Abuja — The Rural Electricity Agency (REA) yesterday officially launched its $200 million Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) which it said would be deployed in providing 500,000 Nigerians in 105,000 rural households with off-grid electricity commencing in the next five months....

USADF off-grid energy grantee distributing solar panel to local homes. Miami — Hundreds of North American, European, and African investors and potential investors gathered in the U.S. state of Florida last month, alongside government officials, utility companies, and banks, for...

Rwanda health ministry has launched the use of drones to spray larvicides in a drive to accelerate malaria elimination across the African continent. The ministry urged Rwandan citizens, from political leaders to the private sector and local communities, to step up...

The Rwandan government has approved a waiver of visa fees for citizens belonging to African Union states, Commonwealth nations and Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). The new policy, revealed from minutes of a cabinet meeting on Saturday, means that...

For the first time in a decade, investment expenditure rather than consumption accounts for more than half of GDP growth. Report calls for urgent investment in education and infrastructure for good returns in long-term GDP “Youth unemployment must be given...

It is of general consent that the small business sector is the pillar to many emerging economies and will contribute massively to their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) especially in Africa. And it is then important to begin to deal with...

The 67CEOs Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW19) highlighted the importance of business support from both public and private institutions in order to see SMMEs and entrepreneur flourish and grow in their businesses. It is also important to see a collaboration of...

Africa is on the cusp of unmatched economic transformation, and the UK must engage in a “partnership of change, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said Tuesday in a keynote address at a UK Parliamentary Symposium. “The Africa of the...

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals come with a deadline: 2030. And so far, very few countries have introduced the changes to keep the promises they have made. The deadline to achieve these goals is looming and there is a need...

By Tomi Moyan   The use of digital technology to gain market access by SMMEs and entrepreneurs plays a huge role in how their businesses will scale. One big consideration is a digital communication tool that can help source customer...