Africa: International Trade By Sea Needs to Be Guaranteed Despite Covid-19 - Shipping Bodies

The shipping industry must be prioritised as new restrictions surrounding the response to the Covid-19 pandemic come into force and start to hamper the delivery of food and medical… Read more »

Ethiopia: Battling Locusts On the Frontlines of Ethiopia

East Africa continues to battle a locust invasion with Uganda scrambling to respond to the latest arrivals. In nearby Ethiopia, one of the frontline countries, swarms of such… Read more »

Liberia: Petrol Shortage in Liberia Exasperates Customers

Liberia's unprecedented shortage of petroleum products has resulted in long queues at petrol stations across the country. Some buyers have spent days taking turns to purchase the… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Anglophone Businesses Suffer Under Crackdown Ahead of Election

A one-week lockdown imposed by separatists on the restive Anglophone regions of Cameroon coupled with restriction orders issued by the authorities is negatively affecting local… Read more »

West Africa: Govt Calls for a Delay in Eco Regional Single Currency Launch

The Nigerian presidency said via social media on Monday that it is calling for a delay in the Eco, the West African single currency that is set to be unveiled this year. Read more »

Africa: Africa-Chinese Trade Raises Spectre of Coronavirus Outbreak Across African Continent

African states are on high alert over a potential spread of the novel coronavirus because of the huge volume of traffic between China and the African continent. As a result, they… Read more »

Africa: SMEs Are Key to Reviving French Business Ties to Africa

The French government has urged business leaders and investors at a key summit last week to be bold about investing in Africa. Paris is banking on the potential of small to medium… Read more »

Uganda: French NGOs Sue Total Over Rights for Ugandans

A case against the French petroleum giant, filed at the Nanterre tribunal outside Paris, is being supported by four French rights groups, including Survie, an organization… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisian Liquid Gold - Layers of History in a Drop of Olive Oil

The rising star in the world of olive oil, or liquid gold to some, is not found in Europe but in North Africa-- in the small and often overlooked country of Tunisia where olive… Read more »

Africa: Russia's Putin Seeks to Double Trade Volume With Africa Within 5 Years

Military cooperation is set to dominate the first Russia-Africa summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, attended by leaders and top officials from all 54 African countries and… Read more »

Africa: Putin Hosts Major Summit As Kremlin Scrambles for Africa

President Vladimir Putin is hosting dozens of African leaders for the first Russia-Africa Summit, as Moscow seeks greater influence on a continent where the West and China have a… Read more »

Africa: Mara Opens South Africa Smartphone Factory to Serve Tech-Crazy Africa, and Beyond

Mara Group's CEO Ashish Thakkar has invited South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to cut the ribbon at the company's smartphone factory in Durban this Thursday, ten days after he… Read more »

Africa: France Says Strong Business Development in Africa Will Benefit Africans

The French government is stepping up efforts to strengthen ties with the African continent in the run-up to a key business forum at the end of the month. Africa's leading European… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Man Returns Bitcoins Worth $80,000

A Nigerian man who found $80,000 dollar's worth of bitcoin had been mistakenly transferred to him, returned them to the owner. Read more »

Burundi: Beering-Up With the Burundian Black Belgian Brewer

John Christian Kavakure fled war in Burundi 25 years ago with the dream of owning a brewery. Read more »

South Africa: Land Reform - A Delicate Balance Between History and Economy

South Africa is moving forward with its land reform, 25 years after the end of apartheid. A recent report recommended land expropriation without compensation -in specific… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia Snubs SA Court Order On Kongola Copper Mine

A South African court Tuesday granted Vedanta Resources an order blocking the liquidation of its Zambian-based Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) company amid a growing dispute with the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Inflation Soars to 175 Percent

Zimbabwe's official inflation skyrocketed to 175 percent in June, according to official data released in Harare, the capital, on Monday, sparking concerns that the former southern… Read more »

Africa: Africa Free Trade Accord Unveiled As a Work in Progress

The African Union has unveiled the first steps of a nearly continent-wide trade accord, outlining how tariffs within Africa will be phased out to provide a boost to continental… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt Puts Trust in Old Dollar

Zimbabwe declares an end to the multi-currency regime and restricts domestic transaction in its renamed Zimbabwe dollar, in an effort to enhance the affordability of goods and… Read more »

South Sudan: Sudanese Court Orders Ruling Generals to End Internet Blockade

Sudanese authorities are being ordered to end a nationwide internet blockade by the ruling generals following a deadly crackdown earlier this month on protesters. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire Cocoa Farmers Hold Out for Higher Price

Key cocoa producers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have successfully banded together to stop future sales in order to demand higher prices for their raw materials, in an effort… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Rural Teachers Brace for Strikes

Zimbabwe's new rural teachers union has warned the government of a catastrophe that it says is likely to flatten the country's strategic education sector. Read more »

Africa: African Agriculture Economies 'Bright Spot' in Disappointing Global Economy

The global economy generally fell short of its forecasts, set to weaken to 2.6 percent this year, but in Sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture-dependent countries such as Benin, Rwanda,… Read more »

Chad: Chadian Solutions Viable for Local Problems in the Restive North - Analyst

In the restive gold-mining northern Chad region of Tibesti, Chadian government officials working together with locals could de-escalate the current blockade and crisis between army… Read more »