TechnoServe and The MasterCard Foundation have partnered on an US$11.5 million, four-year programme to help the rural youth of East Africas transition to economic independence
Economy
Ugandan trade liberalisation ‘hindering not helping’
Ugandan traders say that the trade liberalisation policies introduced by the government over ten years have done more harm than good to the economy
Acumen Fund West Africa launched
Acumen Fund has announced its expansion to West Africa, with new investments in companies supporting land rights and agriculture in low-income communities across Ghana
African leaders agree major infrastructure programme
African Heads of State have endorsed the launch of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), a multi-billion dollar initiative that will run through to 2040
PwC survey: upbeat outlook for Africa
While companies around the world are more downbeat about the economic future, optimism has increased in Africa, according to the results of a new survey