AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo8 hours agoProtected products: what makes lamb from South Africa’s Karoo and France’s Mont Saint-Michel so specialtheconversation.com - Johann KirstenA meal or food shopping experience can be more interesting and enjoyable when you know more about a particular product, like what region it came from …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoKenya has tightened its laws to stop money laundering: why banks are the focustheconversation.com - Constance GikonyoKenya’s banking industry has in recent years been in the crosshairs of national, regional and international watchdogs, given the country’s role as a …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoExploring the roots of stupidity: first understand the psychology of what lies behind irrational opinionstheconversation.com - Manfred Kets de VriesMost people, at one time or another, act foolishly. However, truly ignorant individuals exhibit a lack of introspection and stubbornly cling to their …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoKenya’s greylisting for weak action on money laundering and terrorism financing: what that means and what must happen nexttheconversation.com - Louis de KokerKenya and Namibia are the latest African countries to be placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list over their weak measures against money …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoGhana’s decades-old ambition to build an integrated aluminium industry faces a new hurdle: the clean energy transitiontheconversation.com - Theophilus Acheampong and Matthew TyceIt has been more than 60 years since Ghana’s first post-independence leader Kwame Nkrumah first mooted the idea that Ghana should produce aluminium …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoWhy do identical informal businesses set up side by side? It’s a survival tactic – Kenya studytheconversation.com - Tim WeissThe population on the African continent will have nearly doubled by 2050, according to UN projections. About 800 million more young Africans will …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThis is how President Ramaphosa got to the 25% figure of progress in land reform in South Africatheconversation.com - Johann Kirsten and Wandile SihloboNearly three decades into democracy, land reform remains central to South Africa’s transformation policies and agricultural policy. We have over the …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCocoa beans are in short supply: what this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate loverstheconversation.com - Michael E OdijieA shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNigeria’s fuel subsidy removal was too sudden: why a gradual approach would have been bettertheconversation.com - Stephen OnyeiwuNigeria removed fuel subsidies entirely in May 2023. This came as a surprise because of the political risks associated with subsidy removal. Previous …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMalawi and maize: prices have spiked on the back of bad weather and trade banstheconversation.com - Simon Roberts and Namhla LandaniMaize is the leading staple food in Malawi and crucial for food security. Typically, local production from smallholder farmers meets and exceeds …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBurkina Faso, Mali and Niger hint at a new west African currency: what it’ll take for it to succeedtheconversation.com - Thierno ThiouneOn 11 February 2024, the head of Niger’s ruling military junta, General Abdourahmane Tiani, spoke of the possible creation of a common currency with …
AvatarThe Conversation AfricaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoInflation in Nigeria is still climbing while it has slowed globally: here’s whytheconversation.com - Stephen OnyeiwuJust as Nigerians were gradually digging out from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, they were hit by high inflation. The Nigerian …