October 05, 2022
Kenya: Zamara Simplifies Insurance Buying Online in Kenya
Zamara Group, a pension fund administrator, has established an online portal where consumers may purchase investment plans and insurance policies. Read more »
Zambia: Zambia to Make Further Cuts to Copper Mining Royalties
The omens are good, with Zambia enjoying an abundance of goodwill from the international community and President Hakainde Hichilema acknowledged as a pragmatic economic custodian. Read more »
South Africa: U.S.$8 Billion to Transition South Africa to Clean Energy
Just weeks from the November scheduled COP 27 in Egypt, South Africa has officially announced plans to wean itself off its coal-dependency industries in under five years. Read more »
October 04, 2022
Africa: Why Continent Wants U.S.$1.3 Trillion in Climate Financing #AfricaClimateCrisis
Climate campaigners are pressing for more, a tenfold increase in climate financing commitments to Africa from the West's 2009 US$100 billion number to US$1.3 trillion, amid broken… Read more »
Kenya: Revival - Kenya's Petrodollar Dream Set to Be a Game Changer
In light of the ongoing global fuel crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war, that has disrupted the global supply chain, it's inevitable to broach the subject of Kenya's petroleum… Read more »
Africa: Can U.S. Do More to Bridge Trade Relations With Africa?
US trade relations with Africa were expected to take a turn for the best after Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited South Africa in August, but it doesn't look like it is… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Growth Sectors Defying Elevated Inflation
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) increased the basic lending rate from 7.5% to 8.25% due to persistent inflationary pressures and increased global threats. Read more »
South Africa: American Fitness Wearables Fitbit to Accelerate Growth Strategy in South Africa
Since the days when the most advanced devices could count steps and calculate calories burnt, fitness trackers have advanced significantly. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Power to Accelerate Electric Transport Transition
Africa's adoption of electric cars (EVs) started in 2004 when the Cape Town-based company Optimal Energy began developing the idea of a locally produced EV. Read more »
October 03, 2022
South Africa: Why South Africa Is Losing Its Mining Investment Appeal
Mining MX the South African mining industry journal published its 2022 edition of the Mining Yearbook recently. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Most Innovative Insurance Mobile App for 2022 Revealed
The Global Business Magazine Awards has awarded AAR Insurance Kenya the Most Innovative Insurance Mobile App Kenya 2022 The Kenyan insurer has also been named the Best New Fully… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Crocodile Breeding Padenga Holdings Posts Strong Earnings
Padenga Holdings Limited, the Zimbabwe-based crocodile breeding and gold mining company, is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Focus On Transforming Agricultural Practices to Boost Food Production
The agricultural transformation in Sierra Leone has demonstrated that delivery changes in traditional sectors may significantly impact food production in Africa when implemented… Read more »
October 02, 2022
Africa: Formidable Dollar - Is It Time for Another Plaza Accord?
It is 1985, the US dollar is unbeatable, it is the reigning champion of the World's heavy weight currencies. The beefed up greenback is knocking out all challengers, it has to be… Read more »
October 01, 2022
Kenya: Petrodollar Dream Set to Be a Game Changer
In light of the ongoing global fuel crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war, that has disrupted the global supply chain, it's inevitable to broach the subject of Kenya's oil… Read more »
Africa: Tapping the Tourism Potential of West Africa's Hidden Gem
2022 has been a significant year that has marked the robust revival of Africa's tourism industry which was almost gobbled up in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant - the Tshisekedi Touch in DRC
The scramble for, partition and exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo's vast natural resources by both regional and international players, have for centuries robbed the… Read more »
Kenya: 2023 Budget Planning Starts Amid Raila, Ruto Supreme Court Battle
The Treasury has directed Cabinet Secretaries and CEOs of parastatals to draft Kenya's 2023 budget based on policies implemented by President Uhuru Kenyatta's government, despite… Read more »
Kenya: A Look Into the Country's Investment Potential Under the New Administration
The prospective stability and economic recovery expected under the new administration in Kenya will no doubt make way for the realization of huge money investments in the… Read more »
Kenya: Revival - Petrodollar Dream Set to Be a Game Changer
In light of the ongoing global fuel crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war, that has disrupted the global supply chain, it's inevitable to broach the subject of Kenya's oil… Read more »
South Africa: BRICS Currency - Vision or Pipe Dream?
Countries that constitute the BRICS bloc first mooted the idea of a common reserve currency between them as far back as 2011. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace and Politics - Can Congo Achieve Economic Stability?
The underlying structural drivers of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo have evolved. Motivations not only based on long-standing grievances rooted in political and… Read more »
Southern Africa: Energy Sector in Southern Africa Gaining From the New Global Realignment
The war in Ukraine has shown how dependent Europe is on natural gas for power. Before the conflict broke out in February this year, Russia supplied up to 40 per cent of Europe's… Read more »
Africa: Investment Opportunities in Africa's Water Transport
Relevant stakeholders, financing institutions, and development partners must also collaborate to foster an environment encouraging private sector participation in water transport. Read more »
Africa: Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant - the Tshisekedi Touch
The scramble for, partition and exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo's vast natural resources by both regional and international players, have for centuries robbed the… Read more »