Ghana: Banking – A case for lower interest rates in boardrooms Hydrocarbon projects and a new capitalisation round are making the banking sector more competitive, but many customers have yet to see the ... benefits
Helios: A Continental Focus on Investment The Africa-focused private equity firm, Helios Investment Partners, founded by two Nigerian investors is a leading force in financing deals that ... give companies a continental focus
Online communities give us power In spite of the shiny illusions of corporate, economic and educational equality – Nigerian women occupy positions of power in every imaginable ... area of business and universities are full of young Nigerian women pursuing advanced degrees – the recent Abia State University (ABSU) rape case proved once again that Nigeria is still a most unfortunate place to be a woman.
Dame Aleruchi Cookey-Gam: “Competition is the name of the Game” Dame Aleruchi Cookey-Gam, CEO of Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority talks to The Africa Report about why Niger Delta's fast-expanding ... oil and gas hub is attracting construction companies from around the world, drawn to the city's new urban planning strategy.
Idit Miller, EMRC VP: Africa needs more regional collaboration Idit Miller, EMRC International Vice President and founding member, speaks to The Africa Report about how the business of agriculture must be ... carried through by Africa's small scale farmers, if it is to be successful, and why the private sector and governments must wake up to this reality.
Nigeria to venture into nuclear technology to boost energy sector Nigeria says it is considering venturing into nuclear energy generation to supplement its electricity supply after developing the requisite manpower ... and a strong safety structure.
Automobiles: African Testing Grounds South Africa may dominate car assembly and production, but North Africa is coming up fast as the continent becomes a battleground for the low-cost ... segment
Ethiopia: French Company to Export Wine Castel Winery will soon begin exporting bottled wine from its Ethiopian vineyards, making the French owned company the first to invest in wine ... production in the country, The Africa Report learnt on Wednesday.
Ethiopia suspends exploration licenses Ethiopia is suspending the issuing of exploration licenses to both foreign and local mining companies following a sudden influx of ... applications.
Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo get fibre optic connectivity Work on a 120 kilometre fibre cable project, that will offer automatic broadband Internet connectivity between Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo begins ... on Tuesday at Bolgatanga, north of Ghana.