Tag Archives: Business
By Binyam Mesfin, Addis Fortune opinion Since the 1994 opening of the financial sector, Ethiopian banks have enjoyed high profits and steady growth. Even government-owned banks, such as the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), have managed to drag themselves out … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Addis Fortune, Automated teller machine, Business, Central bank, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Cyprus, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Order of the British Empire
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By Ugo Dosu Epidemic diseases are one of the leading causes of death all over the world, especially in under-developed and developing countries. In fact the future of several African countries is in jeopardy due to these diseases. Whether a … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Business, Disease, Epidemic, Health, Health system, Healthcare, Human resources, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nigeria
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Yesterday I didn’t really post any new articles because I spent the whole day reading up on current affairs in the African economic scene. I read up on a lot of recent, and past, news about the Chinese, and other … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African people, Business, China, Chinese, Chinese language, Economic growth, Indepth Africa Magazine, Natural resource
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By Girma Feyissa Every single day of the week, weather permitting, a crowd of people stand out on the intersection, near the Addis Abeba City Municipality office, waiting for someone to employ them as menial labourers. Some of them are … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Business, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, Government, IndepthAfrica, Politics of Ethiopia, United States, World Bank
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By Pankaj Kumar Selecting beneficiaries for any resilience project is always difficult. But one of the basic principles is that women, children, orphans and the elderly should be near the top of the queue. In Ethiopia, with its high population … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Agriculture, Business, ECHO, Ethiopia, Field Crops, Harvest, Potato, Root Crops
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By Perry Munzwembiri, zimeye.org One key characteristic of developing nations is that a large proportion of the population is comprised of the youth. The African Development Bank notes that Africa has the fastest growing and most youthful population in the … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African Development Bank, Business, Employment, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Labour Organization, Unemployment, United Nations, Zimbabwe
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By Bright Simons There is a tradition dating back at least 3 decades in the Western world that technical innovation on its own is rarely the make or break thing in the competitive advantage of a business. The Economist Paul … read more »
The recent cruel murder of the daughter of a retired Nigerian general, Cynthia Osokogu, by persons she allegedly met on Facebook has once again brought to the fore, the pervasive risks and threats affiliated with the usage of social media. … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Business, David Mark, Facebook, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Online Communities, Pinterest, social media, Twitter
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By Kofi Thompson Today, dear reader, I am sharing an article posted on the online version of the UK newspaper, The Telegraph – at 7:26PM BST, on 27 August, 2012 – by John Longworth, who is Director General of the … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, News, West Africa
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Tagged Britain, British Chambers of Commerce, Business, Daily Telegraph, George Osborne, Germany, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Longworth
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By Ogaga Ifowodo, Vanguard opinion Two weeks ago, a faction of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People led by Goodluck Diigbo proclaimed political autonomy. The action appears to be the outcome of internal wrangling over the implementation … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Business, Environment, External Relations, Governance, International Organisations, Nigeria, Petroleum, West Africa
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Dele Meiji Fatunla Whether it’s small restaurants, import-export business or a mom and pop corner shop, immigrants and Diasporas have a knack for running businesses, often out of necessity, always out of drive. Yet, it can be difficult for ambitious … read more »
Posted in Article, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, Business, Diaspora, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Nigeria news, niheria newspapers, nothafrica, Private equity, Small and medium enterprises, Small business, Venture capital, West Africa
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Visa, one of the world’s leading payment networks, announced at the weekend that its client financial institutions in Nigeria have surpassed 5 million cards in market. Country Manager for Visa West Africa, Ade Ashaye said with this achievement, Nigeria’s banking … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Business, Credit card, Financial services, MasterCard, Merchant Services, Nigeria, Nigeria movies, Nigeria news, nigeria news online, nigeria news today, Nigeria newspapers, Payment, Sani Abacha, thisday nigeria news, Visa, world news nigeria
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UK companies need to do more to take advantages of opportunities to win customers among the growing African middle classes, according to a new report. A Barclays survey of UK companies currently exporting to Africa found that the vast majority … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Barclays, Business, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, manchester, Middle class, South Africa
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Press Release Indian Engineering Companies Explore New Business at Oil & Gas Africa Major Indian companies will be part of a dedicated Indian pavilion at the upcoming Oil & Gas Africa expo, which takes place from 13 to … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Business, Cape Town International Convention Centre, EEPC INDIA, Energy, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, India, Petroleum industry, sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa’s All-share index hit a lifetime high in early trade on Tuesday, as commodity firms such as Impala Platinum ticked higher, tracking gains in global equities after upbeat economic growth data in China. By 0737 GMT, the All-share index, … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy
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Tagged Business, China, Greenwich Mean Time, Impala Platinum, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, South Africa, United States
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PARIS, France, January 11, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December 15, 2011, Momar Nguer was appointed Senior Vice President, Africa/Middle East at Total Supply & Marketing. He succeeded Alain Champeaux who left his operational responsibilities after a career of … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Administration, Aviation Fuel, Business, Chief executive officer, Energy, France, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Paris, vice president
