Against the odds
African women may have limited access to finance, yet sub-Saharan Africa still has the highest rate of female entrepreneurship worldwide – with more women starting businesses than anywhere else globally. Nigerian… Read more
Sunny side up
East Africa’s largest industrial solar power system construction has been completed two months ahead of schedule. According to BizTech Africa, the 991 kW photovoltaic (PV) hybrid solar solution in Kenya –… Read more
Bright spots
To connect the more than 600 million Africans who still lack basic energy access to the grid, the World Bank reckons countries across the continent need to improve on solar… Read more
Raising the stakes
While 2016 marked a challenging year for African equity markets due to lower economic growth, the past five years saw a total of 110 initial public offerings (IPOs) raising US$6.5 billion… Read more
Game on
The boom in wildlife prices that South Africa experienced between 2011 and 2014 – driven mainly by the growth in trophy hunting – is dwindling as an aftershock of one of the… Read more
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