Investment Opportunities in Africa – Issue 3
Recruitment of A Firm Responsible for The Implementation of Business Plan Competitions
The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has obtained a loan of US $ 100 million from the International Development Association...
Egypt Signs $3 Billion Loan Deal with Chinese Commercial Bank to Build Business Zone...
Egypt signed on Sunday a $3 billion loan with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to design and establish a central business zone in the New Administrative Capital (NAC). Minister of Housing...
UN gives Mozambique, Comoros $13M for Cyclone Kenneth Damage
Kenneth arrived just six weeks after Cyclone Idai ripped into central Mozambique and killed more than 600 people. The latest storm system has killed at least five people and flattened entire villages, unleashing heavy...
South Africa’s Election: Five Things We’ve Learnt
The Anc Lost Ground - but Is Celebrating :
Many people are asking why the governing African National Congress (ANC) is happy after recording its worst performance since white minority rule ended in 1994...
Criminality in Africa’s Fishing Industry: Threat to Human Security
The illegal exploitation of African fisheries by foreign fishing companies deprives African governments of a highly valuable source of revenue and contributes to Africa being the only region in the world where rates of...
Why Are Africa’s Small Countries More Democratic?
While Africa presently remains one of the least democratic continents in the world, the five small African island states with less than 1,5 million inhabitants form a striking exception to this pattern. Mauritius is...
7 Tips For Investing In Africa
Accept the uncertainty and gather knowledge.
There is no single approach to investing in Africa
Corruption, governance and policy
Beware of global and regional trade headwinds
Investment in infrastructure and development of regional...
What Happens to Africa if China Gets Old Before It Gets Rich?
According to research by Capital Economics in April, the best of the Chinese growth story may already behind us. China’s GDP growth will slow to 2% by 2030, the piece argues, as a declining...
Better but Not Good Enough? How Africans See the Delivery of Public Services
Africa has long been characterized as a continent of strong societies and weak states. This image suggests that, compared to an informal sector rich in networks of self-help, mutual aid, and private entrepreneurship, public...
From Urban Fragility to Urban Stability
The share of Africa’s urban residents living in slums is steadily rising, an outgrowth of the continent’s rapidly expanding population. Meanwhile, residents of African cities report among the highest levels of fear of violence...
