Dossier
eastern Africa
Coverage of eastern Africa in the Nexus archive.
- Vodacom Trims Payout Plan, Lifts Revenue Goal to $18 Billion
Vodacom Group Ltd. reduced its dividend-payout plan and increased its revenue, earnings, and cash-flow targets, aiming to reinvest capital in its higher-growth businesses in eastern and northern Africa.
- Aid cuts may have slowed identification of current Ebola outbreak
An Ebola outbreak in eastern Africa was announced and declared a WHO emergency last week. U.S. aid cuts to the DRC are suspected to have delayed the identification and response to this outbreak.