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December 29, 2011 by benim
Cameroon state firm SODECOTTON has increased farm gate raw cotton price by 27.5 percent for the current harvest in an effort to dissuade farmers from smuggling their produce to neighbouring Nigeria, a spokesman said on Wednesday. SODECOTTON said it will … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy
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Tagged Adamawa, Business, Cameroon, CFA franc, Cotton, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Tonne
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Global private equity investors prefer to put their money into Nigeria rather than SA, as this country is currently seen as “over-invested”.This view was voiced during a panel discussion held at the recent SuperReturn Africa conference in Kenya, one of … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy
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Tagged Business, China, Ghana, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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November 21, 2011 by benim
Monrovia – Five people died and several others were injured after an illegal mine collapsed in the west of Ghana, local media reported on Monday. The five, including four women, were killed after the pit mine collapsed in the area … read more »
Posted in Ghana, News, West Africa
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Tagged Business, Business and Economy, Ghana, Gold mining, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mining and Drilling, West Africa, World Bank
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October 29, 2011 by benim
Conakry – A large truck ploughed into cars and pedestrians in a populous suburb of Guinea’s capital Conakry late on Friday, killing at least 20 people, national television reported. “Some 20 people were killed and many others injured in an … read more »
Posted in Guinea, News, West Africa
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Tagged Business, Conakry, Friday, Guinea, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Lansana Conté, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Truck, West Africa
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September 15, 2011 by benim
It seems logical that preparation is everything when it comes to committing a crime, so you can hardly blame 40-year-old Canadian Daniel Glen for wanting to cross the T’s and dot the I’s before robbing a local store. He probably … read more »
September 5, 2011 by benim
South Africa’s rand started the week on the back foot against the dollar in early Monday trade, as the euro came under pressure and a bleak outlook for commodity-linked currencies clouded an already dim global growth picture. The rand is … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Business, Central bank, Currency, Emerging markets, Investing, South Africa, South African rand, United States
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September 2, 2011 by benim
Mozambique Cellular, the country’s biggest mobile-phone operator, started a phone-banking service, known as mKesh, it said. The state-controlled company will hold a 70 percent stake in Carteira Movel SA, which will operate the service, with the remainder held by the … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy
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Tagged Art director, Business, Creative director, DDB Worldwide, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Maputo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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The word profess means to avow or lay claim to some expertise. Hence, we have professors who are university dons with specialist knowledge in particular fields of academic endeavour. The Concise Oxford Dictionary (11th Edition 2006) defines a professional as … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Business, Duty of care, East Africa, ethics, Hammurabi Code, Health, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Pan African News, Profession, Professional association, Professional ethics, Southern Africa, West Africa
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A group of South Sudanese police officers assaulted the human rights director of the United Nations mission in the country last week, sources and internal documents said on Thursday. They said 10 to 14 police officers slapped, kicked and beat … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, South Sudan
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Business, East Africa, Embassies and Consulates, Government, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, United Nations, West Africa
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I Hope Not. I am writing this as a reflection on the story on Ghanaweb.com today, 08/16/2011, that President Arthur Mills has accepted a Gift of a Mansion from a Business Firm, even as he is still incumbent. I hope … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Bible, breaking news, Business, East Africa, Ghana, Ghanaians, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, John Atta Mills, Kufuor government, Nana Akufo-Addo, North Africa, Pan African News, President, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Tanzania plans to spend 1.2 trillion Tanzanian shillings by the end of next year for emergency power projects aimed at ending chronic energy shortages in east Africa’s second-largest economy. Energy and Minerals Minister William Ngeleja said in a presentation to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Tanzania
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Business, Dar es Salaam, East Africa, Energy, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, TANESCO, Tanzania, West Africa
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European stock markets fell in early trading Thursday, largely on concerns about the fiscal health of the continent’s banks. But the markets bounced back in the afternoon, after French and German leaders scheduled an emergency summit to address the euro … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Angela Merkel, Arab League, breaking news, Business, East Africa, Eurozone, George Osborne, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Investing, London, London School of Economics, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, stock market, West Africa
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Port Harcourt – Five militants escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s main oil-hub Port Harcourt on Sunday, by using their metal beds as ladders to climb over the walls, a spokesperson for the prison said. Militants, who say they are … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Business, East Africa, Energy, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Port Harcourt, Prison, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Port Harcourt – Five militants escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s main oil-hub Port Harcourt on Sunday, by using their metal beds as ladders to climb over the walls, a spokesperson for the prison said. Militants, who say they are … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Business, East Africa, Energy, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Port Harcourt, Prison, Southern Africa, West Africa
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