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Nielsen Survey Reveals Nigeria’s Online Shopping Potential

The new Nielsen Global Connected Commerce Survey has found that Nigerian's are outpacing global purchasing rates across several categories in online retail, pointing to what the Survey suggests is “the new retail reality”

Overcoming Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit

Research shows that addressing the infrastructure gap remains critical to facilitate sustainable economic growth on the continent, with gender equality chief among concerns

Access through Affordability

Novartis' latest international initiative is bridging its two overriding aims of developing innovative medicines and helping to tackle the most pressing needs in global healthcare

Closing the Loop on the Water Cycle

Hermann Erdmann of REDISA champions the idea of a circular economy approach to water treatment in South Africa, with the current linear model putting the country's utilities future in danger of drying up

Africa’s Changing Investment Landscape

Part one of our focus on Africa's infrastructure gap takes a closer look at the risks and opportunities surrounding public-private partnerships and the countries which are already reaping the benefits of adopting this structure

‘So Much in Store’ for African Retail

PwC's inaugural publication, ‘So much in store', reports that sub-Saharan Africa's retail and consumer goods industries remain positive in the wake of falling commodity prices

Mozambique Natural Gas Reserves Create a Project Boom

Kwikspace, Africa's leading manufacturer of modular buildings, has been a vital partner for Mozambique's latest oil & gas projects, such as supplying site accommodation and workforce housing on the ROMPCO Loop Line 2 Project.

Africa is the China of Yesteryear

Following the announcement from Standard Bank that it is linking up with Chinese mobile payment provider, WeChat, Marco Attisani, CEO of Watly explored the wider connotations of such developments on the African continent

Infrastructure Africa 2016: Provider of Opportunity

Infrastructure Africa 2016 has partnered with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to focus on Africa's regional gender equality within the infrastructure space

Mozambique at the Heart of Southern African Development as Regional Players Gather

Taking place in May, the Southern Africa Energy & Infrastructure Summit will celebrate regional cooperation and promote energy infrastructure projects that require both public and private sector support in order to be realised