Africa ramps up efforts to retrieve wealth hidden across borders

The Chronicle Business Reporter TAX administrations across the African continent are ramping up efforts to build their capacity to identify and retrieve wealth hidden across their borders. According to the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), in 2021 alone, information on assets of nearly €11 trillion held outside the taxpayers’ place of residence was automatically exchanged

Six top prime property trends in Africa you should know

There is a growing trend in the prime property construction market in Africa towards better living standards, with a focus on creating eco-friendly houses and apartments, as well as residential areas closer to natural habitats (forests, wildlife areas, etc.), safety, serenity, and many more. Estate living is becoming increasingly popular in many African countries like

Tinubu’s presidency and the leadership-performance imperative

By Tunji Olaopa   The leadership conundrum on the African continent tells a story about why the continent has remained behind especially in terms of global development, and especially the fourth and fifth industrial revolutions. A very good indicator of this leadership failure is the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) that measures governance

The AIG Public Leaders Programme 2023/2024 for emerging African public sector leaders

Application Deadline:  Monday, April 17, 2023. The AIG Public Leaders Programme (AIG PLP) offers emerging African public sector leaders a unique opportunity to develop their leadership capacity and acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to drive change. Run in conjunction with the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, the programme offers an immersive, world-class executive

Volkswagen takes over the responsibility of vehicle assembly in Ghana

VOLKSWAGEN is reaffirming its commitment to the development of the automotive industry in Ghana with the opening of a new vehicle assembly facility in Accra. With this move, Volkswagen also takes over the new vehicle assembly responsibility from its licensed importer in Ghana, Universal Motors Limited, UML.  UML was awarded the assembly contract when Volkswagen

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