In 2003, Dangote set out to build his first cement plant with a budget of about $480 million. On completion of the project in 2007, he had borrowed an extra $175 million, built a dam, a gas pipeline (92km...
Nigerian business mogul Aliko Dangote consolidated his place as the richest black man in the world, according to Bloomberg, after finishing 2019 with $4.3 billion more in wealth.
In the last decade overall, Dangote made almost $15 billion, according to...
The Chairman, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Governors of Central Banks, Prof. Kelfala Kallon, has disclosed a plan for currency swap between Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Kallon, who is presently the Governor, Bank of Sierra Leone,...
According to the latest global ranking conducted by the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE), the highest number of women entrepreneurs globally are found in Uganda.
The Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) is an annual ranking that highlights the...
Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation consultancy, has named Nigeria the most valuable nation brands in Africa.
Last year, South Africa was the world’s 49th most valuable national brand, while Nigeria was the 50th. This year, Nigeria leaps...
Morocco should be in your workers' radars if you ever decide to relocate to Africa.
The coastal country in North-western Africa was named the best country for expats to work in Africa, according to the Expat Insider 2019 Survey.
To compile...
A Nigerian entrepreneur has taken home the top prize at the Jack Ma Foundation's first annual prize for African businesses.
Temie Giwa-Tubosun walked away with the top $250,000 cash prize from the $1 million available from the Africa Netpreneur Prize...
There are 2,253 recognized Billionaires in the World today, according to their forbes, and out of that number, only 13 of them are Blacks representing 1% of the total sum and surprisingly, only three of them are Black women.
The...
For the third year running, South Africa has topped as Africa’s most attractive market for investments.
In ABSA’s latest Africa Financial Markets Index, the Southern African country has came top in terms of financial market development.
The Cyril Ramaphosa-led country was...
Nigeria has moved up 15 places to 131 in world bank ease of doing business ranking for 2020 and has been named one of the top 10 most improved economies in the world for the second time in three...
William Gibbons, born around 1825 in Albemarle County, Virginia, was an African American who was enslaved by a professor at the University of Virginia.
