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Nigerian 2nd Richest Man, Mike Adenuga To Buy Majority Stake In Ivory Coast’s Nationalised Telecom

Mike Adenuga, Nigerian billionaire and owner of one of Africa’s largest telecommunications, may be close to extending his telecom business to Ivory Coast as the government of the Francophone African.

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Spotlight On Diezani Alison-Madueke, 1st Female OPEC President

Being a successful woman in a male-dominated sector is hard enough, but Diezani Alison-Madueke endured almost epic underdog status as Nigeria’s oil minister. She was accused of mismanagement, corruption, and.

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Obama To Become First US President To Visit Ethiopia

U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Ethiopia next month, becoming the first sitting American leader to visit the African country and the headquarters of the African Union. The White.

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Opinion: Is Coal Worth More To South Africa Than Gold?

 The gold sector wage negotiations have taken centre stage in mining circles this week, detracting attention from the upcoming coal sector talks scheduled to start on July 2. According to this.

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Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh sacked Supreme Court judges

Banjul – Gambia’s hardline president, Yahya Jammeh dismissed two judges in the Supreme Court after criticising the court’s move to commute several death sentences to life sentences in prison, a.

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FOREX Africa: The Currency Devaluation Wind In Nigeria Is Too Strong

As a frontier market, the countries of Africa represent both tremendous opportunities and tremendous risks. On the risk side of the ledger are all the usual complications of international trade.

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Tunisians march against beach attack

People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march to denounce the attack in which at least 38 people, most of them tourists, were killed by a.

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7 Innovative Products From Africa You Should Know

African innovation is not yet getting the level of global recognition and support it truly deserves. The continent is brimming with a rising new generation of bold, creative-thinking innovators and.

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Africa’s Richest Woman Injects $220 Million Into Portuguese Power Solutions Company

Africa’s richest woman Isabel dos Santos has reportedly completed the acquisition of a 65% stake in Efacec Power Solutions after signing a sale contract for more than $220 million. Santos,.

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Africa’s Booming Economy Creates Massive Skills Gap

By Robin Meyerhoff, Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, SAP One thing Ikram El Khadji is not lacking is education. She has a Master’s degree in Information Technology and an undergraduate degree.

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