National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) said the country's auto industry now has capacity to build at least 408,870 vehicles yearly. Also the automotive manufacturing companies in Nigeria made over N360 billion investments into the country’s economy in the year 2019.

https://susafrica.com/2020/02/13/nigerias-auto-sector-can-manufacture-408870-vehicles-a-year-naddc/

A new hot idea is what requires a minimum viable product development. For a matured product idea, you obviously do not necessarily need to take the MVP route. Metrics to decide what goes in the MVP.For those just venturing into the world of mobile app development, MVP (minimum viable product) is a term you should familiarize yourself with fairly quickly. 

https://thinkmedia.com.ng/2019/08/19/building-a-minimum-viable-product/

The World Health Organization said signs are now “extremely positive” in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic remains a global health emergency.

https://susafrica.com/2020/02/13/who-maintains-ebola-emergency-status-in-congo/

Spanish authorities on Tuesday embark on the search for 67 missing migrants from a boat who are trying to reach European coastlines a day after maritime authorities rescued 119 others from cold Mediterranean waters.


https://susafrica.com/2020/02/11/spain-saves-119-emigrants-searches-for-67-missing-at-sea/

Most entrepreneurs in developing world refuse to manufacture their products where cost is the lowest for the desired quality which will in-turn leads to higher profit margin. Accumulated capability for the best is now a popular trend for modern businesses.

https://thinkmedia.com.ng/2020/02/11/how-accumulated-capabilities-can-increase-startup-performance/

The Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) has made a contribution of $1 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to fight the deteriorating Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa.

https://susafrica.com/2020/02/10/africa-solidarity-trust-fund-donates-1-million-to-combat-desert-locust-in-the-horn-of-africa-2/

The reality is, your job as an entrepreneur and leader is just three-fold: set the vision and strategy, make sure there's enough money in the bank to make payroll, and get the right people in your organisation.

https://thinkmedia.com.ng/2020/02/10/startup-strategies-for-high-level-entrepreneurs/

William Sachiti (Pasihapaori Chidziva) a serial entrepreneur from Zimbabwe has published open-source technology known as ‘Trees of Knowledge’ to improve access to education through smartphones in Africa.

https://susafrica.com/2020/02/01/zimbabwes-william-sachiti-invents-open-sourced-technology-to-advance-educational-accessibility-in-africa/

Botswana government sold seven hunting licences on Friday as a result of the growing human-elephant conflict and the negative impact on livelihoods. Each permit will allow hunters to kill 10 elephants in "controlled hunting areas".

https://susafrica.com/2020/02/09/botswana-auctions-off-licenses-to-hunt/

General Electric and the Africa Leadership University (ALU) have announced the kick-off of the 3rd cohort of the Africa Industrial Internet Programme (AIIP) which is aimed at equipping young Africans with skills that will enable them to take part in the fourth industrial revolution.

https://susafrica.com/2020/02/08/ge-africa-leadership-university-launch-500000-funds-for-africa-industrial-internet-programme-aiip/
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The coral reefs along the East African coastline provide valuable resources for coastal communities. Extending from the Red Sea to Madagascar in the south, and are an important resource for the fishermen of Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. The East African coral reef study has disclosed an unfolding disaster for the region- plummeting fish populations due to overfishing, which in turn could produce widespread food insecurity.

https://susafrica.com/2020/02/07/east-african-fish-in-need-of-recovery-wcs/

The World Bank Global Economic Prospects report indicated that regional growth is expected to pick up to 2.9% in 2020, assuming an investor confidence improves in some large economies, energy bottlenecks ease, a pickup in oil production contributes to recovery in oil exporters and robust growth continues among agricultural commodity exporters.

https://susafrica.com/2020/02/06/sub-saharan-africa-economy-to-grow-by-2-9-in-2020-world-bank/

Renewable energy will make up almost half of sub-Saharan Africa’s power generation growth by 2040, according to a report by the International Energy Agency. AFDB have recently approved $34.7 million for renewable energy projects in Liberia.
https://susafrica.com/2020/02/05/afdb-approves-34-7-million-for-renewable-energy-projects-in-liberia/

The World Health Organization (WHO) said, Tuesday, that there is need to step up cancer services in low and middle-income countries. The UN health agency warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades. The greatest increase (an estimated 81%) in new cases will occur in low- and middle-income countries, where survival rates are currently lowest.

https://susafrica.com/2020/02/04/low-and-middle-income-countries-cancer-rates-could-rise-by-81-percent-who/

Gambian immigrants have been part of a steady human tide of would-be migrants to Europe since the turn of the century, no thanks to the biting economic turmoil back home.


https://susafrica.com/2020/02/04/gambians-irregular-migration-the-journey-through-the-backway/

Creating a new market in a diverse business world where most startups are copycat in our saturated world.
In the absence of competition, product features take on less importance; identifying customers and making them believe in your vision are the name of the game. This is more time-consuming than if you were in an existing market, which puts extra emphasis on managing cash flow.

https://thinkmedia.com.ng/2020/02/03/how-startup-can-create-a-new-market

The pace and diversification of Africa’s food needs will require the region’s farmers to increase agricultural production and yields, which boost fertilizer demand. Fertilizer production on the continent has also been difficult due to costly raw materials importation. To increase fertilizer consumption, the costs of fertilizers, among other factors, needs to come down substantially.
https://susafrica.com/2020/02/03/food-need-value-chain-diversification-prospects-in-africa/

