US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday used a virtual session with African youth to call for more opportunities for the young on the continent, and issued an indirect jab at China’s opaque operations.
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China: The Rise Of A trade Titan
China is perhaps one of the most unprecedented stories of economic development in recent history. In the last 25 years, the country’s economy rapidly expanded, lifting more people out of poverty than anywhere else in the world.
Fintech App Usage Up 61% Year-on-year
The use of fintech apps has increased more than 61% since the pandemic started last year, reveals deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations.
GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition Calls for Applications from Young Africans
Returning for its third year, the ground-breaking $100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition (http://GoGettaz.africa) continues to inspire agrifood entrepreneurs from Cape Town to Cairo to use their energy, courage and creativity to solve the biggest problems facing Africa’s food systems.
Venture Capitalism: How and Why to Get in Early
Venture Capitalism is a wonderful thing, if you know how it works and how to get in safely. By the time you finish reading this, you should have just enough information to be a pocket venture capitalist right here in Accra, Ghana.
Africa’s Debt Dance with China in Creating the Belt Road Initiative
With more than half of the 60-plus recipient countries under China’s Belt Road Initiative (BRI) located in Africa, it’s hard to not commend the Chinese for their willingness to make significant investments to develop infrastructure on the continent.
Tanzania Overtakes SA as Kenya’s Top Remittance
Dollar inflows from African countries into Kenya dropped 65.9 percent in the first three months this year, with Tanzania overtaking South Africa as the biggest source of remittances.
World Bank Financing for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Reaches $2 Billion
Washington, U.S//— The World Bank today announced that it has reached $2 billion in approved financing for the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for 17 developing countries.
Nigeria Looks to Build Back After Pandemic Havoc
Africa’s largest economy is recovering from the recession brought about by falling oil prices and the effects of Covid-19 in 2020, but is growth likely to be in line with optimistic forecasts?
Nigerian Fintech Platform Secures $3.5M Seed Round
Lagos, Nigeria//-Nigerian fintech platform and Open Finance (API Economy) pioneers, Okra, has secured a $3.5m Seed raise.