For Africa, Chinese-Built Internet Is Better Than No Internet at All
The Chinese telecommunications company Huawei has made huge inroads in Africa in recent years even as the United States urges its allies around the world to avoid working with the firm over cybersecurity concerns....
BRICS Bank to Lend Up to $780 Million to South Africa’s Eskom
The New Development Bank plans to lend as much as $780 million to Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. for infrastructure projects this year as the ailing South African power utility battles to keep power supply...
What to Watch in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019
2019 will be a crucial year for sub-Saharan Africa. The region will hold presidential elections in at least nine countries, including Nigeria and South Africa. It will remain bogged down in conflicts in the...
Ethiopia Needs to Improve Production of Its “golden Crop” Teff.
Teff, an ancient grain from Ethiopia and Eritrea, has been growing in popularity across the world in recent years. Huge demand meant prices skyrocketed and the Ethiopian government eventually slapped a ban on exports...
Investment in Rwanda Hits $2 Billion
Rwanda is attracting a growing number of investors, with more than 2 billion dollars invested in the country since the beginning of this year.
It is now one of the most attractive economies on the...
Angola to Receive $1 Bn World Bank Loan
Angola is expected to receive a $1 billion loan from the World Bank to finance social security, water projects, the president’s office said Wednesday. Africa’s second largest oil producer has been pushed into an...
South Africa Hit by More Power Cuts as Electricity Imports from Mozambique Face Disruption
South African state utility Eskom stepped up blackouts on Saturday as it lost 900 megawatts of electricity imports from neighbouring Mozambique, which was hit this week by a cyclone. Eskom, which generates nearly all...
Absa Restructures Investment Bank to Sharpen African Focus
Absa Group Ltd. renewed the senior management of the corporate and investment banking unit to generate more revenue from its operations in Africa. Absa will target customers in mining and minerals, agriculture, energy and...
Publication of A Book Titled “The New Law of Investment in Tunisia: Views on...
Promulgated on September 30, 2016, the law on investment replaces the Code of Investment Incentives of 1993. The authors of this law have particularly sought to improve the business climate in Tunisia.
Would they have...
Zambian President Calls for Boosting Intra-African Trade
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Monday stressed the need for African countries to trade more between them before turning to the outside world, local media reports. He made the remarks during a meeting with...
