Nelly is a digital marketing professional responsible for managing Africa.com’s social media platforms. During her leisure time, Nelly loves cooking and gardening. She also enjoys catching up with current affairs, updating her African music collection, traveling and spending time with family.
Touted as “Africa’s first integrated, international hub for the media and creative industries,” the envisaged MediaCity Mauritius will be based within the Beau Plan smart… Read More »Can Mauritius Sidestep the Endless Delays that Plague Other Smart Cities in Africa?
Aliko Dangote’s 1,200-tonne a day plant is producing at 20% of capacity because farmers don’t have enough resources to boost acreage. The factory was meant… Read More »Nigerian Billionaire Barely Managing to Operate Africa’s Biggest Tomato Processing Plant
The skins of goats that once browsed the leaves of shrubs and trees in Nigeria’s oldest city are washed in anti-fungal solution and packed for… Read More »Capitalising on Africa’s Value Chain whose Endpoint is the Exclusive Shelves of Europe’s Luxury Emporiums
The container ship that blocked the Suez Canal earlier this year has departed Egypt’s Great Bitter Lake to fanfare and a signing ceremony for a… Read More »Ever Given Finally Released by Suez Canal Authority
This week, the International Bank of Somalia (IBS) introduced a first into Somalia’s financial services: a Visa card. The international card will not only offer… Read More »Somalia Makes Money Moves towards a Cashless Society
The United Nations Security Council tackled a bitter regional dispute on Thursday over a massive dam built by Ethiopia on the main tributary of the… Read More »An Infrastructure Dream has Turned into a Political Nightmare
South Sudan is struggling with how to advance, fund and staff a potentially lucrative oil sector that could provide a much-needed economic foothold in the… Read More »Hurdles to Juba’s Development Goals
The central bank announced the introduction of a new 50-dollar note, the country’s highest denomination, worth only around US$0.60. Insufficient to pay even for a… Read More »What can You get with Zimbabwe’s New Dollar Bill?
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola told journalists outside Estcourt Correctional Centre, where Zuma is being held, that the former leader would be eligible for parole in… Read More »Former South African President could be Freed from Prison in 4 months
Most nations are born in a flurry of optimism. South Sudan was no different. Ahead of its independence day on July 9th 2011, Salva Kiir,… Read More »What a Decade of Independence Looks Like for South Sudan