What’s New In Brief
A roundup of business, trade and economic developments. Topics in this column:
* EAC-EU reach trade agreement
* EAC-Japan economic collaboration
* Paying taxes via mobile money...
Looking Inward for Innovation
At Columbia University’s 10th Annual African Economic Forum in March, Professor Murray Low, founder of the Columbia Entrepreneurship Program, engaged the top executives of...
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...
Eco-Fuel Africa Wins a Verizon “Powerful Answers” Award
Eco-fuel Africa, created by Ugandan accountant and social entrepreneur Moses Sanga to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions, is one of 12 winners of Verizon’s...
Leadership In The Spotlight: Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, Ph.D.
On September 29 in New York City, Namibian President Hage G. Geingob, Ph.D., will receive the Africa-America Institute’s 2015 Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Alumnus...
MasterCard Advances In Africa
U.S. credit card giant MasterCard Worldwide and The MasterCard Foundation took new steps this month to deepen the brand’s expansion into Africa, respectively launching...
President Obama Will Score One for Entrepreneurs When He Goes to Kenya in July
The White House announced today that President Obama will travel to Kenya in July to hold bilateral meetings and participate in the Global Entrepreneurship...
Uganda: Spurred Into Tourism Action
A ground-breaking report showing a lack of government leadership in exploiting Uganda’s tourism potential spurred into action the country’s young Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife...
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...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange and MSCI Will Develop Joint Indexes
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, Africa’s largest by volume traded, and MSCI Inc., a provider of investment decision support tools to asset managers, banks, hedge...
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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...
