One of Africa’s most influential business leaders and the founder of Econet Wireless Group is leading the fight against the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Through his Facebook fan page, Strive Masiyiwa, who is also known as Zimbabwe’s richest man, has been engaging the public on how to combat the deadly disease. “A few months ago, I wrote on this page, that Ebola is a very serious threat to Africa, and the world. As an entrepreneur, and a nation builder, you should be very concerned about what Ebola, has done, and more importantly what it could do,” Masiyiwa said in a recent post. “Whether you are working in a business or working as an entrepreneur, there is something you can do to help fight the spread of Ebola.”

A new report by The World Bank finds that doing business in Nigeria is now easier due to regulatory business reforms. Globally, Nigeria stands at 129 in the ranking of 189 economies on the ease of starting a business. The report tagged Doing Business in Nigeria 2014 revealed that since 2005, Nigeria has implemented 10 regulatory reforms making it easier to do business. The majority have focused on improving business incorporation, trade, and credit reporting systems, allowing the country to gradually narrow the gap with the best regulatory practices in the region.