Nigeria, France Trade Hits $7.7 billion
23/09/2013Nigeria’s bilateral relations with France continue to strenghten as trade volume between the African and European nation hit an all time high of €5.7 billion ($7.7 billion) in the last.
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General Electric (GE) Wins $1.9 Billion Deal To Supply Algerian Turbines
23/09/2013General Electric (GE) on Sunday said it had won a $1.9 billion deal to provide Algeria with turbines for six power plants. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the.
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MTN Sponsors 24 Youths To One Young World Summit
21/09/2013MTN, the National Host Sponsor of the 2013 One Young World Summit, the first to be held in Africa, selected 24 youth delegates from 19 of its markets across Africa.
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Africa’s Youngest Billionaire, Ashish J. Thakkar Is First African To Make Fortune 40 Under 40
21/09/2013Ashish J. Thakkar, the 32 year-old founder and CEO of Mara Group, has emerged the first African ever to be named in Fortune Magazine’s prestigious annual 40 Under 40 list which.
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Africa’s Richest Woman Isabel Dos Santos To Open Retail Business
21/09/2013Angola’s richest woman, Isabel Dos Santos is partnering with Sonae, Portugal’s largest retailer, to launch 5 new food hypermarkets in Angola, Reuters has reported. The first hypermarket is scheduled to open sometime in 2015. Sonae is.
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What It Takes To Build Nigeria’s Largest SME Data Company
21/09/2013Vconnect with an initial capital of $63,000 amassed a database of 700,000 business listings in a market where naspers’ mocality shutdown Deepankar Rustagi is an entrepreneur of Indian descent, but.
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The Link between Africa’s Energy and Infrastructure Development
21/09/2013By Ambassador (Dr.) Robin Renee Sanders One of the key issues facing sub-Saharan Africa today is the challenge of bridging the region’s energy-infrastructure gap. Yes, we have all read the.
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Spinlet, the iTunes of Africa, hits 650K subscribers — and is targeting 50M users by 2016
20/09/2013A Canadian who worked for a company that owns half of China’s Tencent is helping reinvent music in Africa via a company started by two Finns that was sold to.
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China – Africa Economic And Trade Relationship Attain Record Heights.
20/09/2013Chinese participation in reconstruction and financial service in Angola and in agriculture in Mozambique are some of the examples outlined in the new strategic document of the Chinese government for.
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Technology And The Future Of Healthcare In Africa
17/09/2013Imagine if you could track your general health status on a daily basis through an app on your phone. Consider the following futuristic scenario. Before you show any physical symptoms.
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