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“CLEANING HOUSE FIRST: Good Governance as a Key to Unlocking Global Partnerships for Shared Prosperity” – H.E. Dr. Lazarus Chakwera – President of Malawi at the International Forum on African Leadership – IFAL 2020 (Virtual)

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Ken Giami, Publisher of the African Leadership Magazine & Chairman ALG Strategy Group Senator Manqoba B. Khumalo, Minister of.

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Sweetening the Deal – How the Eswatini Sugar Industry is helping keep the country’s economy afloat amidst global uncertainties

Available statistics show that Sugar remains Eswatini’s main export commodity. The country is the 4th largest sugar producer in Africa and the 25th largest producer in the world. Sugar production accounts for over half of Eswatini’s agricultural.

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How Mastercard Plans to Bring 50 Million SMEs into the Digital Economy by 2025

Mastercard has set out an ambitious plan of bringing 1 billion people and 50 million SMEs into the digital economy by 2025. In this exclusive interview with African Leadership Magazine.

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United Kingdom Prepares for Big Post BREXIT Trade Blitz

The UK’s Trade Commissioner for Africa Emma Wade-Smith sits at the heart of a renewed effort to boost Britain’s economic footprint on the continent.

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COVID 19 and the Transportation Industry in Nigeria – Effects, Challenges and Prospects

By Alkali Amana The power of attraction which Lagos, a city in South-West Nigeria possesses was enough to inspire the lyrics of Eko – a song by the band Coldplay,.

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Stocks surge in South Africa as the media projects Biden’s win

Globally, there has been a consecutive rise in the value of stocks as the media projected Biden’s win in the on-going elections in the United States. Stocks around the world.

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NOLLYWOOD: An Industry with Immense Potential for Investors

By Alkali Amana As an entrepreneur, 39-year-old chemistry graduate Jason Njoku achieved success in a most unlikely way – he is the founder and CEO of IrokoTV, one of the.

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Aid Governance in Africa – Its Effect on Resources Diplomacy

By Katherine Igiezele In a recent critical intervention entitled “Dead Aid”, the Zambian professor Dambisa Moyo argued, amongst other things, that: “the development of China is a ‘golden occasion’ for.

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Celebrating 20 Years of FOCAC

By Chu Maoming, China’s Consul General in Lagos The year 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). China, along with all African.

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Jim Ovia; Sam Ogrih listed among top 50 real estate developers in Nigeria

Sam Ogrih, a leading real estate developer in Nigeria and the Managing Director of Delta Mega Trend Nigeria Limited, DMTNL, has been listed among the country’s most celebrated real estate.

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