Category: Investing

The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at MIT has selected 13 African entrepreneurs from eight countries in Africa to join its inaugural cohort of Legatum Foundry Fellows.

Washington DC, US//— Governments around the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with massive fiscal, monetary, and financial stimulus packages.

Luanda, Angola// – The promotional tour of the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) stopped yesterday in Luanda, Angola, where the organisers met with the business community and government representatives to raise awareness and encourage participation to the trade fair.

Accra, Ghana//-The Ningo Prampram MP, Sam Nartey George, has refuted claims by people against the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill that the country would face an economic consequence if the bill is passed into law.

As the 2021 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) approaches, we examine the state of the China-Africa relationship and what should be on the table at this year’s forum.

Google’s plans to invest $1bn in Africa’s tech infrastructure and talent over the next five years has sparked a debate over big tech’s tax obligations.

Much of Nigeria’s railway infrastructure was built by the UK colonial administration to facilitate governance and cheaply transport goods to the seaports for export.

Cairo, Egypt//- The organisers of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) met with the business community in Cairo, Egypt, on 5 October to raise awareness and encourage attendance to the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021).

Washington DC, US// —Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic with growth expected to expand by 3.3 percent in 2021.

Cairo, Egypt//-The organisers of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) hosted a virtual roadshow event in partnership with the Africa Center for the African Diaspora have urged African diasporans to fully engage with Africa and the upcoming trade fair.