How Africa can make most of diaspora finance

By TSITSI MASIYIWA The African diaspora is the biggest funder of change on the continent. Since remittances are informal, often unreported, and narrowly targeted, they tend to be overlooked. But their scale is large, sustained by diasporic Africans’ powerful commitment to improve the lot of family members and communities they love. Formal givers like me

Top 5 best African companies to work for in 2023

While strategic planning, creative goods, and efficient processes are unquestionably important, one component that is sometimes overlooked is the importance of a pleasant working environment. A workplace that encourages well-being and cooperation has a significant influence on employee happiness, productivity, and, ultimately, the company’s success. Companies across the globe have been striving to create said

Ghana: priority to growth and stability

0 The Ghanaian government will focus on increasing the country’s economic growth in 2024, Eva Mends, director of the Ministry of Finance, said in a media briefing, explaining that the 2024 budget presented to Parliament last week focuses on growth . Mends said the policy interventions outlined in the budget, including the series of fiscal

Africa: negotiations for a new UN Convention on tax cooperation begin

3 The proposal presented by a group of African countries and entitled “Resolution on the promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation within the United Nations” was adopted by the UN General Assembly with 125 votes in favour, 48 against and 9 abstentions. A historic vote, which kicks off an intergovernmental tax process at

Google Hustle Academy Graduates 5,300 SMBs as 15 Nigerians Get N75m

Emma Okonji Google Hustle Academy has graduated 5,300 Small and Medium Businesses across Africa who participated in the academy training in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.  Among the 5,300 beneficiaries across the four African countries, over 2,000 beneficiaries graduated from Nigeria and 15 of them got the N75 million Google’s Hustle Academy SMB fund

Ghana has a huge food market for Investment- Fairtrade boss

Mr. Pau März, Managing Director of Fairtrade, has noted that, with an almost 40 million population, Ghana has a significant food market for investment. He added that the country’s expenditure in the food and beverage sector is growing steadily and is “by far the largest segment of the Ghanaian processing industry.” According to the World