Is fibre key to connecting Africa?

>Barclays Bank has reiterated its commitment to continue playing a key role in deepening Africa’s financial services sector pushed by strong economic growth.

>As the story of the mobile phone and its contribution to bridging the digital divide in sub-Saharan Africa unfolds, the device’s revolutionary role in facilitating transactions and wealth distribution in the region is shaping up in an unprecedented way.

>The mining sector, along with other natural resource sectors, remains critical to African development and has been an important contributor to the continent’s growth over the last decade. In fact, it would not be an understatement to say that Africa’s mineral resources defined its relationship with the rest of the world, for at least the last few centuries, and thus recurrent references to the scramble for Africa.

Ahead of its summit in June, the AU has elevated the stemming of illegal transfer of capital as a top priority.

>The national U-20 soccer team, Ngorongoro Heroes, leave for Kaduna, Nigeria this morning for the first round, return leg of the 2015 Africa Youth Championship qualifier against hosts Flying Eagles on Saturday.

Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, Charles Brewer.

Africa continues to remain vastly unexplored, and making Africa’s most remote regions accessible for trade will not only promote prosperity in those regions, but also elevate the continent’s continued growth path.

This is according to Charles Brewer, Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, commenting on The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty1 report recently released by the World Bank Group and World Trade...

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Iringa public Library serves Iringa residents in general, especially secondary and college students. These visit the library whenever they need information or conduct research for their personal and academic use. Richard Suleiman, the regional librarian shares with Success a few things about his work. He also sheds light on measures that his office has taken to cultivate a reading culture in the community.