Africa
Africa is looking to space to power its science, tech, and military ambitions
In January, Ethiopia became the latest African nation to look skyward and declare its ambitions in space. The country’s ministry...
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The imperative of Africa’s economic diversification
Below is an extract from Deloitte’s African trends going into 2017 – How business needs to plan for the changing...
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Aliko Dangote on why there are so few large African conglomerates
At the recent Ibrahim Governance Weekend in Marrakech, Morocco, prominent political and business leaders convened to debate some of the...
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Closing the food gap – from farmer to table
Daily images of drought are a stark reminder of the importance of food for human health and prosperity. And while...
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The repricing of Africa’s economies
Below is an extract from Deloitte’s African trends going into 2017 – How business needs to plan for the changing...
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Leveraging African pension funds for financing infrastructure development
There is a consensus among African policymakers that the continent’s economic growth and transformation is significantly constrained by its limited...
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Lessons learned in years of financing African infrastructure
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a facility of the Private Infrastructure Development Group, was launched in 2002 to mobilise...
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Why Lagos might choose to buy tomatoes from southern Africa – rather than 90km away
In Lagos, it can be cheaper to source tomatoes from countries in southern Africa than from 90km outside of the...
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Nollywood is giving the world a taste of true African glamour
Lagos There’s a buzz in Nollywood right now. Last month the romantic comedy The Wedding Party became the first movie...
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“Right to pollute” – Africans’s development and climate change dilemma
Our climate is warming which is glaring and terrifying. A position agreed to by many scientists and all interested in...
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