Business in Africa
Burundi Makes Bold Investment Pitch to U.S. Investors at Chicago Forum
By Ajong Mbapndah L In a global investment landscape increasingly defined by the search for new frontiers, Burundi is beginning to assert itself—deliberately, and with growing confidence. That shift will…
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Oil Shock Hits Tanzania: Global Oil Crisis Meets Tax Debate as Prices Soar Sharply
By Adonis Byemelwa Fuel prices in Tanzania have surged into record territory, turning a global…
The One Who Makes Death Tremble
By Francis B. Nyamnjoh The chronicle of Celui-Qui-Fait-Trembler-La-Mort was not a biography of a man,…
The Open Gate: Why Nigeria Can’t Stop the Surge of Small Arms from the Sahel
By Aminu Adamu* There is a village in Zamfara State where the people no longer…
Agbor Balla: Anglophone VP Now Essential in Cameroon’s Constitutional Reform
By Boris Esono Nwenfor BUEA, PAV – Cameroon is once again facing a defining constitutional…
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Africa: Ripe for investment
By Hibah Yousuf * NEW YORK (CNNMoney) When it comes to investing around the globe, most investors take a detour…
The Richest Black Woman In The World, Folorunsho Alakija
VENTURES AFRICA/Africa’s Secret Millionaires – Move over, Oprah – there is a new richest black woman in the world. And…
Private jets spread their wings in Africa
By Teo Kermeliotis, for CNN* Private-aircraft manufacturers are increasingly targeting Africa's growing economies as the resource-rich continent is quietly emerging…
The billion-dollar question: Where is Angola’s oil money?
From Victoria Eastwood and David McKenzie, CNN* (CNN) -- Oil has driven Angola's booming economy over the last decade, helping…
Where is Africa’s share of the spoils?
The continent sees little of the vast profits made from its natural resources By VINCE CABLE* A wealth of natural…
‘Africa rising’: TIME runs with same title as now-famous The Economist cover
BY JACO MARITZ* At the end of 2011, The Economist magazine caused quite a stir when it came out with…
‘Change is imminent’: African CEOs look to bright future
By Mariéme Jamme* Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) -- Sitting at the first Africa CEO Forum this week, in the heart of…
Telecoms in Africa – still opportunity for those who know where to look
BY MARK JENNINGS* Mark Jennings, investment principal of the Investec Africa Frontier Private Equity Fund, sees opportunities in telecommunications on…