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Guebuza calls for infrastructure investment in Africa

Guebuza calls for infrastructure investment in Africa APA Mozambican President Armando Guebuza says investment in transport, communications and energy infrastructures is not just a business…

Value for Money Analysis - Practices and Challenges: How Governments Choose When to Use PPP to Deliver Public Infrastructure and Services.

Value for Money (VFM) is broadly defined as the optimum combination of whole-of-life costs and quality of the good or service to meet a user's requirements. The report analyses the VFM in many public…

The trillion-dollar gap. How to get more of the world’s savings to pay for new roads, airports and electricity

The trillion-dollar gap. How to get more of the world’s savings to pay for new roads, airports and electricity The Economist If you have been to New York’s La Guardia airport recently, taken a…

How do we accelerate internet access in Africa?

How do we accelerate internet access in Africa? Venture If bandwidth is like water, then Africa is a desert with Perrier vending machines everywhere. If you have money, you're fine. If you don't…

Africa's first locally-made smartphone is almost here - but is the continent ready for it?

Africa's first locally-made smartphone is almost here - but is the continent ready for it? African Enterprise As the continent's smartphone sales and data consumption increase, companies are now…

Growing internet use in Africa ‘to lift contribution to economies’

Growing internet use in Africa ‘to lift contribution to economies’ Business Day Growing use of the internet in Africa could add $300bn a year to the continent's gross domestic product (GDP) by…

Connect Africa: Driving the online highway

Connect Africa: Driving the online highway Times Live Is your internet connection fast enough? Google's Brett StClair suggests a simple test: go to YouTube and see if you get what he calls…

Africa: Satellite's Next Biggest Hot Spot

Africa: Satellite's Next Biggest Hot Spot Via Satellite Africa has a population of more than 1 billion people and there is still significant lack of terrestrial infrastructure in many countries,…

Empowering Africa's Entrepreneurs

Empowering Africa's Entrepreneurs Forbes Ashish Thakkar launched his first company - buying and reselling computers - when he was 15 years old.No, despite that boyish face, it that wasn´t last year…

Africa: Prime Minister Hailemariam Urges Africa to Establish Its Own Media Network

Africa: Prime Minister Hailemariam Urges Africa to Establish Its Own Media Network Government of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) Prime Minister Hailemariam urged participants at the African Media Leaders…

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