Analyst examining the trends and insider data shaping investment, enterprise, and development across Africa.
South Africa’s transport minister, Blade Nzimande, will today launch a train manufacturing factory at Dunnottar Park in Nigel, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng province. The launch coincides with the commemoration of Transport Month, which focuses on demonstrating service delivery and showcasing transport infrastructure and services, including rail, road, maritime, aviation and public
Much hope in the Democratic Republic of Congo rests on these new voting machines. Long-delayed elections are expected in the country later on December 23 and election officials see this technology as vital to holding those polls, believing it will cut costs, and help reduce electoral fraud. On Saturday (October
History Of Argungu Fishing Festival The Argungu Fishing Festival, observed annually in Northern Nigeria, is one of the most popular festivals in Africa. It originated in the area that includes today’s Kebbi State in about the 16th century prior to the time of Surame Gungu of Kebbi kingdom and
When a major contract between DP World Limited and the Republic of Djibouti was signed, everyone seemed to be happy and satisfied with the business deal. Both sides pledged to respect the terms of the agreement, and it seemed, back then that Djibouti, a tiny but important country located in
The World Economic Forum released the 2018 Global Competitiveness Index, and only one African country was listed in the top 50 most competitive countries globally. The Index, generated using a new methodology that measured economies against 98 indicators, organised into 12 ‘pillars’, ranked 140 countries to determine how they are
Winning a people’s confidence is gaining their trust. The people are inspired by hopeful grandiloquence. Confidence is the buzzword! When you have their confidence, they invest their faith in you. This is basic Politics 101. All the political rhetoric on the road to elections during campaign rallies is to
In 2015, China offered the continent $60 billion in loans; and in 2018, another $60 billion and a clean up of the debt maturing by this year of its LDCs, highly indebted, landlocked and Small Islands States. China has won over the heart of Africa after years of financial support
China says that the United States had no right to criticize its policies and activities in Africa. The Asian giants also hopes that other countries will do more good for Africa's development and treat China-Africa cooperation in a fair and objective manner, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said
A massive 82lb rock used to smash in the skull of a university student after she was kidnapped and brutally gang-raped has been presented in court. The two-foot by one-foot by one-foot boulder had been used to cover a borehole and was slammed down on Hannah Cornelius's head
Finland is highly prosperous as a country as well as per capita. The Finnish language is one of the widely spoken languages across the world. It is primarily associated in English-speaking countries that do business with the Finnish world. With their massive partnership in foreign trade, and with ongoing additions
The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Abubakar Bwari, on Monday said the federal government has no money to complete the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited. Ajaokuta Steel Mill was incorporated in 1979 but has never produced steel. Referred to as the “bedrock of Nigeria’s industrialization,” the project
Global capitalism is a phenomenon that has gripped the world, but Africa has not benefited much from this. The growth in the improved standards of living across the world has not been uniform. Africa has been left behind. Asia has experienced a gigantic leap in terms of economic growth, but
Today, the foreign media makes it appear as though Feminism started in the West and is only been introduced to Africa; this is untrue! Although the battle across the divide is somewhat different from what African feminists face, they are beginning to influence global feminism. Another misconception is that universal
The Sierra Leone Football Association has been suspended by FIFA with immediate effect due to government interference in soccer affairs. FIFA’s decision came after it wrote to the African country’s sports minister expressing “grave concern” about the removal of SLFA president Isha Johansen and general secretary Christopher Kamara.
The 36-year-old singer has been critical of President Yoweri Museveni’s government and when he got into politics, his aim was to stand up against the excesses of the government and ensure the people’s interests are represented. Just the other day, his driver was shot in the chaos that
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