Summit Africa

Driving strategic value creation and positive change

[Mohammed Ademo @OPride]

PM Abiy Ahmed poses for selfies with young #Ethiopia-ns whose release from Egyptian prisons he negotiated. 32 of those freed over the weekend flew home today on Abiy's private plane. Humility. Statesmanship. Genuine concern for the welfare of his compatriots. AAA raising the bar.

[Isaac Fokuo, Jr. @KwakuFokuoJr]

South African reserve bank successful tests blockchain-based payment system (Project #Khokha) via @kenyanwalstreet.

[EY Africa @EY_Africa]

4 days. 46 countries. Only one world winner. Join us June 13-17 at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year forum, as we celebrate the world's top #entrepreneurs https://t.co/ftB5NeRScR #WEOY @ajvanheerden @ChristiMaherry @maeson_maherry @LawTrustInfoSec @AzimOmar_EY

[Business Report @busrep]

Eskom takes Nersa to court to review its tariff decision https://t.co/6abYIa7sXw @NERSA_ZA

[HowWeMadeItInAfrica @MadeItInAfrica]

[FROM THE ARCHIVES] How #Kenya’s Selina Wamucii is #empowering smallholder farmers through mobile #tech https://t.co/1JUnn7eC6v @selinawamucii

[Nerina Visser, CFA @Nerina_Visser]

Invest in #ETFs - What? Why? How? @JSE_Group @etfSA

[Africa Is a Country @africasacountry]

"Beginning in 2035, the number of young people reaching working age in Africa will exceed that of the rest of the world combined, and will continue every year for the rest of the century. By 2050, one in every four humans will be African."
https://t.co/oTCtvp0OGz

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

It's a great day for #Ghana. The country has eliminated #trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness. This is a milestone worth celebrating. Many leaders, health workers, activists & partners made it possible. Congratulations President @NAkufoAddo https://t.co/cQnfgpMIp1

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Nigeria's two largest cement makers have concrete plans to kick-start growth https://t.co/kf9IUv0X6k

[JSE @JSE_Group]

We look forward to welcoming Cloud Atlas Investments’AMI Real Estate ex-SA ETF to the JSE tomorrow! Stay tuned for more updates.

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Ivory Coast is planning to renew its road network and ease congestion in its largest city as part of a $6.4 billion infrastructure plan https://t.co/h6xft1kIon

[Ecobank Research @EcobankResearch]

Head of research @DrTeddGeorge discusses how #blockchain can transform #Africa with @Mat_Leopoldie from @TeamWeStart, profiling #Fintech #innovators like @binkabi_io, @BitPesa & @everledgerio: https://t.co/jy4akoxcTE

[African Development Bank Group @AfDB_Group]

From desert to power: African Development Bank, Green Climate Fund and Africa50 collaborate to provide solar power to countries in Sahel region. https://t.co/tQ1qLT1AOP

[British International Investment @BritishIntInv]

This is a great look at the investments @FMO_development and MASSIF are making in the private sector in Zimbabwe. It features Takura, a fund we're also invested in. Watch it here👇
https://t.co/PhfYIDJgBb

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Zimbabwe's president sets a date for general elections https://t.co/G3T6seI0am

[Paul Wallace @PaulWallace123]

#Nigeria’s central bank Governor Godwin #Emefiele visited branches of commercial lenders in Abuja on Monday and warned them not to sell FX to individuals at a rate weaker than 360 #naira per dollar, says @MobilePunch. https://t.co/7SeJLTH2ME

[Ventures Africa @VenturesAfrica]

"All of the data we have shows you cannot take off the economy unless adult literacy is about 70 percent, preferably 80 percent."

Nigeria needs an adult literacy campaign to industrialize.
https://t.co/GCxhQwchau

[Stephen Yeboah @stephen_yeboah]

How can #Ghana and other African-producing countries transform the cashew value chain? Follow @Commodity_Monitor: 'Cashew earns Ghana $197m, becomes leading non-traditional export product' https://t.co/qNyRal0pUj

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

Malawi’s domestic debt to more than quadruple in next fiscal year https://t.co/QwidQ8bWHu

[Big Sky Investor @BigSkyVestor]

MTN Ghana kicks off $745 million IPO, the largest in the history of Ghana's stock exchange https://t.co/R5NQ7N336P