African airlines: the good and the bad A history of government interference in African state-owned airlines has led to inefficiency…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
Sidebar: The first flight from Britain to South Africa On 20 March, 1920, two South African pilots completed the first…
Africa’s megaliths From Sudan to South Africa, archaeologists are only just beginning to properly explore the remnants of Africa’s magnificent…
Southern Africa: cattle and colonialism Historically, cattle are central to the lives of southern Africans in economic, political, social, spiritual…
Ethiopia’s footwear marches on Bethlehem Alemu is making great strides in creating employment and developing artisanal skills The flagship soleRebels…
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Burkina Faso: artisanal mining The lure of gold entices many workers to endure appalling conditions [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
Libya: turmoil and civil war Like so much else in Libya, Tripoli’s fledgling stock exchange came to a standstill after…
Since Kenya reintroduced a 5% capital gains tax (CGT) in January, its stock market has plummeted. The Nairobi Securities Exchange…
Stewards at Cafe Neo prepare cafee for clients on December 4, 2014 in Lagos. Photo: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Rwanda has…
Hopes rose this year that a large initial public offering would rejuvenate one of Africa’s oldest bourses, but lack of…
