Delta Airlines partners JA Africa to develop young entrepreneurs across Africa

AMERICA’S Delta Airlines and Junior Achievement (JA) Africa have renewed their partnership to advance business and STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education among young people across the continent. Delta is known to be supporting 32 JA chapters across five continents to teach students about financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. This is coming even

What China Is Learning From West African Managerial Practices

China has become a global power, but there is too little debate about how this has happened and what it means. Many argue that China exports its developmental model and imposes it on other countries. But Chinese players also extend their influence by working through local actors and institutions while adapting and assimilating local and traditional forms, norms, and practices.  With a generous

Nigeria signs a new oil deal with South Korea

A spokesperson for the Nigerian government disclosed on Thursday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) just finalized a deal with Daewoo Group of South Korea to rehabilitate the Kaduna Refinery. The spokesperson noted that the president of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, approved the signing which took place on the sidelines of the 2022

Zanzibar wants to build Africa’s Silicon Valley

0 Zanzibar has tapped Wasoko – East Africa’s most valued tech startup – as an anchor company to position the island as Africa’s next destination for tech talent and innovation. This article was submitted to TechCabal by Conrad Onyango, bird story agency* Zanzibar is eyeing rising investor interest in Africa’s business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce start-ups to

US terror alert in South Africa ‘unfortunate’: Ramaphosa | The Guardian Nigeria News

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday regretted as “unfortunate” the US embassy’s issuing of a warning of a possible weekend “terrorist” attack in the country without consulting his government. The US embassy on Wednesday posted the alert on its website and identified the potential target as Sandton, a suburb in the country’s financial hub

IdentityPass Pledges N4m for Flood Victims Relief Fund

The increasing rate of flooding and the drawbacks it poses on individuals, sectors and society at large leaves one’s mind throttling and scared for their lives. Research revealed that over 129,000 persons were displaced in 320 local government areas across 35 states, 68 persons killed and properties/farmlands were destroyed. In 2021, over 100,000 persons were

Building an export-oriented skincare company

Francesca Opoku Solution Oasis, a Ghanaian manufacturing business founded by Francesca Opoku, first started selling cosmetic products under its Beauty Secrets brand in 2008. The company processes ingredients such as shea butter, cocoa butter, natural oils and herbs into soap, lotions and shower gel. Jeanette Clark speaks to Opoku about her vision for an export-oriented

Ghana is #1 in Access to Financial Inclusion in Africa

Download logo Ghana has been recognized as the only country in Africa to achieve 100% access to financial inclusion on the continent. The honour was contained in this year’s State of Inclusive Instant Payment in Africa Report put together by AfricaNenda and launched at the ongoing Mobile World Congress Africa 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. This

Ghana MPs suspend demand to oust finance minister until after IMF deal

ACCRA, Oct 27 (Reuters) – A coalition of Ghana’s ruling party members of parliament have called off demands that finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta be removed from office until a support package is negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) said in the statement on Wednesday that President Nana Akufo-Addo