Author Archive | Kingsley Ighobor

Africa’s jobless youth cast a shadow over economic growth

By Kingsley Ighobor on '14 March 2017' in Business Focus

In most African countries, youth unemployment 'occurs at a rate more than twice that for adults'.

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Lagos now wears a new look

By Kingsley Ighobor on '11 April 2016' in Infrastructure, Nigeria

City transforming from chaos of traffic congestion, rickety buses and pickpockets.

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Africa’s economy set for dramatic changes

By Kingsley Ighobor on '7 August 2014' in Agribusiness & Food, Business Focus, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas

An interview with Carlos Lopes, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.

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Africa’s natural resources no longer a curse?

By Kingsley Ighobor on '10 April 2014' in Business Focus, Mali, Mining & Minerals, Zambia

African leaders take action that could transform the mining sector.

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Light at the end of the tunnel

By Kingsley Ighobor on '4 April 2014' in Business Focus, Energy, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Oil & Gas, South Africa

Africa’s promising power sector is generating interest in renewable sources.

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Nursing Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector back to health

By Kingsley Ighobor on '20 February 2014' in Agribusiness & Food, Business Focus, Sierra Leone

The government is urging Sierra Leoneans to decrease their over reliance on rice by eating other crops.

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Most African countries will be middle income by 2040, says Carlos Lopes

By Kingsley Ighobor on '23 July 2013' in Business Focus

Carlos Lopes, executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, shares his thoughts on Africa’s current economic situation.

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A new burst of energy in industrial activity

By Kingsley Ighobor on '22 July 2013' in Business Focus, Manufacturing, Uncategorized

Industrialisation cannot be considered a luxury but a necessity for the continent’s development.

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Africa’s youth: a ‘ticking time bomb’ or an opportunity?

By Kingsley Ighobor on '3 May 2013' in Business Focus

The story of Africa’s worrisome youth unemployment is often told alongside the story of the continent’s fast and steady economic growth.

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China in the heart of Africa

By Kingsley Ighobor on '2 December 2012' in Business Focus

"China’s gift to Africa.” The new headquarters of the African Union, is so called because China picked up the US$200 million tab for the state-of-the-art complex.

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African economies capture world attention, but still a long way to go

By Kingsley Ighobor on '12 August 2012' in Business Focus, Foreign investment

Undoubtedly Africa is still bedevilled by poverty, with half of its people living on less than $2 a day. However, its economic growth over the past decade has been striking.

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