For an entrepreneur to create a value proposition that others aren’t able to (or do not want to) provide in new markets. Such entrepreneur must possess the ability to rethink and review different current business model in order to find new revenue streams and maintain competitive advantage.

https://thinkmedia.com.ng/2020/02/02/how-to-create-startup-competitive-advantage/

The most difficult thing for a business is to remain active in its domain. Everyone knows that technology has always been important in the business world. For a brand to stand with them and grow exponentially, technology must be adopted by such entity. Most world best brands often turn to technology as they trends and evolve in an effort to attract, engage and retain customers in new and innovative ways.

https://thinkmedia.com.ng/2020/02/01/why-brands-should-innovate-according-to-technological-trends/

The African Development Bank’s 2020 African Economic Outlook (AEO) revealed Thursday, indicates that public expenditures on education and infrastructure are highly complementary, as investing in both has a much greater payoff than investing exclusively in just one. https://susafrica.com/2020/01/31/afdb-unveils-african-economic-outlook-2020/

Enterprising young African individuals are now coming-up from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to rewarding venture in agriculture and setting an example for the future.

https://susafrica.com/2020/01/30/kenyan-youth-grows-yields-and-income-from-cashew-and-sesame-value-chain-project/ https://susafrica.com/2020/01/30/kenyan-youth-grows-yields-and-income-from-cashew-and-sesame-value-chain-project/

Desert locust outbreak is threatening food security and livelihoods reeling from drought and deadly floods in the region.
https://susafrica.com/2020/01/29/locust-plague-about-20-million-people-are-experiencing-high-degree-of-food-insecurity-in-east-africa

In fact, vertical farms are on the rise. There are currently 2.2 million square feet of indoor farms operating across the globe, and that number is expected to increase almost tenfold to 22 million square feet in the next five years.

Can vertical farming replace conventional farming practices in Africa? No, but this dramatic rise in indoor farms will add even more of a boost to our future food production capabilities, complementing the incredible innovations that are being made in traditional sun-soaked, outdoor crops.
https://susafrica.com/2020/01/18/why-african-cities-needs-vertical-farming/

The increasing technological advancements have allowed improved efficacies as well as enhanced output. The report shows that, the market was worth $2.13 billion in 2018 and will exhibit an annual growth of 25 per cent between 2019 and 2026 is projected to reach $12 billion.

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https://susafrica.com/2020/01/21/the-market-was-worth-2-13-billion-in-2018-and-will-exhibit-an-annual-growth-of-25-per-cent-between-2019-and-2026-is-projected-to-reach-12-billion/

Digital transformation in Africa has been a breakthrough in the area of economic development and commercialization on the young continent. Creative innovation and technology inclusiveness has promoted economic growth and job creation in many key sectors of the of African nations.

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https://susafrica.com/2020/01/22/how-digital-of-things-are-transforming-life-and-entity-in-africa/

The airline will build the Africa’s largest airport. Constructing of the new $5 billion airport by Ethiopian Airlines will start later this year, its chief executive officer said on Wednesday.
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https://susafrica.com/2020/01/16/ethiopian-airlines-to-build-5-billion-worth-new-airport/

Competition over resources and environmental degradation can be understood as principal causes of communal conflict in Darfur, but the ongoing carnage is also a product of a long history of ethnic marginalisation and manipulation by Sudan's ruling elites.

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https://thinkmedia.com.ng/2020/01/15/the-scorched-earth-tactics-in-darfur-crisis/

The West African nation's longtime strongman Yahya Jammeh, who fled into exile in 2016 after an election loss to the incumbent President Adama Barrow. The former dictator has announced plans to return to the Gambia.

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https://susafrica.com/2020/01/15/yahya-jammeh-reportedly-wants-to-return-to-the-gambia/

West Africa, and the Sahel in particular, has been undergoing profound environmental, social and economic change over the past 50 years due to land degradation, aggravated by increasingly severe climatic conditions and increasing demand due to exponential population growth, according to the Global Land Outlook (West Africa Thematic Report) 2019 edition.

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https://susafrica.com/2020/01/14/why-consumers-and-private-sector-are-critical-in-combating-droughts-and-land-degradation-in-west-africa/

The young continent has abundant natural resources, including the world’s largest reserves of platinum, gold, diamonds, chromite, manganese, phosphates and vanadium, and already employs millions of workers in more than 1,800 mining projects, as well as artisanal works.

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https://susafrica.com/2020/01/10/africa-minerals-industry/

Ethiopia’s once tightly controlled political and economic space, has been opened up for President Abiy, the Nobel laureate, take power in April 2018 with plans to open up state-owned industries, from telecommunications to energy, to more foreign investment.

An estimated 55,000 social enterprises operate in Ethiopia, the second-most populous country in Africa and fastest growing economy in the region where about a quarter of 109 million people live below the poverty line, according to the World Bank.

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https://thinkmedia.com.ng/2020/01/08/how-abiy-reforms-are-sustaining-ethiopia-economic-growth/

National Bank of Ethiopia stated in an annual report, that the country forecasts economic growth will accelerate to 10.8% for the fiscal year ending in July underpinned by its reforms, from 9% in the previous year.

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https://thinkmedia.com.ng/2020/01/08/ethiopia-returns-to-double-digit-economic-growth/