MTN Rwanda and Western Union have started a new service that will allow remittances from abroad using MTN subscribers’ mobile phones
Finance
Ecobank shows strong performance in 2014
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, has ended the year ended 31 December 2014 with US$24.2bn in total assets and US$2.7bn in equity
Luanda 'costliest' city for expats
Angolan capital Luanda has been named as the costliest place for expatriates to live in by the Mercer 2015 Cost of Living Survey
West Africa’s single currency reliant on economic growth
The Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Single Currency Programme, expected to become a reality in 2020, must not be postponed again
Focus on Africa’s private sector, says philanthropist Tony Elumelu
A dedicated focus on Africa’s private sector would provide the much-needed economic boost to the continent, said African businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu