April 2016

The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit accomplished new international pledges that will mend the nuclear risk viewpoint for impending years. The lineup of world leaders at the summit directs that most African Heads of State gave it a miss. Nigerian President Buhari and Gabonese President Ali Bongo were the only African leaders at the Nuclear Summit. Read our Top Story for more details. Moreover, Benin has finally selected its new leader, Patrice Talon, aka the “King of Cotton”, who is a self-made business. A complete story on the election procedure has been compiled for the section Spotlight Country. Interestingly as African economies rise and a shopping culture develops in the continent, the retail opportunity is getting bigger than ever before. In other words, opportunity is knocking for big-box stores, enormous groceries and multi-story malls. Read out a complete analysis of the retail industry in our section Sectoral Analysis. There is more, do explore…