Barton Heyman

October 11, 2017

Africa Update: Morocco Tests Africa’s First High-Speed Rail Line

Morocco is to stage 320-kilometre-per-hour tests on the African continent’s first high-speed railway, due to come into operation duing the summer of 2018, the national railway […]
October 11, 2017

Africa Update: Ethiopia Devalues its Currency

In the midst of a Forex currency crisis, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has devalued Birr by 15pc and raised the interest rate by two […]
October 11, 2017

Nigeria Update: ‘ICT is key to national development’

Africa Chair for IEEE World Internet of Things (WIoT), Chris Uwaje has identified Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as key to national development. Uwaje, a former […]
October 11, 2017

Nigeria Update: Depressed disposable income shifting consumer spending to foods

Although latest indicators showed that the nation’s inflation rate is easing, local manufacturers like PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc have attributed the shifting spending on food and […]