On Thursday, the United Kingdom will hold an African Investment Conference as part of its efforts to maintain influence on the continent, which has become a battleground for the world’s …
Radarr Africa Business Desk
Radarr Africa Business Desk
The Radarr Africa Business Desk reports daily on companies, markets, banking, energy, technology and policy across Nigeria and Africa. Stories are reviewed and edited by The Radarr Africa Editorial Team in Lagos. Story tips and corrections: business@radarr.africa.
- Eastern AfricaEnergyOil & Gas
The state accuses Rubis Energy and the oil lobby of orchestrating a fake scarcity
The debate over the importation of 30,000 tonnes of gasoline into the country over the holiday season has heated up, with the government accusing Rubis Energy and an oil marketers’ …
- Press ReleasesSouthern Africa
Gen Re Appoints Joint Managing Directors to Lead Life/Health Business in Southern Africa
Cindy Blanchard and Jason Cooper-Williams have been appointed as the new joint Managing Directors of General Reinsurance Africa Ltd by Gen Re. They will succeed current Managing Director Peter Temple, …
(Financial Times) October 28 was a foul day for Ugandan finance minister Matia Kasaija. Hauled into parliament and grilled over the phrases of a $200m Chinese language mortgage for the …
The defendant, Admiro Chaúque, “led a gang of poachers operating in Magude and Massingir districts and the Kruger National Park in South Africa,” the ministry said in a statement issued …
The government of Turkey is using recent third Turkey–Africa summit as a springboard to attract more African students to its universities, and among other measures, it will start accepting high …
The Department of Higher Education has proposed that South Africa’s universities increase tuition fees by 4.3% and student accommodation by 6.3% in 2022. Universities South Africa, the body representing the …
Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa, formally requesting that the government ease lockdown restrictions around gatherings. Hill-Lewis said that this includes two specific requests which …
A plan to build a Sh28 billion city has moved a notch higher after the Nairobi Metropolitan Service in partnership with Kenya Railways picked UK firm Atkins Global to design …
QED Investors, a leading global venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive financial services companies, today announced it has hired Gbenga Ajayi. Gbenga, who joins QED as a partner, …