Tag: Africa

African Family Laws Discriminatatory to Women
By Khalifa Hemed Published May 17, 2024 Discrimination against women is widespread in family laws across Africa. Gender Inequality in Family Laws in Africa: An Overview of Key Trends in Select Countries, an analysis of 20 African countries, reveals gender inequality in marriage, divorce, custody, and property rights perpetuated by…
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Debt Burden and Opaque Resource-Backed Loans Hinder Africa’s Potential
By Abdi Ali Published April 24, 2024 Africa’s immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries’ future growth. “I think it’s time for us to have debt transparency accountability and make sure that this whole thing of these opaque natural resource-backed…
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Africa Dominates List of World’s 20 Fastest-Growing Economies
By African Development Bank Published February 20, 2024 Africa will account for 11 of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024. Overall, real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the continent is expected to average 3.8% and 4.2% in 2024 and 2025, respectively. This is higher than projected global averages…
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School Launches New Business Diploma with Greater Socio-Economic Impact
By Irene Gaitirira Published October 13, 2023 Rhodes Business School has launched a new Postgraduate Diploma in Advancement and Resource Mobilisation to address a critical skill shortage in Africa. A decade ago, says Professor Owen Skae, Director of the Johannesburg (South Africa)-based school, Rhodes Business School offered a PhD, an…
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Finalists for Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Announced
By Abdi Ali Published October 5, 2022 An initiative established in Kigali (Rwanda) to identify, support and empower entrepreneurial talent from across Africa has announced 10 finalists for its 4th annual Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition. The shortlisted top 10 finalists are expected to take the stage at the…
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What the Global Oil Crisis Means for Africa
By Africa Oil Week Published April 10, 2022 Energy experts say the growing oil crisis across the globe is a wake-up call for the African continent to become less dependent on foreign oil supplies. The cost of fuel has risen sharply, with Brent crude oil hitting a 14-year high in…
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