Competition Increases for African Countries Seeking FDI into their Power Sectors

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has ordered the number of regional states be nearly tripled, his spokesman said Saturday, undermining a fundamental pillar of a power-sharing deal to end civil war.

l-r:Benin Republic Prime Minister,  Mr. Lionel Zinsou, Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation Mr. Tony Elumelu and Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai at the $100 Million Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) boot camp for 1000 entrepreneurs from 51 countries across Africa, Ota, Ogun State, on Saturday July 11, 2015.

l-r: Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation Mr. Tony Elumelu and Kaduna...

Despite the recent prediction by the World Bank[1] that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa will slow in 2015, the region is still home to one of the fastest-growing middle class in the world. As a result, there are vast opportunities on the continent for progressive African entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to take advantage of.

Charles Brewer, Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), says one sector providing plentiful prospects is the agricultural...

*With the additional flights to Alexandria, Bujumbura, Juba and Zanzibar, airline will operate 78 flights a week to Africa

Dubai-based flydubai (http://www.flydubai.com) today announced that it is increasing the frequency of flights on some of its routes in Africa for the summer schedule. With the additional flights, flydubai will operate a total of 78 flights a week to 12 points in East and North Africa.

From 29 March, flydubai will increase its service from five flights a week to daily to...

BBC seeks future star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award 2020.

From the 29th of March to the 1st of April 2016 the African Regional Round of the 14th ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law took place at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.

ELSA Moot Court Competition is a simulation of a WTO panel proceeding. The competition is a student-run moot court competition, organized annually by the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) in co-operation with the World Trade Organization (WTO).  The competition builds the awareness of the WTO...

How countries across the continent are getting prepared in case the deadly virus spreads.

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Africa's tourism is booming thanks to effective use of technology