Akinwumi Adesina – A pair of cleared and safe hands for the AFDB
17/05/2020By Kingsley Okeke In the words of the great American poet and civil rights leader, Maya Angelou, “you may not control all the events that happen to you, but you.
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3 ways COVID-19 could actually spark a better future for Africa
15/05/2020In 1990, when Cameroon’s football team did the unthinkable and beat Argentina in the World Cup, the proportion of the world’s population living below the poverty line was 35.9%. Fast-forward.
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Madagascar Herbal Remedy – An African solution to COVID-19?
15/05/2020By Kingsley Okeke According to data obtained on the 12th May 2020, from the Corona Virus Resources Centre at the John Hopkins University, the world currently has 4,277,832 confirmed cases.
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How will Covid-19 affect start-up funding in emerging markets?
13/05/2020Start-ups that have performed well during the implementation of social distancing and lockdown measures might offer favourable opportunities to investors amid the uncertainty, while the changing investment environment is set.
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COVID-19: Adapt or die, the need to adjust to new circumstances and crisis situations – Esther Muchemi, Kenyan Businesswoman
12/05/2020The Corona Virus pandemic, also known as COVID-19, has been growing exponentially in some parts of Africa, especially in recent weeks, with the region’s total rising to 29,463 cases and.
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NATSAVE set to support SMEs in Zambia amidst COVID-19 disruption
12/05/2020The National Savings and Credit Bank of Zambia, NATSAVE, have said it plans to help in securing about 200,000 jobs in the country through its revolving loan scheme and.
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European Airlines Resume Flights For Summer Travel At Different Paces, But British Airways/IAG, Air France-KLM And Lufthansa May Converge
12/05/2020By Will Horton Travel will resume this summer as Europe’s major airline groups plan to add flights at different paces. The initial projections are subject to travel restrictions and bans.
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A woman on a Mission : My journey to being a Pastors Wife, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist – Helen Oritsejafor
11/05/2020About 90 million people – roughly half Nigeria’s population – live in extreme poverty, according to estimates from the World Data Lab’s Poverty Clock. Nigeria is home to over 10.
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Dangote: Mobilising Private Sector support in fight against Covid-19
11/05/2020By Boma Benjy – Iwuoha Aliko Dangote has remained consistent in mobilizing private capital in the fight against COVID19 in Nigeria in particular and across Africa. The Nigerian billionaire businessman.
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