Heads of state, more than 30 ministers, high-ranking government officials and prominent influential business leaders from Africa have confirmed their participation in the sixth edition of the Global Business Forum …
Business Policies
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Business PoliciesCentral AfricaEastern AfricaSouthern Africa
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A four-way ministerial meeting of the Arab Gas Pipeline countries (Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon) resulted in an agreement to deliver Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon via Jordan and Syria, …
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Business PoliciesNorthern Africa
Egypt Becomes Africa Finance Corporation with a Potential of US$1 Billion of Investments
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has welcomed Egypt as its newest member state. Egypt’s Prime Minister, H.E. Dr Mostafa Madbouly, committed North Africa’s most populous nation to become the 32nd member …
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Business PoliciesSouthern Africa
Lucara Announces Final Board Project Sanction for the Karowe Underground Expansion Project
Lucara Diamond Corp. is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has formally approved the Karowe underground expansion project, following the Financial Close and satisfaction of all Conditions Precedent …
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AgricultureBusiness PoliciesEastern Africa
Kenyatta urges African states to base food security policies on data
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan President on Wednesday urged leaders in the continent to improve food security policies by basing decisions on data and science. The President made this announcement during a …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusiness PoliciesWestern Africa
Naira Crashes to N535/$1 at Parallel Market
The state of the Nigerian currency worsened at the parallel side of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Wednesday as mounting pressure took away N3 from the value of the …
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China has invested heavily in Ethiopia and Kazakhstan, not just in infrastructure projects, but beyond. Beijing’s defensive ties with Ethiopia and the recent involvement of hackers in the country signal …
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Electric cars record sales growth of 10.9%, with a total of 1.78 million cars during first nine months of 2020, compared to 1.61 million units during 2019 The Egyptian government …
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The first Arab Forum activities on “Sovereign Sukuk and its Role in the Development of Arab Societies,” has launched today in Egypt’s Cairo by the Arab Organization for Administrative Development …
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Kenya and Pakistan have ended a long-standing tariff war that hurt trade between the two countries, mainly Kenyan tea exports. The two countries announced the removal of the ’Attestation Fee’ …