Sweet as honey: the African killer bees providing a living in Liberia
Liberian beekeeper Cecil Wilson is holding up a honeycomb, crawling with hundreds of so-called killer bees. They are the most aggressive in Africa, but the honey […]
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Reality Check: Are 90% of Zimbabweans unemployed?
There are a lot of figures for the rate of unemployment in Zimbabwe doing the rounds, from 95% to 5%, which is surely the biggest […]
Agriculture is the key to a prosperous Africa
Agnes Kalibata, First published in the Financial Times guest column *beyondbrics, 6/12/17 Agriculture captures the African story like no other economic activity — both the […]
A borderless Africa? Some countries open doors, raise hopes
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – For years African leaders have toyed with the idea of free movement by citizens across the continent, even raising the possibility […]
Ocean economy can lift growth in Africa
African countries must invest in their ports and connecting infrastructure for regional growth, president tells Terminal Operators Conference Africa 2017 President Jacob Zuma urged African […]
Zimbabwe unveils post-Mugabe economic order
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe’s government, under newly inaugurated President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has announced “a new economic order” that signals a potentially significant change from the previous […]
A clear, present danger: Zanu PF strategy to rule forever
A NEW era has dawned in Zimbabwe . . . or has it? In recent weeks, to popular acclamation and adulation, Zanu PF and the […]
Can Nigeria’s yams power a nation?
Can Africa’s biggest economy swap its addiction to oil for the starchy tubers that millions line their bellies with each day?”It’s our biggest hope,” says […]
Reforms needed to unlock agriculture’s competitiveness
Hadijah Nakitendde, First published by Sunrise, 8/12/17 New reports state that food demand on the African continent will rise by more than 60% by 2050. The […]
African countries are making significant efforts to develop a vision for industrialisation.
At present, about half of these countries have an industrialisation strategy, many of which aim to improve entrepreneurship. But few address the role of […]