Karim El Bar (Originally published on The Financial Gazette)
Tag: africa
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Slower than Expected
Investments in Non-Resource Sectors, Jobs, and Efficient Firms and Workers are Needed
No country can solve its challenges ‘in isolation,’ Gambia President tells UN Assembly
Amid complex global multilateral challenges, Adama Barrow, President of the Gambia, told the United Nations Assembly on Tuesday that “no country can thrive or solve all its challenges in isolation” [ … ]
AfricaCom 2017 Day One Overview
‘Know-How’ – the key to driving the 4th Industrial Revolution in Africa
Fourth Industrial Revolution VS African National Development Plans
Kevin Mofokeng African countries are making significant efforts to develop a vision for industrialisation. At present, about half of African countries have an industrialisation strategy, many of which aim to [ … ]
Harnessing the techno-industrial revolution in Africa
Kevin Mofokeng Many African countries are embracing industrialisation, which calls for new economic strategies. At least 26 African countries have industrialisation strategies in place in 2017. While past efforts [ … ]
HIV/AIDS – the ‘below tax bracket’ disease
A cancerous tumour is growing among African youth of middle class.
A review of the Okike Short stories
African Creations: a decade of Okike Short Stories – selected and introduced by E.N Obiechina
#LastWeek Women in Africa take aviation to higher heights
Last week the social media was abuzz with images of women in in full aviation gear standing inside their office (what we know as an aeroplane) with a message of [ … ]
#WeekendUpdate Samuel Eto’o Promotes health in West Africa
It has been a year since FIFA’s 11 against Ebola campaign , the organisation and some soccer icons including Didier Drogba drove an initiative to spread awareness of the disease. [ … ]