description Ethiopia’s financial reforms hold promise for its diaspora business community bookmarknews access_time1 month ago personadmin chat_bubble0 Ethiopia’s parliament this week passed a bill to allow members of the Ethiopian diaspora, who have taken up nationalities in other countries, … View article...
description Kenyan politics is a boys’ game, but women are fighting hard for their rightful seat at the table bookmarknews access_time1 month ago personadmin chat_bubble0 When footage circulated last week of a Kenyan lawmaker, Hon. Zuleikha Hassan, being kicked out of parliament for coming in with her … View article...
description More African countries are looking to tax mobile money transactions bookmarknews access_time1 month ago personadmin chat_bubble0 Much has been written about the need for African countries to collect more tax revenue from citizens and businesses. The … View article...
description The timely symbolism of a “400 years” visit to Ghana by Nancy Pelosi and black US congress members bookmarknews access_time1 month ago personadmin chat_bubble0 As Donald Trump marked the 400th anniversary of American democracy in Virginia, top Democrats who had stayed away from the … View article...
description When tree planting actually damages ecosystems bookmarknews access_time1 month ago1 month ago personadmin chat_bubble0 Tree planting has been widely promoted as a solution to climate change, because plants absorb the climate-warming gases from Earth’s … View article...
description Data science institutions focused on Africa are being built across the continent bookmarknews access_time1 month ago personadmin chat_bubble0 The term “data science” was coined by scientists working at the social networks LinkedIn and Facebook in 2008. A few … View article...
description The rise and rise of the literary festival in African cities bookmarknews access_time1 month ago personadmin chat_bubble0 On June 1, 1962, black writers and other intellectuals from all over the world converged on Makerere University in Kampala, … View article...
description A global drinks giant is spending over $200 million to build “green” breweries in Africa bookmarknews access_time1 month ago personadmin chat_bubble0 Diageo, the British owner of iconic brands including Guinness and Johnny Walker, is going green at brewing sites across Africa … View article...
description Jumia’s shares have dropped below its IPO price as speculators and shorts hover bookmarknews access_time1 month ago personadmin chat_bubble0 Four months after a landmark launch on the New York Stock Exchange, Jumia—the largest e-commerce operator in Africa—has crashed below … View article...
description Uber hasn’t been worth this little since July 2015 bookmarknews access_time1 month ago personadmin chat_bubble0 “Obviously our stock did not trade as well as we had hoped post-IPO,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote in a note … View article...