Posts by Alastair Tempest

The UNCTAD Division on Investment and Enterprise (DIAE) and the Academy of International Business (AIB) have jointly established an award for the best young academic research work on international investment…

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In an ambitious new initiative, the Kenyan government is planning to assign each citizen a unique identification number that will be required in order to go to school, get health…

With support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the academy aims to improve drone technology skills across Africa, beginning with Malawi and neighbouring countries. UNICEF says the academy, and the…

Tanzania’s government plans to block all mobile phone SIM cards that are not registered biometrically by Jan. 20. Officials say the move is aimed at cracking down on cybercrime, which…

Six countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have rejected the ‘eco’ currency adopted by 8 mostly francophone countries. Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Liberia and Gambia, as well as…

MTN has pledged to invest $1.6 billion to expand its operations in Nigeria after settling the latest major dispute with authorities in its most profitable market. Africa’s largest wireless carrier announced the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a new bill that seeks to boost government revenue through a rise in the VAT rate while at the same time supporting small businesses. Nigeria…

Mauritian startup Panda & Wolf Holdings has rolled out Eco-Warriors to teach kids about waste sorting and recycling. Eco-Warriors also provide a call-to-action for users by providing a monthly comic…

Alibaba Group has signed an MoU with Ethiopia to establish the Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) hub. The hub is aimed at enabling smart logistics and services; conduct cross-border trade…