Creative destruction at work

 The United States's steel industry, for example, underwent a major transformation in the 1960s, when large, integrated steel mills were gradually put out of...

Guinea: Russia’s Rusal starts Dian-Dian bauxite project in Guinea

Russia’s Rusal, the world’s largest aluminium producer, has launched the Dian-Dian bauxite project in Guinea, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The decision to start the project comes amid continuing talks between Rusal, whose net debt stood at $10.3 billion at the...

Nigeria: Nigeria risks scare investors out of equities into bonds

Fund managers in Nigeria have been moving cash into government bonds this year and selling riskier  assets, dampening a stock market rally as uncertainty over forthcoming elections and...

Senegal: Mobile technologies are catalysts for development in Senegal

Alcatel-Lucent is supporting the Senegalese government, represented by the Minister of Health and Social Action, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy and local partners, by participating in the “mDiabetes” program launched by the World Health...

Ivory Coast: Gold output to reach 22 tonnes by 2016

Côte d’Ivoire gold output is expected to reach 22 tonnes in 2016, an increase of around 30 percent from 2014 estimates, due to the...

The inverted world of mobile capital

Agrowing number of American companies are seeking to move their legal headquarters abroad by acquiring or merging with foreign companies. In the latest case,...

Good news for electricity sector

Ghana (ECG,) has engaged a Swedish company to produce 1,000 megawatts of power using the environmentally friendly tidal wave technology. To this end, the...

Corruption hits NHIS biometric registration exercise

Acurrent rush for the new biometric NHIS cards is said to be creating confusion at various registration centers as people are alleged to be...