By Anna Gravois The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), a nonprofit think tank with offices in Ghana and the US, will be hosting approximately 40 stakeholders to discuss the financial inclusion of women and...
Following the official launch of the five operational instruments to govern the working phase of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement last week, key stakeholders in Ghana’s export and trade sectors have initiated...
BY PETER FABRICIUS Africa’s ‘development partners’ still struggle to define and manage their relationship with the continent. This was apparent at the G20 summit in Osaka that ended on Saturday. The G20 has been accused of...
The President of the Republic of Niger and head of state, Issoufou Mahamadou, met the senior director of research and policy engagement of the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Dr. Edward Brown, on 1...
Le Président de la République, Chef de l’Etat, SEM Issoufou Mahamadou, a reçu lundi matin, 1er juillet 2019, le Directeur des Opérations du Centre Africain sur la Transformation Economique (ACET) M. Edwar Brown. M. Brown...
By: Taiwo Hassan Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have lamented that several issues impacting on Nigeria’s business environment are causing small businesses to go under. Indeed, the first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
The founder of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has blamed the collapse of Ghanaian businesses on the immediate tax imposed on them by the government. Preaching at a Sunday service on 2 June 2019...
World-renowned center of academic excellence, Harvard University has been encouraged to help African businesses upgrade their operational efficiency by designing special business models that feed such needs. Ghanaian business mogul and top name in sanitation,...
By Rob Floyd A YEAR ago, I wrote about the Argentine Presidency of the G20. At that time, I indicated that little had been said about Africa by the Argentine hosts, which was unfortunate. Of...
By Busani Bafana An African woman with hoe in hand is the default symbol of agriculture in Africa, according to the late Calestous Juma, African academic and former Harvard Kennedy School professor. Mr. Juma used...
African economies have grown rapidly over the past two decades. Growth between 2009 and 2017 averaged 3.8 percent per year, compared to the world average of 2.5 percent. Africa’s growth has been driven not only...
China hosted the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing on 25-27 April 2019, according to the Global Times on 27 April 2019. Since the first BRF and during the second...
Many Africans with advanced qualifications are finding their university degrees are just not enough to land a job in the current market. Ruth Rono graduated from Chuka University, Kenya, in 2015 with first-class honours. Without...
Professor Chris Gordon, CDKN’s Country Lead for Ghana, argues that innovative entrepreneurs could find a vast array of climate-compatible business opportunities in Africa’s cities – especially opportunities that make efficient use of that precious commodity,...
By Fatima Denton There are some hopeful signs that Africa is addressing the issue of climate action with greater commitment in support of the Paris Agreement. However, Africa has been relatively absent in the discussion...
By Jennifer Mohamed-Katerere Any private sector investments in Africa’s food sector must take account of Africa’s smallholder farmers if the investments are to survive, particularly with climate change. Agriculture represents 15 percent of the continent’s...