Africa Eyes Nuclear Power; The U.S. Looks To SMRs
As the number of African countries expressing interest in, considering, or actively planning for nuclear energy grows, the United States hopes to become a...
On The Road To A Homegrown Auto Brand
Will the Suame Magazine Industrial Developmennt Organization (SMIDO) morph into Africa’s version of Tesla Motors Inc., the California upstart that designs, manufactures and sells...
Takeways from Nigeria’s Conference on Sustainability in the Extractive Industries
With oil and gas dominating Nigeria's extractive industries, local mining of solid minerals accounts for less than 1 percent of the country's GDP, with...
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...
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...
President Obama Counters Power Africa Criticism
President Obama on July 25 was defiantly upbeat about his Power Africa initiative, countering criticism that two years into the initiative there has been...
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...
Africa’s ICT Landscape: Six Trends to Watch in 2016
Information and communications technology generally is seen as an economic enabler, one that can be leveraged to assist key areas such as education, healthcare,...
Push For Ethics, Values In Africa’s Extractive Industries
Africa’s extractive industries came under scrutiny yet again when representatives from governments, civic society, academia and the private sector gathered at the New York...
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...
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Sino-Africa Relations: An Elder’s View
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of complaints that China is taking advantage of Africans even as it provides money...
