Learning abroad
The number of African students studying in China has grown 26-fold, from 2 000 in 2003 to nearly 50... Read more
11 Jul, 2017
Raise the bar
Through the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) High-5 priorities, the group invested close to US$11 billion in projects and programmes across... Read more
27 Jun, 2017
Decked out
The world’s largest diamond exploration vessel – the SS Nujoma – will soon begin exploring for diamond deposits in... Read more
27 Jun, 2017
Moving up
Ethiopia is set to be the world’s fastest-growing economy in 2017, with its GDP forecast to grow by 8.3%... Read more
27 Jun, 2017
In transit
The Doraleh multipurpose port has recently been opened to facilitate Djibouti’s efforts toward providing a world-class shipping platform. Co-funded... Read more
6 Jun, 2017
The real deal
University of Johannesburg scientists have partnered with South Africa’s private sector to develop a world-first next-generation identification technology in... Read more
6 Jun, 2017
Working together
Trade between Africa and India doubled in the past five years, and reached nearly US$72 billion between 2014 and 2015.... Read more
6 Jun, 2017
Foreign interest
Botswana is the most attractive economy in terms of FDI in Africa, thanks to its improved credit rating, current account ratio, import cover... Read more
9 May, 2017
The right call
In yet another move to diversify its economy, Nigeria has opened a smartphone assembly plant in Lagos, according to... Read more
9 May, 2017
Chasing the dream
Ghanaians submit more applications to win the US green card lottery than any other country in the world. As... Read more
9 May, 2017
