Top 10 most-innovative economies in Africa

Data from the report found that Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest number of economies performing above expectations in the GII. According to the report, only Mauritius (52nd) and South Africa (61st) rank in the top 65, and only Kenya (85th) and Tanzania (90th) have remained firmly within the top 100 and have improved their performance

Ghana places 8th in top 10 Africa largest gold holdings

Ghana, formerly Gold Coast, occupies the eighth position amongst the top 10 African countries with the largest gold holdings amounting to 8. 74 metric tons, as of December 2021. Algeria claims the topmost spot as the African country with the largest gold holding, at 174 metric tons, according to Statista – a global statistics portal

Nigeria’s Abubakar picks southern governor as 2023 election running mate

LAGOS, June 16 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s main opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar on Thursday picked a governor from the oil producing Delta state as running mate for next year’s presidential election. The choice points to a strategy by Abubakar, a northern Muslim, to generate support in the largely Christian south. In Nigeria, with a population

Why Africa’s top CEOs are so hyped on Côte d’Ivoire — Quartz Africa

Côte d’Ivoire is reclaiming its reputation as a top investment destination in Francophone Africa, and on the continent as a whole. That’s according to the 2022 CEO Barometer Survey recently released at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, an event that brought together close to 2,000 political, business, and thought leaders. The forum is the

Investment into African startup to hit 10bn in 3 years

A research by a blockchain-based mobile network operator, World Mobile shows, has concluded that investment into tech startups in Africa would double by 2025 reaching $10bn. The research, which used African business leaders as its respondents forecast a surge in spending on tech start-ups as foreign direct investment and improved internet connectivity is reshaping Africa

How Nigeria’s Losode is connecting fashion businesses with consumers

Nigerian startup Losode is an online marketplace that connects consumers with fashion businesses, empowering entrepreneurs with business growth tools that make it easier for them to scale their businesses and maximise sale opportunities. Launched by Aderonke Ajose-Adeyemi in 2020, having been run as a side project before that, Losode says it is building the digital