Par Maimounia Dia 21/07/2018, 8:03 D’origine Camerounaise, Angelle Kwemo est la présidente et fondatrice de l’Initiative Believe In Africa (BIA). L’organisation a pour objectif de faire la promotion du secteur privé africain. Elle aide aussi à la formulation des politiques africaines pour l’Afrique et œuvre pour l’épanouissement des jeunes et surtout des femmes évoluant dans
The flow of people, trade and capital will be slowed May 14th 2020 By the Economist Even before the pandemic, globalisation was in trouble. The open system of trade that had dominated the world economy for decades had been damaged by the financial crash and the Sino-American trade war. Now it is reeling from its third
17 April 2020 By Anne Mawathe Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. UN officials also say it is likely the pandemic will kill at least 300,000 people in Africa and push nearly 30 million into poverty. The past week in Africa has seen a
Mar. 15, 2020 , 7:00 PM By Linda Nordling CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA—Late on Sunday evening, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a televised address to the nation, declared that COVID-19, the respiratory disease spreading globally, had become a “national disaster.” The declaration allows his government to access special funding and instigate harsh regulations to combat
8 mars, 2020 Ousmane Dieng L’Afrique vit une inquiétude grandissante face à la pandémie du COVID-19, alimentée par des thèses et des antithèses crédibles aux hypothèses les plus farfelues. Il ne sert à rien de s’atteler dans des polémiques impertinentes et allons dans le sens d’un consensus autour de l’essentiel à savoir comment gérer la
Issued on: 01/04/2020 Michel Cabirol Le Quai d’Orsay s’interroge sur l’impact terrible que pourra avoir la crise du Covid-19 en Afrique. Le Centre d’analyse, de prévision et de stratégie évoque un possible effondrement des Etats en place et cherche d’ores et déjà des interlocuteurs fiables et légitimes. Chronique d’une implosion annoncée… Dans une note du Centre d’analyse,
Capital on the Frontier | March 12, 2020 Jessica Pothering ImpactAlpha, March 12 – Toronto-based Engineers Without Borders has been making early-stage venture investments since 2013 as a complement its non-profit global development work. After a dozen investments, the organization is spinning off its venture arm as Hummingbird Impact to expand investments in tech-enabled social enterprises. Engineers Without
NELLY MURUNGI Issued on: 27 MARCH 2020 Gregory Chama Gregory Chama is the founder and CEO of City Drive Rent a Car Ltd, a Zambian company that offers vehicle rental solutions. “It’s really sad what’s going on. Our industry has been hard hit. I have fought many battles in my entrepreneurial journey but this pandemic
NELLY MURUNGI Issued on: 27 MARCH 2020 Nwamaka Okoye Nwamaka Okoye is the co-founder and managing director of Housessories, a Nigerian furniture manufacturing and interior design company. “For over a week, watching what’s going on the news, I have grappled with the apparent conflict of making profit against the welfare of my people. The welfare
NELLY MURUNGI Issued on: 27 MARCH 2020 Felix Mbugua Felix Mbugua is the co-founder and CEO of Legibra, a technology firm headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Legibra specialises in domain registration, hosting, website design, and web application development. “Covid-19 to the ICT industry is a sword that cuts both ways. If you look at it as