U.S. Apparel & Footwear Companies Ready For “Source Africa”
At just a year old, Source Africa ranks among the most important tradeshows for African suppliers of textiles, clothing and footwear. The American Apparel...
Lactose-Intolerant Americans Spur Ivory Coast Cashew-Farm Boom
Salty-snack junkies, the lactose-intolerant and lovers of Asian food are providing an economic boost for farmers in the northern provinces of Ivory Coast.
The West...
Tourism Prospects Are Bright
The Africa Travel Association says its 38th Annual World Congress will take place in the English speaking Southwest region of Cameroon, with a focus...
Airline Competition Heats Up on Somalia Route
Uganda’s premier airline launched direct flights from Uganda to Somalia, signaling what could be the start of intense competition on an increasingly busy destination...
Mark Essien On Hotels.ng’s Latest Round of Funding, Expansion Plans
E-commerce site Hotels.ng, Nigeria’s largest hotel booking website, has been growing fast. It already has built a hotel network to cover 7,000-plus hotels in...
Construction Trends in Africa
Construction Trends in Africa
By AfSB Staff
Deloitte just released its second annual Africa Construction Trends Report, a regionally focused presentation of 322 infrastructure construction projects...
How AMREF Is Transforming Africa’s Health Sector
Earlier this year I spoke with Peter Ngatia, director of capacity building at the Kenya-based African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), about his organization’s...
Africa’s Transportation Mega Projects Eclipse Energy
The story of the economic rise of African countries over the last decade, with a continent-wide per capita income nearly identical to that of...
Fact Sheet: Power Africa
The White House: Office of The Press Secterary
Power Africa has helped transactions expected to generate over 4,100 MW of new, cleaner power generation throughout...
2016 Outlook for Africa’s Payment Industry
Mobile payments have taken the African continent by storm and their user base continues to grow exponentially as more people use their mobile devices...