February 2012
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January 2012
27 posts
“Oh, darling, you will be good to me, won’t you? Because we’re going to have a...”
– Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms (via aestivial)
Africa internet use hits 2,000 per cent growth →
prepaidafrica:
Growth of Internet use in Africa has superseded global average in the last decade reaching 2,000 per cent compared to the global’s 480 per cent.
The significant growth is attributed to information technology (IT) developments in the continent in recent years including improved means of connectivity such as links with the global fibre-optic cables, declining prices of computers as...
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Nigeria restores fuel subsidy to quell nationwide... →
Nigeria’s president has announced the government will subsidise fuel prices to immediately reduce the price to about $2.75 (£1.80) a gallon amid a crippling nationwide strike over the removal of the oil subsidy.
President Goodluck Jonathan also claimed provocateurs have hijacked the protests and demonstrations, which have seen tens of thousands march in cities across the country....
China in Sudan and South Sudan: an Unlikely... →
China may be new to the role of international mediation, but it is well-positioned to facilitate negotiations in the region.
Since the creation of the world’s newest state in July of last year, many have followed South Sudan’s prospects for a peaceful future with trepidation. Despite the near unanimous result of the referendum to secede from Sudan, and the North’s apparent...
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The US has the world’s biggest economy, the most influential culture, and the most potent military machine, with a budget that equals that of all other nations combined. It is the only power with a global project defended and supported by more aircraft carriers, Fortune 500 companies, and more successful media-tainment conglomerates than any other.
But the last decade has been problematic...
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Top 5 Investment Opportunities In Africa For 2012... →
prepaidafrica:
Ed’s note: Nothing outstanding
Top 5 Investment Opportunities In Africa For 2012... →
prepaidafrica:
Ed’s note: Nothing outstanding
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How the European Debt Crisis Could Spread →
How the European Debt Crisis Could Spread
Starting off 2012 with some good news that is in no way frightening or worrisome, NPR posted a look at how Europe’s economic woes could spread from one state to another and potentially across the globe. Something to keep in mind: Economists are saying that there is a chance that 1 in 5 Europeans state’s could default on their debt.
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December 2011
27 posts
Boko Haram: Southern Kaduna Festival Cancelled;... →
saharareporters:
Out of fear of possible Boko Haram bombing, the 2012 Afan Festival, also known as Kagoro Day in Southern Kaduna, has been cancelled. The event, the largest and most popular ethnic festival in Northern Nigeria, is normally held on the 1st of January.
The cancellation is in recognition of the bombings the Boko Haram sect vowed to unleash on Christian communities on 31st December...
Analysis Of The Ghana 2012 Budget →
prepaidafrica:
SOME STATISTICS The economy grew at 4% in 2009, 7.7% in 2010 and 13.6% in 2011 in real GDP terms. These growth rates are symptomatic of those achieved by the Asian Tigers decades ago. The trend is upward and exponential. If this trend continues, in no time our GDP will double and we can move up the rankings.
Budget deficit in 2008 was 8.5% but it was reduced to 2% in ...
Analysis Of The Ghana 2012 Budget →
prepaidafrica:
SOME STATISTICS The economy grew at 4% in 2009, 7.7% in 2010 and 13.6% in 2011 in real GDP terms. These growth rates are symptomatic of those achieved by the Asian Tigers decades ago. The trend is upward and exponential. If this trend continues, in no time our GDP will double and we can move up the rankings.
Budget deficit in 2008 was 8.5% but it was reduced to 2% in ...
BBC News - DIY solar panel maker heads to Africa... →
prepaidafrica:
Ed’s note: How to kill business opportunities in Africa? Give things away to Africans for free. Feel good. Nobody bothers to start a business or if they have an existing one around solar panels for charging mobiles - Kenya is the largest market for solar - then they’ll shut up shop and stop trying to sell the stuff for money because all these people are coming and giving it all...
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