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Obituary – Wilbur Addison Smith (1933-2021): Lion of African Literature
A charming chauvinist, addicted to adventure, and in his personal life often as ruthless as the characters depicted in his fast-paced novels, Wilbur Addison Smith conquered the apex most writers quietly aspire to but seldom reach: the ability to ignore
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Bank One: Supporting Mauritius’ Efforts to Emerge as a Private Wealth Hub for Africa
The last few years have been characterised by a number of initiatives to identify new areas of activity to allow Mauritius’ financial services sector to move up the value chain and increase its contribution from 12 to 15% of the
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Africa – Unity Key to Remarkable Success in Fighting Covid-19
The corona scare has passed, and most countries of Africa are reopening their borders and businesses. Infection rates never reached the apocalyptic highs that had been predicted. With around 17 percent of the world population, the continent tabulated just under
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PwC: Nigerian Report on Ease of Doing Business
In 2016, the Nigerian economy was in a recession recording negative growth of 1.5%. This was mainly triggered by the fall in crude oil prices. There were also foreign exchange shortages and inflation which affected the growth of the services
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of ARC Ltd: Dolika Banda
African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited appointed a new chief executive officer in September 2016 to lead the insurance mutual in its next phase of growth across Africa. “I am both honoured and proud to steer alongside Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and
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Dambisa Moyo: Looking From a Unique Angle
Growing up in Zambia, amid a failing economy where prospects were far from plentiful, Dambisa Moyo was constantly told that she would not be able to achieve anything. But when her dream of being educated at places like Harvard or
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Zambia Set to Impress and Welcome Investors
Zambia has seen foreign direct investment (FDI) increase significantly to well over $1bn in 2013 – up 31% over the previous year. The number of projects receiving capital investment from outside the country went up as well. Greenfield investment in
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Back to Africa – Chibwe Masabo Henry: The Diaspora as a Driver of Development
Having medical doctors, specialists, nurses and other healthcare workers readily available to take charge in case of illness may be the norm in many developed countries; it still is much the exception elsewhere on the globe. Countless lives are lost
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Our Hero Justina Mutale: Postive Runway
Founder and CEO of the NGO Positive Runway, Justina Mutale was admitted to the UK’s Black 100+ Hall of Fame in July last year. The project sets out to identify top black achievers in Britain and we were not at
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EDFI: Africa and Energy Access – Financing Impact
Energy is arguably one of the major challenges the world faces today. For those living in extreme poverty, the lack of access to modern energy services dramatically affects health, limits opportunities and widens the gap between the Haves and Have-Nots.
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