Taking stock Liberia – the continent’s oldest independent country – is set to get its first bourse, nearly six years after initial plans to set up a securities market were made. The… Read more
Big money In Africa, the 100 largest companies (by revenue) contribute up to 60% of corporate taxes. Accumulating some US$1.4 trillion in annual profits, the continent’s biggest firms are growing faster than their… Read more
Going for gold In early September, Africa recorded the highest in-situ value in the world for reported reserves and resources of primary gold projects – totalling US$1.48 trillion. A study carried out by… Read more
Baby steps A study conducted in Kenya has discovered that special antibodies from infants could assist in the development of an HIV vaccine. Using antibody samples taken from babies born to HIV-positive… Read more
Spill the beans Ethiopia is currently one of the world’s poorest countries, despite experiencing double-digit GDP growth over the last decade (10.2% in 2015). Ethiopians have an average GDP per capita of under… Read more
