Nigeria Elections in Focus
This month, on the 14th (now postponed to 28th March), Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy and most populous country, goes to the polls to elect a new President.… The post Nigeria Elections in Focus...
View ArticleNigeria: Al Haji Lai Mohammed, National Public Secretary, APC
Stephen Williams talks to Al Haji Lai Mohammed, the National Public Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), about the party’s policies should it win the election.… The post Nigeria: Al Haji...
View ArticleGhana: President Mahama turns to the power of prayer
Ghana’s power sector is limping badly but is only symptomatic of a general economic malaise that has gripped the West African country.… The post Ghana: President Mahama turns to the power of prayer...
View ArticleRoll-out for first made-in-Nigeria cars
Nigeria, now officially Africa’s largest economy, has joined the ranks of countries that manufacture vehicles locally.… The post Roll-out for first made-in-Nigeria cars appeared first on African...
View ArticleNigeria oil industry goes into survival mode
A global slump in crude prices will throw up winners and losers in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, as the industry goes into survival mode.… The post Nigeria oil industry goes into survival mode appeared...
View ArticleOil price weighs on M&A deals
Low, uncertain oil prices could pin back deal-making in Africa’s hydrocarbon sector this year after two strong years for mergers and acquisitions.… The post Oil price weighs on M&A deals appeared...
View ArticleNigeria: Democracy delayed
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Nigeria has pushed back the country’s elections by six weeks, citing security concerns.… The post Nigeria: Democracy delayed appeared first on African...
View ArticleWest African iron boom turns to bust
A slump in the price of iron ore has forced several junior miners to the wall. … The post West African iron boom turns to bust appeared first on African Business Magazine.
View ArticleBittersweet success for cocoa farmers
The port town of San Pedro is an archipelago of fenced-off warehouses separated by wide expanses of red dirt and wild vegetation.… The post Bittersweet success for cocoa farmers appeared first on...
View ArticleUS draws West Africa closer
The US Chamber of Commerce is forming a new business partnership with West Africa in order to strengthen trade and investment ties.… The post US draws West Africa closer appeared first on African...
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Côte d’Ivoire treads narrow path to recovery
For countries emerging from conflict, regaining market trust is a long and arduous process.… The post Côte d’Ivoire treads narrow path to recovery appeared first on African Business Magazine.
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Comment: Investing in Africa’s healthcare sector
Africa is experiencing consistent economic growth.… The post Comment: Investing in Africa’s healthcare sector appeared first on African Business Magazine.
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ANALYSIS: Another twist in the Simandou saga
After years of legal wrangling, seismic corruption scandals and a military coup, Rio Tinto has decided to abandon its plans to develop the Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea.… The post ANALYSIS: Another...
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African FDI, job creation down in 2016 amid mixed sector picture
The number of foreign investment projects in Africa fell by 12.3% over the course of 2016, but large capital projects in the real estate and transport sectors partly helped to offset the gloom,...
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Senegal creates digital currency history
The rest of West Africa is often overlooked but it is worth considering, not least because of the growing cross-border scope of the region’s biggest banks. The IMF believes that the economy of the West...
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Ghana: Big ambitions for cocoa industry
The state-owned Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has announced radical changes to the country’s cocoa strategy. West African and indeed global output has risen steadily over the past 20 years but this has...
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Mobilising domestic resources is key for development
In early 2015, I and several other Senegalese women business owners came together to address a gap we had seen – that of mobilising significant domestic resources to address Africa’s development needs....
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Sierra Leone awaits too close to call election result
Sierra Leoneans went to the polls on 7 March. The incumbent president, Ernest Bai Koroma, will not be on the ballot. This is no mean feat. A campaign to allow him to stay on beyond the constitutionally...
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Focus on Ghana
The financial industry in West Africa, particularly in Nigeria and Ghana, can sleep a lot more easily now than it has been able to do for at least the past four years. Even weathered veterans of the...
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Mobile industry to add $50 billion to West Africa economy in just 5 years –...
The mobile industry in West Africa is forecast to contribute more than $50 billion annually to the region’s economy by 2022, according to a new study published today. A new report – The Mobile Economy:...
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