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Casablanca and Nairobi rank as leading destinations for Fortune 500 companies establishing international headquarters
Overall, there was a 17% increase in the number of Fortune 500 companies in MEA in 2016 compared to 2015, with Johannesburg being ...
Editorial
Zuckerberg engages local talent in Nigeria, hunts for new techpreneurs
By Aanuolowa Omotosho and Oluwatobi Ebenezer CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria to enage local talent and hunt for the nest ...
Editorial
Microsoft comes on board as the Main Event Partner of the Innovation Africa Summit 2016
PRESS RELEASE “Top Global IT and Innovation Companies converge in Nairobi for this year’s Innovation Africa Summit” NAIROBI, Kenya–AfricanBrains announced today that Microsoft, ...
Business
Nigerian government adds “Wetin App” to tackle flood
The Nigerian government has launched a new weather app: ‘Wetin App’ to help tame flood problems in the country particularly along the Benue ...
Article
Africa needs to trade with itself – here’s how
By Jacqueline Musiitwa Trade not aid. It’s an idea we hear quite a bit in reference to Africa. Last summer, when Barack ...
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No load shedding in Namibia, says Energy Deputy
Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Kornelia Shilunga has assured the nation that there will be no load shedding in the country despite ...
Article
What power Africa means for Nigeria
Nigeria’s energy sector has been undergoing a massive transformation in recent years as the government actively privatizes new generation and transmission ...
Business
Yahsat to launch satellites in Africa for cheaper broadband
The United Arab Emirates is increasing its stake in Africa’s telecommunications market with Al Yah Satellite Communications’ move, announced last week, to launch ...
Business
West African Cable System signs financing agreement
The long-awaited construction and maintenance agreement, to build the $640 million West African Cable System (WACS), has been signed at Vodacom’s head office, ...
Health
Defeating drug counterfeiters with SMS in Ghana
Pharmaceutical drug counterfeiters can foil even the most sophisticated technology if consumers cannot personally verify their medication’s safety, according to Ghanaian entrepreneurs who ...
Business
Burkina Faso’s Onatel Raises US$60 million in IPO
The Burkinabé government has raised 29 billion CFA francs (US$59.6 million) from the sale of a 20% stake in fixed-line incumbent Onatel through ...
Business
MTN Ghana CEO complains about permit times for new base stations
Brett Goshen, CEO of MTN, Ghana, said last Tuesday the company had all the resources and expertise to deal adequately with network challenges. ...