Corruption: A Major Barrier to African Progress
The annual convention of anti-corruption companies from Commonwealth African states is being held in Accra from May sixth to eleventh. This assembly comes because the Corruption Perception Index for Africa stagnates in 2023.
The convention goals to develop revolutionary methods to fight corruption and its devastating impacts on financial and social improvement in Africa.
Dr. Roger Oppong Korateng is that this week’s visitor on Business Africa. As one of many founders of this convention, he at the moment serves because the Head of Public Sector Governance on the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Zambia: Persistent Energy Crisis Threatens Mining Sector
Zambia faces a extreme power disaster, jeopardizing its copper business. Frequent energy outages and extended drought have diminished copper manufacturing, necessitating even electrical energy imports.
This state of affairs considerations mining corporations, whereas the steadiness of copper provide and its costs within the international market are compromised.
Cameroon: Latex Crisis in Rubber Plantations
Latex costs are plummeting in Cameroon, forcing producers to desert rubber cultivation.
Public corporations are accused of buying latex at meager costs whereas the EU and the federal government name for a halt to logging to counter local weather change. Despite the challenges, Cameroon stays a major latex exporter.