Throughout my publications for Mansa Media, I’ve been steadfast in championing an evolving Africa through stories that explore the opportunities and complexity of our continent and the African diaspora. That stems from my core belief that these are critical drivers which we need to work towards standardizing. However, as...
Mansa Media in partnership with Afrochampions Initiative and ADS Group Launch “The State of Africa 2020”, a virtual conference of rich debates about the future of Africa post-COVID-19. Mansa media, the leading source for African business news, in partnership with Afrochampions, the pan-African business leadership network focused on regional integration...
The African Development Bank which plays a key role in funding projects that fight poverty and improving the lives of people on the continent, is facing one of its biggest crises since its formation over half a century ago. The bank’s sharp dressing President Akinwumi Adesina who is due...
The loan is the Bank’s initial response to help mitigate the slump in oil prices and its impact on the national economy The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Friday approved a $288.5 million loan to help Nigeria tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its...
This Opinion is co-signed by the ministers of finance and / or ministers of development of the following countries: Angola, Cameroun, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone and Tunisia. As the Coronavirus pandemic storm sweeps through the world, in Africa it is leaving...
Like it or not the coronavirus has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives, possibly for good. In this brand-new world, a trip to the grocery store, once so harmless and carefree, now elicits paranoia and distrust. Touching or being too close to someone has become unthinkable, the virus...
The global aviation industry is facing a battering as the deadly coronavirus pandemic continues wreak havoc with the world economy. With so many countries around the world in lockdown, planes have been grounded, leisure and business travel has been halted, leaving the aviation sector teetering on the brink. According to...
Local content policies and localization strategies cannot be forgotten in the pursuit of investment and efficiency (By Verner Ayukegba) Africa is at an energy cross-road. On one hand, the most talented, better educated, most entrepreneurial and competitive generation the continent has ever had is rising and taking on leadership positions...
(By Sebastian Wagner) Scan Western news about OPEC from the last few years, and a common observation tends to appear: OPEC had a huge influence on the global oil market back in the day. Now, in the shale oil era, not so much. I would argue that OPEC can safely...
