Business policy news from Africa: regulation, tax, trade rules and government decisions that affect companies and investors.
The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, said on Sunday that the U.S. will increase investment in Africa to speed up economic growth and opportunity on the continent. …
UNILEVER Nigeria Plc has announced that it would stop producing home care and skin cleansing products as it makes efforts to reposition its business model so as to “accelerate growth …
There is a strong reclaiming of the people’s voice in advocacy and creating change, and I am encouraged by the trends that are emerging. A few weeks ago, the African …
The practice manager for the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) spoke to Vincent Owino on how Africa can leverage private finance and mini-grid technology to bridge the …
The theme for International Women’s Day, 2023, aptly chosen by the United Nations, is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. Within this domain, digital entrepreneurship can be a powerful …
Airtel Africa Plc plans to increase its capital expenditure to as much as $750 million this year as it moves to build its mobile-money business across the continent. The wireless …
Twenty-one African countries abstained or stayed away last week from the UN General Assembly’s vote on a resolution demanding the withdrawal of Russia from Ukraine. Among them, six had a …
Two decades ago, the world was in the grip of a great debate over debt and debt cancellation in Africa. Total public debt stock had climbed to nearly $300bn by …
The World Bank Group has urged Nigeria and other African countries to solve the non-tariff barriers and hurdles affecting cross-border goods crossings.According to the world banking institution, these barriers must …
Ransomware is a global issue facing almost all organisations whose businesses depend on or leverage information technology, and organisations in Africa are no exception. In fact, businesses in growing emerging …
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