Articles in Daily Cheat Sheet
When they are not ignoring Africa altogether, big-hitting institutional investors regularly bemoan the continent’s illiquid small markets, political insecurity and shaky regulations, or fret that despite pretty decent returns little or nothing would make them …
(Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi was once crowned Africa’s “King of Kings” by minions from south of the Sahara and the turmoil in Libya can only increase the chance of north Africa’s revolts flinging …
The dynamic Ethiopian Commodity Exchange is further spreading its information feed, and now customers can access general information and their accounts through SMS and voice telephone (“Interactive Voice Receiver” or IVR) systems…The …
Twice runner-ups but now continental champions, it was a case of ‘third-time lucky’ as Burkina Faso secured a first-ever African crown with success at the CAF African U-17 Championship in Rwanda over the weekend. A …
All the talk in terms of the emerging world tends to be centered on China, Brazil, and India, the biggest of the BRICs. But over the next 20-years, there may be an under-explored …
After the unprecedented success of the 2010 Energy Indaba in Johannesburg, South Africa, the next forum taking place from the 1 – 3 March 2011, strives to deliver on its theme of ‘Energising …
According to a statement, the company said the move was to ensure that African remains self-sufficient in cement production and making the products easily available and at highly affordable costs to the end users.Lagos (WorldStage …
Laurent Gbagbo, the embattled and disputed leader of the west African nation of Cote d’Ivoire, seems increasingly likely to be forced to step down and accept the widely condoned victory of his opponent, …
In the Economist:
Whichever bright public-relations firm advised the unappealing president of Equatorial Guinea that he could spruce up his international image by throwing $3m the way of a UN agency must now be licking his …
The world’s most valuable individual prize is not being awarded for a second year because no-one is deemed worthy of winning it.
Sudanese businessman Mo Ibrahim set up the $5m (£3m) prize for …
