STATBOX-Soccer-Ghana at the World Cup

Nov 5 (Reuters) – Following is a statbox on Ghana at the World Cup. FIFA Ranking: 61 Odds: 150-1 Previous tournaments: Ghana had won the Africa Cup of Nations title four times before finally qualifying for the World Cup at the 10th time of asking. Their debut in Germany in 2006 was followed by successive

7 of the worst performing currencies in Africa in 2022

Hanke, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, explains that the currencies of the countries on his list have suffered massive devaluations against the US dollar since January 2020. Hanke’s currency watchlist below shows the ranking order of inflation rates and currency devaluations of countries. Indeed, inflation rates and currency devaluations come together at the hip

MEST Africa has announced the top five start-ups for the grand challenge

A pan-African technology entrepreneur training program has announced the five start-ups from five nations that will compete in the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge pitch competition. Sproutly from Nigeria, Kweli from Senegal, Swoove from Ghana, Hisa from Kenya, and Desert Green Africa from South Africa are the start-ups that made it. The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School in

Nigeria, Other African Countries in Trouble as China Slows Down Lending

African countries are feeling trapped in Chinese loans the country has scaled back from further lendingA recent report says that China may be acting based on the World Bank’s prediction of slowed growth in the regionNigeria and other African some African countries are feeling betrayed by China over its reluctance to further lending Nigeria and

How to boost the performance of African tech startups

Understanding the key drivers that turn an entrepreneurial mindset and innovative ideas into high-performing businesses could hold the key to reducing the 95% first-year failure rate of African tech startups and unlocking their potential to boost economic growth and job creation. Entrepreneurship is seen as the catalyst for addressing Africa’s socio-economic challenges, but while the