Zimbabwe: New farmers look for certainty Small-scale farmers are producing bumper crops, but they need commercial financing and security of tenure if they are to improve results ... dramatically
Computers: A brain’s friend or Foe? Although they may be very convenient, search engines could be having a harmful effect on the way we learn. ...
Slimmed-down Ecobank rises to the telecoms challenge After the pan-African bank doubled its profits to $132m in 2010, it opened its new headquarters in Lome, Togo on 28 June and signed a mobile ... bank- ing deal with Airtel. Ecobank's CEO sits down with The Africa Report to dis- cuss the other changes taking place at the bank
US$1 billion Chinese railway line for Ethiopia Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) and the China Railway Group Limited (CREC) on Tuesday sealed a US$1 billion deal to build railway infrastructure ... in the Horn of Africa country.
Air Zimbabwe trying to secure French planes amid sanctions Air Zimbabwe is reportedly struggling to register two airbus planes it bought from France because of European Union sanctions imposed on the ... southern African country.
African Banks: Fitter, faster, more profitable Banks in Africa's most competitive environments are streamlining their operations, shoring up their procedures and training their employees to ... adapt to changing local and international environments
Nigeria’s New Banks The government has nationalised three of the country's banks, while three others have found suitors ...
Kenya’s Everlyne Cherobon wins EMRC Small Business Incubator Award For Everlyne Cherobon, founder of the non-profit organisation EMEDEN Kenya, seeking to improve the livelihoods of rural smallholder farmers in ... Kenya's semi-arid Rift Valley, winning the EMRC award – and the cash prize of $15 000, makes a world of difference.
Mobile money craze hits Zimbabwe Mobile banking has finally caught up with Zimbabwe with financial institutions now scrambling to lure customers with various products. ...
Ghana: Over 64 percent work in the agricultural sector Anthony Doku (AD), managing director of research, monitoring and planning at the Ghana Revenue Authority as well as MD of O.G Farms Limited, ... speaks about farming, inclusive financing, marketing mechanisms, and the importance of property rights to The Africa Report (TAR)on the sidelines of the EMRC Agribusiness Forum 2011 in Johannesburg.