A Ugandan graduate can charge your phone with a bicycle tyre
Meet Elliot Mwebaze, a telecom-engineering graduate who has made charging phones much easier by lessening their dependence on electricity. Over a period of nine months he developed a device that…
Student-built solar motorcycles in Kenya
Around 80 per cent of the Kenyan population is off the national grid, and those who are connected face frequent disruptions. Locals are forced to spend money on various fuels…
MTN Business Kenya launches an efficient, cost-saving Software Defined Network for enterprises
What is MTN SD- WAN? SD – WAN is an acronym for Software Defined Wide Area Network. This is a software driven network, an enhanced version of the traditional WAN…
IEBC bought poll SIM cards at three times market rate
The electoral agency IEBC bought SIM cards at thrice the market price in last year’s polls with the Auditor-General declaring taxpayers did not get value for money in the poll…
Naira remains stable at N360.5 to dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Friday remained stable at the parallel market in Lagos, exchanging at N360.5 to the dollar. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N480 and N418 respectively.…
Former president Koroma of Sierra Leone failed to improve access to economic opportunity
After more than ten years in power, the government of former president Ernest Bai Koroma failed to improve access to economic opportunity and education, as business climate suffered, according to…
MTN Cameroon lays off staff for economic reasons
“(Business in Cameroon) - The recent overhaul in our company has resulted in the cancellation or transformation of some jobs, including yours. Thus, we regret to notify you, by this…
Cameroon ranked 166th in the Doing Business 2019, falling 3 places
(Business in Cameroon) - In its report “Doing Business 2019: Training for reform”, published October 31, the World Bank ranked Cameroon 166th out of 190 economies worldwide. The country thus…
South Africa vows to recover ‘looted cash’ in VBS bank collapse scandal
South Africa vows to recover around €110 million worth of cash allegedly looted by executives and politicians from the collapsed VBS bank. Also, Cameroonians are hoping that the re-election of…
GRA closes down Surfline over unpaid GH¢37.3m taxes
The Debt Management and Compliance Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has closed down the Head Office of the Surfline Communication Limited at Roman Ridge for un-paid taxes…
