You would be pardoned if you don’t know that Adeboye was nee Odutola — and you would be further forgiven if you do not know that the Odutola’s were pacesetters for indigenous manufacturing in Nigeria. Ms Oyeyimika Adeboye was recently[...]
If you’ve worked for an enterprise organization, you know they take cybersecurity seriously. They might have a team of 50 or more dedicated to managing cybersecurity operations and GRC (governance, risk and compliancy). Many even have a Chief Information Security[...]
The Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem and the Government of Ghana have announced the Ghana-Oracle Digital Enterprise Program, a new collaborative effort to support technology-enabled startups and entrepreneurs across Ghana. The Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem, Oracle’s program for entrepreneurs and innovators[...]
At a time of slowed growth and continued volatility, many countries are looking for policies that will stimulate growth and create new jobs. Information communications technology (ICT) is not only one of the fastest growing industries – directly creating millions[...]
Much of 2018’s growth in internet users in Africa has been driven by more affordable smartphones and mobile data plans. Mobile phone users in Africa are up by more than 20 percent, with the reported number of internet users in[...]
Opening up a news app or viewing mainstream media, one could almost be forgiven for thinking that the Internet is still a dream for most African countries. In reality, the Internet is having a huge impact in Africa, and while[...]
Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced dramatic gains in internet use in recent years. With this rapid growth in connectivity have come a host of potential problems, including fake news, political targeting and manipulation and financial scams, among others. Yet according to a new Pew Research[...]
An innovative startup (HOCO) which seeks to produce sustainable construction materials made from coconut waste, has emerged winner of the Africa Basque Challenge (ABC) in Bilbao, Basque County, Spain. The Basque-African challenge is aimed towards finding and developing socio-business initiatives[...]
Woman Crush Wednesday Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, MFR is a Co-Founder of Sahel Consulting and serves as its managing partner. She has 23 years of experience in international development, and through her work with Sahel has shaped agriculture strategy and policy[...]
Almost two years after the largest tomato plant ran aground on supply shortages, the Dangote Tomato Processing Factory has returned to operations with fresh strategies to shrug off challenges it previously underestimated. The plant, located at the Kadawa local government[...]
The African continent has been experiencing a consistent increase in the demand of rice. Rice has in the past three decades grown in popularity to become a major feature in the continental diet. It currently takes first position on the[...]
Despite social, political, and other issues some of its countries have had to deal with, its countries have seen recent increase in GDP growth. Africa is rich in natural resources. Some of its 54 countries boast resources like diamonds, sugar,[...]
After spending time with some outstanding people described as “the next generation of young leaders,” the accomplished businessman, took to his blog to share some important career advice for people who are hungry for success. They are: How you start[...]
1. Change of Guards Political landscape is changing across the continent with 18 countries going to polls in the previous year. Some Africa’s long serving Presidents have left and DR Congo just witnessed an opposition win since its independence in[...]
Quietly, thousands of women (and men but predominantly women) in the world face an uphill battle at home, at work and on college campuses. The battle is sexual harassment. The numbers are staggering. Every day, hundreds of thousands of women[...]
Italy’s Toscana Machine Calzature (TMC) and ItalProgetti are set to establish two leather factories in Tanzania. The agreement, which involves an investment of $24 million, will tap into the large quantity of raw hides and skin the Eastern African nation[...]
Global agriculture is facing an unprecedented challenge. The world’s population is expected to swell by two billion people by 2050. Food demand will double in the next three decades with a 50 percent increase in protein demand. At the same[...]
The International Monetary Fund and African Development Bank have both predicted that Africa’s overall growth will improve in 2019 and 2020. According to the IMF, there will be a 6% increase across the continent with the North-African nation, Libya leading[...]
