Ciceron Nyalowala’s parents are disappointed. Their son took a boat from their riverside village to the city of Mbandaka, in the heart of the Congo… Read More »The Lucrative Business that’s Killing the Congo Basin
Ivory Coast-based startup Coliba, which has developed a recycling and waste management platform, has raised funding from German firm GreenTec Capital Partners, which will also… Read More »Creating Larger Value and Impact in Africa’s Recycled Plastic Economy
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The Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) which is comprised of the largest group of white farmers evicted from farms under Zimbabwe’s controversial land-reform programme has welcomed… Read More »Could this Be the Beginning of Zimbabwe’s Economic Recovery?
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Shattered by decades of war, Somalia can finally look forward to rebuilding normal economic ties with the world after the IMF and World Bank announced… Read More »Somalia’s Sigh of Relief as Debt is Scrapped
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will… Read More »The AfDB Raises Money to Help Economies Battered by the Coronavirus
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