APA-Banjul (The Gambia) A three-day sub-regional workshop on the rural finance challenges facing Africa was opened in Banjul on Monday by the Central Bank of the Gambia governor Momodou Bamba Saho. Saho told the participants drawn from the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Nigeria, that it was important to discuss and share experiences about “new initiatives [...] [...more]
In many African countries, few people have access to computers and the Internet. Experts say this is hindering development and preventing students from being able to compete for jobs. At a conference in Dakar this week, software experts, government officials and students came together to look at how open-source software, which is free for anyone to use, [...] [...more]
African Business Events is a UK based consultancy firm with a management team that boasts over 20 years of experience in working across Africa. Their comprehensive range of services include: Market research, marketing and PR and business development consultancy for the African market Provide outsourced African conference event mamagementand marketing Provide business opportunities in Africa for those [...] [...more]
The West African Water Partnership was established in March 2002 in Bamako, Mali. The West Africa Water Partnership supports the establishment of capacity building and an information sharing program in the sub-region together with the promotion of the involvement of the youth and children in water resources management. Accomplishments in West Africa Hydropart is a database of [...] [...more]
Internet & ICTs for Social Justice and Development News The use of free software in West Africa would represent an opportunity to reduce the digital divide with the South. This approach galvanises developers who innovate freely. They are compensated each year by the African Conference of Free Software Users (Rencontre africaine des utilisateurs de logiciels libres). The [...] [...more]
Founded in October 2005, the GSMA Development Fund has rapidly established itself as a leader in identifying and implementing new uses for mobile communications to help people at the bottom of the social and economic pyramid. In short we connect the unconnected. Our success is already proven. We have a created cost effective delivery mechanisms to enable [...] [...more]
UK Trade & Investment is the UK Government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in an increasingly global economy. Its range of expert services are tailored to the needs of individual businesses to maximise their international success. We provide companies with knowledge, advice and practical support. Doing business with Aid organisations ‘Aid Funded Business is about win-win. [...] [...more]
THE WEST AFRICA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (WABA) A PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPMENT The West Africa Business Association believes that a successful business sector in West Africa creates wealth and plays a crucial [...] [...more]
A franchise is a “business strategy” designed to maximise market share and minimise risk for its participants. African Development Bank research states “franchising contributes to poverty reduction and wealth creation”. Therefore franchising is a good model for enterprise as its an established business strategy that allows the person buying into it - the franchisee - to have [...] [...more]
The term ‘franchising’ has been used to describe many different forms of business relationships, including licensing, distributor and agency arrangements.The more popular use of the term has arisen from the development of what is called ‘business format franchising’. Business format franchising is the granting of a licence by one person (the franchisor) to another (the franchisee), [...] [...more]
