AfDB will run courses at the University of Ibadan. (Image source: Michael Sean Gallagher/Flickr)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently announced that it has invested US$65mn in science and technology-related projects in Nigeria

The merger between the three companies will see Flour Mills Nigeria Plc as the surviving entity. (Image source: Flour Mills Nigeria Plc)

Flour Mills of Nigeria has proposed a merger deal with Nigerian Bag Manufacturing Company (‘Bagco’) and Northern Bag Manufacturing Company (Bagco-North)

Bharti Airtel has entered into an agreement with South African financial services group, Sanlam, for the distribution of insurance and health funding products across Africa

Africa is an emerging business partner for the global marketplace, according to Currencies Directs Alistair Cotton. (Image source: Currencies Direct)

After decades of stagnation, trade between Africa and the rest of world is finally booming. But it is the fast-growing BRICs (Brazil, India, Russia & China) who are the main drivers of this recent surge, rather than the more developed western nations writes Alistair Cotton, senior analyst at Currencies Direct