Around Sub-Saharan Africa [03.31.15]

 

Nigeria

• Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari wins Presidential election in Nigeria [BBC]

Around Africa [02.02.15]

Africa      #SayNoToCorruption

• Companies and government officials are illegally moving $60 billion out of Africa each year [WSJ]

#Nigeria   #Egypt   #SouthAfrica   #SayNoToCorruption

 

 

Ebola Crisis   #OpenInnovation  #Crowdsourcing #AmericaInRealization

• USAID Contest Seeks Novel Tools for the Fight Against Ebola [New York Times]

 

Kenya   #OpenInnovation   #Crowdsourcing   #BritainInRealization

• BBC hackathon aims to crack Africa’s digital markets [Wired UK]

Nairobi: The Kenyan capital is home to a tech-savvy elite, but ideas formed at this week’s hackathon could benefit the entire country.

 

Youtube Playlist (Compiled By Me): News From Africa [02.02.15]

Around Africa [01.25.15]

Nigeria

#StopExtremismLedViolence

• Kerry in Nigeria to urge non-violence before presidential vote [Reuters]

Around Africa [01.08.15]

Nigeria

• Business in Nigeria : Africa’s testing ground [Economist]

“To make it big in Africa, a business must succeed in Nigeria, the continent’s largest market.

Its people are young, ambitious and increasingly well educated.

shortage of electricity

Poor Infrastructure & Administrative Complexity

Lack of a deep sea Port

High cost of construction and land disputes

Inefficient supply chains

how to sell to a mostly poor population at prices that are by necessity above global norms?

getting goods to customers … poor roads in remote areas … variety of languages”