Business
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How Nigeria can be rid of its badge of shame as top African country practising open defecation
Aug 31, 2019There is the popular saying that “when it rains, it pours.” But when nature calls, what happens? Well, No one can refuse it. Perhaps this explains why many Nigerians – 47 million people – find it... -
Report: Strengthening partnerships for an accelerated promotion of stand-alone solar systems in Africa
Jul 26, 2019By Adeola Aroso Lome, Togo – The Third Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) was held in Lome, Togo. The theme was “Strengthening Partnership for an Accelerated deployment of Stand-alone Solar Systems in West Africa and the... -
Zimbabwe Smugglers Bring Mixed Blessings as Prices Triple at Home
Jan 2, 2019By Ray Mwareya Chimanimani, Zimbabwe – Mozambique´s vast porous border with east Zimbabwe is now a boon for beverages, medicines, used car tyres, and combustible fuel smugglers who are out to dodge Zimbabwe´s punishing prices and... -
Government’s Commitment to Family Planning May Increase World’s GDP
Nov 14, 2018KIGALI, RWANDA – Many countries will enjoy accelerated economic growth if more investment is geared towards family planning, the President and CEO, Women Deliver, Katya Iversen, has said. Speaking to the press at the International Conference on... -
Ghana’s Sikasem Africa Banks on Financial Inclusion for MSMEs in Rural Africa
Mar 17, 2018GHANA – While working in the banking industry, Charles Mensah who worked as a customer support personnel and Kojo Nkrumah Quainoo, a retail banking professional, witnessed the problem of financial illiteracy in Ghana’s informal sector from... -
Economic Transformation of Africa’s Rural Areas Key to Curtailing Migration
Dec 19, 2017African Development Bank Group – On the occasion of International Migrants Day, December 18, the African Development Bank calls on African countries to reconstruct rural areas from zones of economic misery to zones of economic prosperity. This... -
Community Watch: Kaduna’s Mishigi In Need Of Social Amenities
Oct 23, 2017Mishigi, Nigeria – Most residents of Mishigi villages located in Igabi local government area of Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, are subsistence farmers living by a riverbank that separates them from other communities. Despite thriving in... -
Revenue Mobilization In Africa Continues To Improve, Says New Report
Oct 12, 2017By Ray Mwareya The mobilization of domestic resources is improving steadily in African countries, according to new data from Revenue Statistics in Africa 2017 released today in Addis Ababa at a meeting of tax and finance officials from 21... -
Building a New Future for Mobile Money
Sep 12, 2017NAIROBI, KENYA – Kenya is the world’s poster-child for mobile money success. With a penetration rate of 985 registered mobile money accounts per 1,000 people; no fewer than 93 percent of Kenyans have made transactions via... -
Zimbabwe: Street Vendors Turn To Comedy To Lure Cashless Customers
Jul 24, 2017By Ray Mwareya Zimbabwe´s cities have some of the highest numbers of street vendors in Africa´s urban areas. A blistering competition to attract dwindling customers means vendors are adopting bizarre tactics to sell toothpaste, bathing...