November 03, 2022
Tanzania: Zanzibar Digital Revolution Key to Blue Economy Prosperity
The digital revolution brings about efficient socio-economic development across all sectors of business, governance and social well-being and is vital for any blue economy… Read more »
Tanzania: Long-Term Funding Provision to Grow Tanzania's Mortgage Market
We all dream of owning our own homes. Financing solutions help you turn that dream into a reality. Some people may look up to mortgages for financing. A mortgage is a type of loan… Read more »
Tanzania: EU Global Gateway Package for Tanzania Clean Energy Transition
EU Global Gateway Africa is an investment package aimed to support Africa a green and digital revolution that is backed by a series of investment funding to facilitate an inclusive… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Riozim Limited - the Beleaguered ZSE Listed Miner
Riozim Limited the Zimbabwe based, and Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed diversified miner, has more going wrong for it than right. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Africa: Making the Case for GMOs Amid Food Security Concerns for the Continent
With the realities of food security and a burgeoning population, there is an urgent need for a more realistic approach to the discussion on the adoption of GMOs in Africa. Read more »
West Africa: Lessons for Africa in Brussels Cocoa Boycott
Global chocolate industry valued at more than $100 billion per year, top cocoa producers make only 6 percent Read more »
Africa: Oil and Gas - Can Africa Capitalise On the OPEC+ Resolution?
The United States questioned the OPEC+ resolution on oil and gas output, calling it a "short-sighted decision." Read more »
November 01, 2022
Somalia: Somalia and China - a Longstanding Relationship With Great Value
The diplomatic Somalia-China relations have played a crucial role in Chinese government developing over 80 infrastructure projects in Somalia, including the national stadium,… Read more »
Angola: Sectors to Revive Angola's Heavily Indebted Economy
Angola's public external debt increased to some US$51 billion in 2021. From the total, the largest amount (US$38.1 billion) was owed to commercial banks and enterprises. Debt with… Read more »
Cape Verde: Cabo Verde Sovereign Debt and Economic Profile
Cabo Verde is one of those countries one hardly gets to hear about. Read more »
South Africa: Analyzing South Africa's Debt Trap
Debts are quite effective economic tools when used correctly. However, debts have been seen to hold people and nations accountable over time and space and sometimes push developing… Read more »
Tanzania: EU Hypocrisy - Bullying Tanzania, Uganda Over Oil
Africa's energy security should come first even as EU parliament tries to entrench energy apartheid on the continent by bullying Uganda and Tanzania over the East African Crude Oil… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Place in Africa's Manufacturing, Economic Potential
The DRC must participate in the regional bloc's industrial revolution to help influence regional and global manufacturing and economic growth. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Debt Struggles Despite Promising Economic Prospects
Namibia's debt-to-GDP ratio has continued rising further above the central government debt ceiling of 35% of gross domestic product as of March 2021. Read more »
Ghana: Fruit Juices and Cocoa. Does Reviving Ghana's Economy Need Bailouts?
The major problem for Ghana now is rising debt, which stands above 80 per cent of GDP and is projected to reach 104 per cent by the end of 2022. Read more »
Kenya: Legalizing GMOs in Kenya - What's Ethical Today?
The long-standing ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Kenya has finally been lifted, marking a historic moment in the country's agri-biotech development. Read more »
Tanzania: Will Kenya-Tanzania Trade Relations Hold After GMO Approval?
Kenya and Tanzania are two of the most competitive economies across the East African region. Read more »
Kenya: Monopolising Africa's Food Systems - Is Kenya's GMOs Adoption Corporate Engineered?
The decision by the Kenyan government to lift the moratorium effected in 2012, against the open cultivation and importation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); has thrown… Read more »
Africa: Opec+ Oil Cuts - A Mixed Bag of Fortunes for African Economies
The decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) to steep oil production cuts, has shoved the energy market in a conundrum that could very… Read more »
Africa: Sovereign Debt Crisis Solution - African Countries Trading More With Each Other
Sovereign debt distress risk in African countries has doubled since the advent of the COVID pandemic. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Spending 57 Cents of Every Dollar On Debt. Sustainable?
The sustainability of Kenya's debt remains a significant concern not only for authorities but also for the populace, financial institutions, and other key stakeholders. Read more »
Gambia: Novel Approaches Could See Gambia's Economic Growth Explode
Gambia's economic activity has rebounded following three waves of the pandemic in 2021. Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique - Defying Debt Trap to Become Africa's South Korea
Mozambique, during the years 2000 to 2015, had one of the highest rates of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »
Africa: Resource-Rich African Countries' Leverage Opportunity Is Now
Africa is vastly blessed with vast natural resource-rich environments. Read more »
Gabon: Gabon's Carbon Credit Sale - Silver Bullet for Economic Revival?
The much-anticipated world's biggest October issuance of carbon credits by Gabon towards the protection of its rain forests, is projected to be the largest on record, raising… Read more »