Given its colonial past, Africa has not had the opportunity to engage with the positive aspects or benefits of capitalism, having been integrated into the international economy in a position of subservience...
1 day ago
Baker McKenzie lawyers based in Africa, alongside the firm's global Africa specialists, as well as lawyers from our African Relationship Firms from across the continent, share their knowledge about what investors should consider when transacting in Africa...
Morne van der Merwe and Wildu du Plessis 2 days ago
We chat with Grey Jabesi, an entrepreneur, Blockchain enthusiast, cryptocurrency evangelist, analyst, and investor based in Africa....
Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2019
African businesses are being challenged to wake up to the economic, social and environmental power of the Blue Economy...
10 May 2019
With mobile money continuing to dominate the continent's commerce growth, opening doors to business to everyone from a rural farmer to an entrepreneur, and cross-border seeing inter-country transactions on the rise, the continent is making a play to be the world's biggest e-commerce opportunity...
9 May 2019
African economic growth has in general been driven by public infrastructure investment and the expansion of services to a largely underserviced population. However, fintech is increasingly receiving attention from both private and public sector...
3 May 2019
Entrepreneurs have a pivotal role to play in Africa's unemployment crisis. Today over a third of the continent's young workforce (those aged 15-35) are unemployed...
Aubrey Hruby 2 May 2019
Nine Africa Heads of State will attend the US-Africa Business Summit in June...
30 Apr 2019
In December last year the US National Security Advisor, John Bolton, gave a speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC, in which he outlined the Trump administration's new Africa strategy...
Maria Ryan 24 Apr 2019
The rising gap between developmental needs and available financial resources - including poor revenue collection - has pushed sub-Saharan African governments to consider different options to support their budgets...
Dr Misheck Mutize 23 Apr 2019
If Africa is to achieve the sustainable development goals, it needs to prioritise women's access to finance...
18 Apr 2019
Not just the ultimate holiday stop, Mauritius is also a preferred jurisdiction for fund managers looking to establish African-focused funds...
Michael Denenga & Nicole Paige 17 Apr 2019
The latest figures released by the African Development Bank suggest the continent's infrastructure needs amount to between $130-170bn a year, with a current financing gap of $67-$107bn per annum...
11 Apr 2019
Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) announces revamped website...
11 Apr 2019
For a long time, the most prominent players in the African property sector have been private equity or other institutional investors...
Selwyn Blieden 9 Apr 2019
Never before has the need for infrastructure felt so immediate and acute. This became apparent to me as I travelled to Nairobi, Lagos, Lusaka and Gaborone...
Gerald Gondo 4 Apr 2019
It was confidently billed at the time as the "deal of the century". The Sino Congolaise des Mines (Sicomines) was the most significant Chinese investment project in Africa when it was agreed in 2007...
Kenyan Journalist Patrick Alushula bags overall award, Pan African Journalist of the Year...
2 Apr 2019
Mobile money has changed the face of financial services forever. It has driven significantly greater financial inclusion in emerging markets around the world, positively impacting whole communities and economies...
Akinwale Goodluck 29 Mar 2019
Africa must prioritise domestic revenue mobilisation to triple growth and meet its development goals and targets over the next few decades...
28 Mar 2019
Rwanda has emerged as a model for economic development. The country has taken great strides just 25 years since its horrific genocide...
Marie E Berry & Laura Mann 27 Mar 2019
Africa must digitise its economies, broaden its tax base, prevent further deterioration of fiscal and debt positions, and aim for double-digit growth to achieve the UN 2030 global goals (SDGs), and the AU Agenda 2063...
25 Mar 2019
There is still $400m unbanked in Africa, and the goal is to work with the private and financial sector to connect the poor with adequate financial systems...
Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2019
Africa is open for business. With average annual growth for sub-Saharan Africa forecast at 8% until 2023, the continent is looking increasingly attractive as a trade and export destination...
15 Mar 2019
When it comes to feeling prosperous, mindset matters more than income, according to the results of Nielsen's new 2019 Changing Consumer Prosperity Report...
11 Mar 2019
One of the main reasons newly-elected Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari had been widely expected to lose his bid for a second term was the poor state of the country's economy...
Stephen Onyeiwu 7 Mar 2019
This year's Africa Shared Value Summit will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, 23-24 May 2019, at the Radisson Blu Hotel...
25 Feb 2019
While it is one of five megatrends that are set to have an undeniable effect on the world we live in, sustainability extends far beyond the single, albeit very important, issue of climate change...
Patrick Odier 11 Feb 2019
The sudden resignation of World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has rekindled debate about leadership succession and the mission of the international financial institution...
Mzukisi Qobo and Mills Soko 8 Feb 2019
Get ready to recognise the Mastercard brand not only with your eyes but also your ears. That's right, the latest phase of its brand evolution involves sonic melody that's set to form part of your Mastercard brand experience in the future...
Leigh Andrews 8 Feb 2019
