Business

Sub-Saharan Africa’s recovery will progress slowly into next year, despite a historic free-trade agreement being signed earlier in March. But as Pascale Davies reports, there is a glimmer of hope for some of the continent’s economies....

In Africa, the demand for electricity largely exceeds supply. Nigeria’s shortage of 173,000MW (for a nation whose current energy needs is around 180,000MW) gave rise to large-scale imports of noisy and polluting power generating sets. Most...

Africa’s leading Shared Value event is coming to Nairobi, Kenya, for the first time in 2019. Taking place from 23-24 May 2019, the event will focus on the importance of building Shared Value ecosystems in Africa...

An Africa energy conference next February will discuss international climate change policies that are transforming the industry and renewable energy implementation on the continent, organisers said on Monday. “The role of renewable power in meeting Africa’s...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has been ‘overwhelmed’ by the level of interest in an investment summit he hosted on Friday (26 October) and that his plans to lure $100 billion over the next...

While the South African business sector is faced with many challenges, there is significant opportunity for growth sectors of the local industry during 2018. We have an economy with a GDP of approximately $296bn and a...

To some people, Africa south of the Sahara is an unknown – a region of which to be wary. But to informed investors and entrepreneurs, the picture is different – not an easy place to do...

Partech Ventures has announced the launch of its Partech Africa fund, which has secured over €57 million ($70 million) toward its target size of €100 million ($122 million). Partech Ventures, which was founded in 1982 in...

The next time you call an Uber ride, don’t be surprised to see a woman at the wheel. This is because many NIGERIAN female drivers are showing signs of wresting the wheels from their male counterparts...

Uganda is the second largest producer of bananas after India with about 9 million tonnes produced annually. All this production creates tonnes of waste in form of stems and stocks. These are returned back to gardens...