#3: Foreign Direct Investment in Africa, Kenya 🇰🇪's Special Economic Zones, richest soccer clubs, longest serving heads of state, and Nigeria's 🇳🇬 remittances
#3: Foreign Direct Investment in Africa, Kenya 🇰🇪's Special Economic Zones, richest soccer clubs, longest serving heads of state, and Nigeria's 🇳🇬 remittances
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By Goodman Lepota · Jun 14, 2022
Good morning,
Today we will look at:
Richest and most successful soccer clubs in Africa
At $33.45 million Al Ahly SC is Africa’s richest soccer club. It has 20 international titles and the team is considered the second most successful globally behind Real Madrid, which has 26 international titles
Africa’s longest serving heads of state and their age
Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s longest serving head of state, he has been in office for 41 years
Foreign Direct Investment in Africa
Egypt has Africa’s highest Foreign Direct Investment of over $50 billion
Single parent headed households in Kenya
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Economic Survey of 2022 revealed that single parent households were led primarily by teenage mothers, aged between 10 and 19
Special Economic Zones and free zones in Africa
Kenya has the highest number of economic zones from the estimated 237 SEZs in Africa. SEZs have been critical for attracting foreign direct investment in the African continent
Richest and most successful soccer clubs in Africa
At $33.45 million Al Ahly SC is Africa’s richest soccer club. It has 20 international titles and the team is considered the second most successful globally behind Real Madrid, which has 26 international titles
Africa’s longest serving heads of state and their age
Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s longest serving head of state, he has been in office for 41 years
Foreign Direct Investment in Africa
Egypt has Africa’s highest Foreign Direct Investment of over $50 billion
Single parent led households and teenage pregnancy in Kenya
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Economic Survey of 2022 revealed that single parent households were led primarily by teenage mothers, aged between 10 and 19
Special Economic Zones and free zones in Africa
Kenya has the highest number of economic zones from the estimated 237 SEZs in Africa. SEZs have been critical for attracting foreign direct investment in the African continent
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African countries with the highest remittances
Nigerian diaspora across the world were responsible for the largest remittance flow, cumulatively sending $23.8 billion to Nigeria
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