USA has the world’s largest international student population, with more than 1,000,000 students choosing to broaden their education and life experience in the United States. Nearly 5% of all students enrolled in higher-level education in the USA are international students, and the numbers are growing. Being the hub of…

  Rand Merchant Bank has released its annual “Where to Invest in Africa” report where analysts identified the top 10 countries and sectors that they believe are key to unlocking the continent’s growth potential. Here’s a list of the top 10 countries: 1.Egypt Why? According to the study, Egypt is…

  Of Africa’s 54 nations, only 8 countries have billionaires: Egypt and South Africa are tied with five billionaires each, followed by Nigeria with four and Morocco with two. Forbes found one billionaire each from Algeria, Angola, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. (See graphic above.) That’s the same as last year but a better representation than…

This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. The Regional Risks for Doing Business report offers a business perspective on the impact of global risks and illustrates how they are experienced differently across regions. Explore top business risks across Africa below : Economic…

  Ethiopia’s economy is expected to grow at a faster pace in its 2019/20 fiscal year from the previous year, helped by improvements in its financial sector, its central bank said. The economy is expected to expand by 10.8% in the fiscal year to July 8, up from 9% in…

  While Africa has many natural resources and cultural and ecological diversity, most of the continent remains underdeveloped. In fact, no other continent is on the list of least developed countries other than Africa. Despite unstable economic conditions caused by civil unrest, corruption, tribal wars and extreme poverty, a number…

  Among the issues highlighted by the United Nations, access to electricity remains a major problem in Africa. In 2016, per capita consumption on the continent accounted for only 18.5% of the world average. Faced with this, several obstacles, such as insufficient capacity of households to increase their income through better access…

  The Mauritian bank Afrasia publishes the third edition of its ranking. Which African countries are the wealthiest and accumulate the most private wealth? Which countries accumulate the most private wealth, where are the highest heritages, and how do they evolve? Where are the richest or most expensive cities …? While the total…