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October 2019

Post author African Business
Post date September 23, 2019
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Unclogging Africa’s cities
Many of Africa’s fast-growing cities are taking steps to reduce congestion and pollution, but the problem is becoming increasingly urgent. Ian Lewis reports Africa may not be the first continent that springs to mind when thinking about smog-cloaked cities. But that could change, if urban centres grow as fast as forecast without sufficient checks on pollution or traffic. The continent’s urban popu
Ian Lewis • SepSeptember 16^th, 2020
African reaction to township riots is a wake-up call for South Africa
South Africa’s latest spate of anti-immigrant riots not only caused loss of life but also led to reprisals across the continent. Preventing a recurrence is crucial for the future of the country and its neighbours, says Dianna Games. The sight of the premises of South African household names including Shoprite, Mr Price, Pep and MTN being attacked and looted in other African countries was a realit
OctOctober 1^st, 2019

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Africa Capital Alliance invests $20m to expand Accelerex
In subsidiary Global Accelerex, Mauritus-based Accelerex owns one of the largest payment terminal service providers in Nigeria, which works with over 95% of Nigerian banks and 90,000 merchants. Its agency banking arm, AccelerexNetwork, active since 2013, offers services to financially underserved Nigerians through a network of 9,000 agents, and plans to reach 40,000 agents by the end of 2021.A
David Thomas • NovNovember 19^th, 2020
MTN to refocus on Africa and mobile money under new CEO
Following years of legal difficulties in challenging markets, MTN Group’s new CEO Ralph Mupita is expected to turn over a new leaf by capitalising on technological growth and a demographic dividend within Africa to cement its position as the continent’s largest telecoms provider. The firm’s Middle East operations have underperformed in recent years, while legal and regulatory difficulties in Niger
Will McBain • OctOctober 6^th, 2020

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Where to invest in Africa in the face of COVID-19
As Africa heads towards recession, it's not easy to know where to invest. Akinyi Ochieng and Isaac Kwaku Fokuo, Jr. highlight three areas that are likely to fare better during the downturn Back in January, Africa’s economic outlook for the year was bright. African Development Bank projections predicted 3.9% growth in 2020 and 4.1% in 2021. But then, coronavirus upended the global economy. Less t
AprApril 15^th, 2020
The Africa List Barometer launch with Nieros Oyegun, Head of Network
Listen to African Business Podcast 3: "The Africa List Barometer launch with Nieros Oyegun" In Episode 3 of the African Business Podcasts, Nieros Oyegun, head of network for CDC's The Africa List talks us through the initiative, which wants to fortify top executives with leadership skills and a peer network that spans across countries. The programme selects the leading 100 companies in each co
DecDecember 9^th, 2019

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