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$430 million boost for Zimbabwe health system
UNICEF and EU countries raise vital funds for women and children's healthcare
Africa leading the way in mobile money
United Nations report says 51 systems in place in the continent
Alcohol abuse drains South African economy
Sobriety Week Campaign kicks off as figures state abuse from drinking costs country's economy R9 billion per yea
How South Africa is targeting tourists
With ambitious targets to more than double tourist numbers by 2020, we look at the focus on urban tourism
China increases economic and trade relations with Africa
China is now Africa's largest trading partner after Beijing said China-Africa co-operation helped Africa reach UN Development Goals and boost common prosperity and progress. Bilateral trade grew 43.5 percent to nearly $115 billion in 2010.
Egypt aims for 8% growth, says Mubarak
In a speech to parliament on Sunday, Egypt President Hosni Mubarak said his country intends achieving an average annual growth rate of eight percent in the next five years through a programme of economic reforms.
03b Networks plans Africa internet rollout by 2013
03b Networks, backed by Google, HSBC Principal Investments and cable operator Liberty Global, will launch high-speed Internet services in Africa to tap into one of the world's potentially fastest growing markets.
The company said on Monday it has secured $1.2 billion from investors and banks for its satellite project to provide cheap, high-speed broadband access in 2013.
Urbanisation to have major impact on Africa
Urban corridors, mega urban regions and city regions are emerging across Africa, including across national borders they are playing an important role in establishing large and regular trade flows which in turn create business and employment opportunities according to UN-HABITAT’s new report, The State of African Cities 2010.
Capturing worldwide investment for Africa
The diamond market is opening up in West Africa according to Charles Bond, a partner at the London law firm Cobbetts.
Burkina Faso: “outlook stable”
Standard & Poor's, the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data, has said the stable outlook reflects its expectation that the West African country will continue to benefit from strong donor support and political stability, maintain sustaina
China invests R1.65m into SA's cement industry
Women Investment Portfolio Holdings Limited (Wiphold), an investment and operating company owned and managed by black women, and Continental Cement (Conticem), a South African limestone mining company, will begin a joint venture with China's Jidong Development Group and the China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund) to construct
Cameroon affirmed at 'B/B', outlook stable
The Republic of Cameroon has moderate debt, but high infrastructure needs, according to Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.
SA economy: inflation rate recovering, outlook promising
It seems the economy is recovering from the worst global economic crisis since the 1930s, according to South Africa’s economy experts.
The World Cup 2010: Lifting the spirits of a nation
The prospect of playing host to the mostwatched sporting event on earth – the FIFA World Cup – is mouth watering and the competition to host the tournament is, perhaps unsurprisingly, fierce. Already, English papers are dominated by the FA’s bid to host the event in 2018 or 2022, having famously failed in an attempt to host the 2006 competition.