First All-female Garage to Groom Skilled Mechanics Opens in Northern Nigeria
The green-and-red Nana Female Mechanic Garage sign is visible from the main road into Sokoto city. The workshop aims to provide jobs for women in an industry dominated by men and challenge traditional gender roles in this conservative and highly insecure region of the country. Apprentices were selected from a vast range of applicants, from […]
Technologies Shaping Africa’s Agricultural Sector
Agriculture is critical to the African economy, accounting for 23 per cent of GDP and 49 per cent of employment. This means that the continent’s output must thrive and meet the demands of its growing population; by maximizing agricultural productivity to ensure food security and economic growth, and technology is its biggest bet. A report […]
Cairo’s Austerity Measures Stifle People at the Bottom of the Food Chain
Egypt has been witnessing economic reforms that have added to its population’s financial woes for over five years. More austerity measures are on the horizon as President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stresses that parents should not count on the state to feed their children. Deadly so-called “bread riots” infamously erupted across Egypt in 1977 when Anwar […]
Three Million People in the Horn of Africa are Living on the Verge of a Crisis
Ethiopia and Somalia are among 20 countries on the International Rescue Committee’s emergency watchlist for 2022. Richard Crothers is the IRC country director for Somalia. He said the humanitarian situation in the two countries is not good. “The Horn of Africa has been on the verge of crisis for some time. There have been several […]
The Bank of Uganda Lowers Limits on the Value of Cheque Payments to Promote e-payments
Uganda is seeking to shore up electronic and mobile money transactions by moving away from cheque payments for amounts above the equivalent of about $2,800 in local and foreign currency starting Jan. 15. The public is urged to use alternative electronic payments options such as electronic funds transfer and mobile money among others, governor of […]
Lioness Captured Walking Calf to Safety
A wildlife official has described as an “act of love” a lioness’ decision to escort a young wildebeest to a safe point for its mother to pick it up within the Serengeti National Park. For a big cat to do this was unusual, and it was a case of the lioness’ maternal instincts “over-riding” her […]
The Case of Seychelles’ Missing Millions
Six of Seychelles’ most prominent citizens including the former First Lady are facing charges in a corruption scandal involving $50 million of missing foreign aid. The money was a gift to the country 20 years ago from the United Arab Emirates, intended to help the struggling islands overcome a foreign exchange shortage and pay for […]
Relative Calm has Returned to Mozambique after Regional Interventions
Southern African regional bloc SADC at a summit has extended the mandate of a troop deployment in Mozambique to help the country fight an armed uprising, a communique from the summit showed. SADC nations and Rwanda resolved last June to send more than 3,000 troops to help Mozambique respond to an armed uprising in the […]
Four Industrial Policy Regimes that have Shaped Africa
The first was the import substitution; with trade and industrial policies that encourage domestic production to reduce dependence on foreign imports. The second is a market-led regime where policies ranged from currency devaluations, privatisation, trade liberalisation to financial sector liberalisation. This regime brought about a decisive shift of power from ‘spending ministries’ to ‘budgetary ministries’. […]
Zanzibar and Pemba are about to Become a Test Site for a Mobile Internet Network
UK company World Mobile is launching a hybrid network using aerostats — blimp-like tethered balloons that it says will provide near-blanket coverage across the islands. Two solar-powered, helium-filled balloons will float 300 meters above land and have a broadcast range of around 70 kilometers apiece, using 3G and 4G frequencies to deliver their signal. The […]
