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The “tiger” economies of Asia were once poor, but today Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea are among the world’s most prosperous. What allows some countries to escape poverty and build new wealth? In a new video from the …
Continue readingA national campaign in South Africa, #DataMustFall, is pressuring the government to mandate lower prices for Internet and telecom data. Proponents of the campaign, also known as #DataFalling, argue that access to information is a human right in the same …
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Register now for Africa Liberty Forum, May 23-25, 2017 in Sandton Johannesburg, South Africa. The Africa Liberty Forum brings together friends of the freedom movement across Africa to discuss challenges facing the region and to learn from one another how …
Continue readingThe European Union (EU) says it is changing its attitude towards Africa, from the aid handout mode to one of a mutual partnership.
The EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini held a meeting with her African Union (AU) counterpart, Moussa …
Continue readingNigeria has been identified as one of the top five countries for growth acceleration for 2018. Other countries in the group include Kuwait, Oman, Kazakhstan and Tunisia.
The Global Chief Economist at Renaissance Capital, Charles Robertson, who made this forecast …
Continue readingPorts play an important role in shaping the economy of countries when the potentials are well harnessed through efficient operations. Singapore’s maritime industry, for example, contributes 7 percent of the nation’s GDP with revenue in excess of $3 billion as …
Continue readingThe U.S. government has suspended $21 million in direct aid to Kenya’s Ministry of Health amid concern over corruption, the embassy said on Tuesday, giving emphasis to an issue that is a growing liability for the government before August elections.…
Continue readingSouth Africa will give its ailing state airline SAA a cash injection this year but how much it will get has not yet been decided, outgoing Treasury director general Lungisa Fuzile said on Tuesday.
Many of South Africa’s 300-odd state-owned …
Continue readingAt Makola market in Accra, stalls and shops line hundreds of streets, creating a complex network only the most confident of shoppers can navigate. Music blares throughout the market and street hawkers shout to passers-by in an effort to sell …
Continue readingAfter the 2007 general election, Kenya experienced its worst politically triggered ethnic violence since independence. The violence was caused by a dispute between the two main presidential candidates: Raila Odinga and his opposition Orange Democratic Movement; and Mwai Kibaki, who …
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