YAYA TOURE’S COMMERCIAL SUCCESS: AN INDICTMENT AND INSPIRATION FOR AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS
June 22, 2015 In Europe, commercial activity and endorsement deals with sportsmen are notoriously common. But in Africa, where there are not as manyMARKETABLE sportsmen, the volume of such deals is significantly less. However, despite the shortage of on-the-field activity, one of Africa’s biggest names and faces, Yaya Toure, continues to thrive as the Ivorian
TIPS FOR TRAVELLING DURING THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN
June 22, 2015 Ramadan Mubarak! The moon has been spotted and our Muslim brethren are on for a month of fasting, kindness and self-sacrifice. But what about the Traveler? This season may call for more than just the usual suitcase for the business traveler and the rucksack for the backpacker. The Holy Month of Ramadan
WHY THE AFFORDABLE HOME BUSINESS IS WINNING IN NIGERIA
June 22, 2015 For as long as I can remember, Nigeria has had a housing problem. A culmination of massive urbanisation and lower government investments have left more than 17 million households without a home. In cities like Lagos, the country’s commercial headquarters, securing shelter often proves a tall order as over 21 million people
Africa’s Richest Man Gets Out Of His Comfort Zone To Invest In Asia
June 21, 2015 Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man according to Forbes, is planning to expand his cement business in to Asia by building a factory in Nepal, a country that was hit by a devastating earthquake in April. In an interview with Bloomberg, Dangote said his company, Dangote Cement, is in the last stages of
Why African Investors Fear Funding In Local Tech Startups
June 21, 2015 The proponent of African startups and Executive Producer of Demo Africa who have travelled the continent to identify innovative local companies at their earliest stages, have identified reasons African investors do not invest in technology companies. Harry Hare, chief executive officer of African eDevelopment Resource Centre, franchise owner of Demo Africa, a
Pan-African Fund To Award 10,000 Ph.D. Scholarships In 10 Years
June 21, 2015 Good news for aspiring academics. At least three African governments have teamed up with The World Bank to launch a fund that will see 10,000 Ph.D. scholarships awarded over the next 10 years. The Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund was launched in Johannesburg by Senegalese president Macky Sall, along with representatives from
Why Is Office Space In Lagos More Expensive Than New York?
June 20, 201 When you think about the most expensive offices space in the world, cities like New York and London,with their reputations as global financial centers, spring to mind. However, when it comes to pricing, Lagos, the commercial capital of Africa’s largest economy has managed to find a comfortable spot among them. Rentals for
Zimbabwe Wants Diaspora Bond To Bail Out The Struggling Economy
June 20, 2015 Zimbabweans who left the country over the last decade to escape unemployment and world-record inflation are doing more than sustaining the Zimbabwean economy, according to a FinancialGazette report. They’ve become an important class of investor and the government wants them to contribute more to the country’s development. According to a WorldBank blog, 50 percent of all Zimbabwe’s professionals have
Senegal gets rid of its senate to save money
June 19, 2015 DAKAR, Senegal – Senegalese lawmakers, who are divided between a 150-seat national assembly and a 100-seat senate, voted to do away with the senate, passing a law which dissolves the institution in order to save an estimated $15 million. Minister of Justice Aminata Toure explained that the suppression Tuesday of the senate
It’s not about mental illness: The big lie that always follows mass shootings by white males
June 19, 2015 I get really really tired of hearing the phrase “mental illness” thrown around as a way to avoid saying other terms like “toxic masculinity,” “white supremacy,” “misogyny” or “racism.” We barely know anything about the suspect in the Charleston, South Carolina, atrocity. We certainly don’t have testimony from a mental health professional