Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 9 April 2014

Is Facebook planning to use drones to connect Africa?
Source: How We Made It in Africa

Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Appoints Audit Board

Source: Ventures Africa

Murray & Roberts Signs Africa Water Deal With Singapore’s Hyflux

Source: BloombergBusinessweek

Africa’s Growth Set to Reach 5.2 percent in 2014 With Strong Investment Growth and Household Spending
Source: World Bank

Mapping startup ecosystems across Africa: How to facilitate entrepreneurial success
Source: VC4Africa

Back to Africa? For some African-Americans, the answer is yes
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Sub-Saharan Africa GDP seen rising to 5.2 pct in 2014
Source: Reuters

Guinea, Liberia investigate more Ebola cases
Source: University of Minnesota CIDRAP

Warburg Pincus Wagers on Mideast, Africa After Dubai Investment
Source: Bloomberg

20 Important African Startups to Watch
Source: Mashable

Africa Internet Holding launches Lendico marketplace in South Africa
Source: HumanIPO

Nigerian startups boosted by revised GDP stats
Source: ITWebAfrica

South African, Kenyan leaders show support for Turkish schools
Source: Today's Zaman

Tracking South Africa’s Democracy in Real Time
Source: Africa in Transition