired by the need to solve unemployment in Nigeria, three young Africans, Olalekan Olude, Ayodeji Adewunmi and Opeyemi Awoyemi created Jobberman, […]
The Movers and Shakers of Nigeria’s Entrepreneurial Scene
Nigeria’s dynamic business environment is full of rising stars. An Oxford-trained medical doctor, Amy Jadesimi began her career in finance at American banking giant Goldman Sachs. She later attended Stanford Graduate School of Business before becoming CEO of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base, a company founded by her father Oladipo Jadesimi in 2000. Based in […]
The Economic Impact of Covid-19 is starting to Show Up in Private Equity Activity and Deals in Africa
With the continent’s largest economies on the brink of recession and investors looking to be more capital efficient while the effects of the pandemic unfold, private equity activity is slowing down across Africa in comparison to recent years. In the first half of the year the value of private equity deals on the continent is on pace for […]
How is Africa Faring in the AI Readiness Index?
A new report released by Oxford Insights shows that even though there is a digital divide as well as data poverty in Africa, five countries on the continent are taking leaps into leveraging technologies to accelerate economic growth with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In the 2020 Government AI Readiness Index Mauritius took the 45th position globally […]
‘Waste Is Only Waste When You Waste It’ – Could Ecobricks Be The Solution To Uganda’s Housing And Pollution Problem?
About 40 kilometres out of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, in the Mpigi area, you can find an entire village hill with houses that have plastic bottles walls and car tyre rooftops. Plastic bottles, which you can usually found littered almost everywhere in rural and urban Uganda, could help alleviate the country’s housing shortage as well as […]
The Economist Intelligence Unit Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
The END Fund is inviting journalists to a press conference on reducing the economic and societal burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. In a report released by The Economist Intelligence Unit, yesterday, neglected tropical diseases cause an annual loss of 17 million healthy life years globally, with 40% of these lost in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2017, […]
Life-Saving Malaria Campaigns On Track In The Majority Of Malaria-Affected Countries Despite Covid-19
While full impact of the pandemic on malaria cases and deaths remains uncertain, leaders from government, business, philanthropy and civil society reaffirm commitment to achieving Zero Malaria New data confirms that over 90% of life-saving malaria intervention campaigns scheduled for this year are on track across Africa, Asia and the Americas, helping to protect millions […]
Adopting Contactless Biometric & Automation Technologies In COVID-19 Screening Protocols
As part of South Africa’s move to lockdown level one on 21 September 2020, air travel restrictions have been eased. International air travel will commence from 1 October 2020, initially restricted to 3 airports, namely: OR Tambo International Airport, King Shaka International Airport and Cape Town International Airport. South Africa is taking a necessary cautious […]
SIM Senegal Virtual Summit
For a Resilient Mining Sector in Senegal, on 03 – 04 November 2020 In the continued efforts to showcase Senegal’s mining sector, and leading up to the SIM Senegal International Mining Conference & Exhibition (SIM Senegal 2021), the Ministry of Mines and Geology in association with AME Trade Ltd will be hosting the SIM Senegal […]
