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Innovation and flexibility allowed MENA startups to raise over $1 billion in 2020
Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, investors continued to believe in the potential of North African and Middle Eastern tech start-ups.
Who are the three African champions highlighted in the BCG Tech Challengers report?
3 African technology companies have been identified in the Boston Consulting Group’s Tech Challengers report: Jumia, M-Pesa, Takealot.
The Internet Economy in Africa – Key takeaways of a $180 Billion Industry
The e-Conomy Africa 2020 report, a unique collaboration between the IFC and Google, sheds light on the great potential of...
Controversy and Challenged for the African Development Bank
In recent years, many African countries and organizations have worked hard to move away from the veil of corruption that...
Andrei Bokarev, the President of Transmashholding, is exerting his company’s influence on a new frontier: the African continent.
Andrei Bokarev is one of the most important individuals in Russian business. As President of Transmashholding (TMH), he is head...
Leaders
Who are the three African champions highlighted in the BCG Tech Challengers report?
3 African technology companies have been identified in the Boston Consulting Group’s Tech Challengers report: Jumia, M-Pesa, Takealot.
Mashal Waqar: Beyond the Glass Ceiling
Mashal Aqar is another female leader breaking the glass ceiling and showing the way for the next generation of female leaders. In the last two decades, we have seen a dramatic and heartening increase in the number of women breaking through the corporate glass ceiling to take up top executive positions within many of the...
African women making strides in technology
In recent years, there has been a notable resurgence in the matriarchal influence of African women. This resurgence is not only breaking down the former barriers of gender disparity but also helping to influence a new generation of African girls. While this new wave of strong African women crosses several business sectors, it is perhaps...
Laureen Kouassi-Olsson : a new wave of female leaders
Although Africa’s economy has shown steady growth in recent years, as well as shifts from consumer consumption to rises in exports and inward investments, 2020 may not be such a good year. A recent World Bank report estimates that, as a result of the Covid 19 crisis, economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa could decline to...
Politics
Controversy and Challenged for the African Development Bank
In recent years, many African countries and organizations have worked hard to move away from the veil of corruption that has shrouded the continent for decades. Exploitative systems left in place by former colonial governments have often been marked by nepotism and misuse of power. The most recent ‘scandal’ has just resulted in Dr Akinwumi...
The Eco is set to replace old colonial currencies in several countries
In the aftermath of World War 2, the French franc had been devalued so as to have a set exchange rate with the US dollar. This left France’s currency relatively weak, something that could affect France’s existing colonies in Africa and that could also affect imports to those colonies to France. A decision was taken...
Nkwashi: An African educational hub of the future?
As we move further into the 21st century, urban planners and developers customize many of their ideas to suit not only the changing needs of their demographic targets, but also the changing demands of society. One great example of this changing focus is Nkwashi, a satellite town being built 36 kilometers east of the City...
Can Russia be a major player in Africa? Outcomes from Sochi.
With the ongoing competition between Russia and China trying to take the lead on African investment and partnerships and the United State’s revived interest over the continent, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a Russia-Africa summit in Sochi from the 23rd to the 24th of October. National belts are tightening globally, and FDI (foreign direct investment)...
Business
Fujin, John Dodelande’s real estate company involved in the development of the Georgian tourism sector
If John Dodelande began his professional career with a passion for contemporary Chinese art, after having developed a leading agro-industrial activity in the Caucasus region (Georgia), he is today one of the pioneers of an ambitious real estate developments company called Fujin. Georgia is a country where European and Asiatics cultures meet, and have been...
Innovation and flexibility allowed MENA startups to raise over $1 billion in 2020
Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, investors continued to believe in the potential of North African and Middle Eastern tech start-ups.
The Internet Economy in Africa – Key takeaways of a $180 Billion Industry
The e-Conomy Africa 2020 report, a unique collaboration between the IFC and Google, sheds light on the great potential of Africa’s Internet economy, the promising tech entrepreneurs driving innovation, and the growing tech talent across the continent. The e-Conomy Africa 2020 report, a unique collaboration between the IFC and Google, sheds light on the great...
Shaking up the African mobility arena
The micromobility tale In order to adequately assess the micromobility situation in African countries, we have to note that transport alternatives vary tremendously depending on cultural beliefs, social status, geographic hindrances, availability, needs, demand as well as pricing. Most African households cannot afford to buy a car, or even rent one. But the government is...
