Can an African Credit Rating Agency Overcome Investor Scepticism? [analysis]
ISS
Current credit ratings may disadvantage the continent, but wouldn't an African agency amount to Africa 'marking its own homework'? Read more »
Museveni, UK Minister Discuss Investment and Stronger Economic Ties
Nile Post
President Museveni has met Baroness Chapman, the United Kingdom's Minister of State for International Development and Africa, at State House Entebbe, where they discussed ways to… Read more »
Somaliland Rejects Claims of Eastman Minerals Investment Agreement
Horn Diplomat
Somaliland's Ministry of Energy and Minerals has rejected reports claiming that Eastman Minerals Inc. has signed an investment agreement to undertake mining activities in the… Read more »
Malawi Gives Experts 90 Days to Reshape Agriculture Investment Strategy
Nyasa Times
Malawi's Agriculture Minister has given technical experts just three months to complete a new national food and agriculture investment strategy -- and has warned that… Read more »
Government of Liberia Commends Ifad's Country Representative Pascaline Barankeba for Strengthening Agricultural Cooperation and Investment Flows
FrontPageAfrica
The Government of Liberia (GoL) has commended outgoing International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Country Representative Madam Pascaline Barankeba for her outstanding… Read more »
Government Introduces Digital Mining System to Boost Investment
263Chat
Government is introducing a computerized Mining Cadastral Registration System to address technical challenges which include disputes over mining claims and attract more investment… Read more »
Wataf Advocates for Greater Investment in Taxpayer Education
Liberian Observer
The Executive Secretary of the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF), Jules Tapsoba, today called for greater investment in taxpayer education as a critical pillar for… Read more »
Govt Pushes Investment in Menstrual Health Sector to Spur Jobs and Economic Growth
Capital FM
The government has called for increased investment in Kenya's menstrual health sector, saying the country has the potential to develop it into a vibrant industry capable of… Read more »
Tanzania, Dangote Group Explore Multi-Billion-Dollar Investment in Infrastructure, Energy, Fertiliser
This Day
President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania has held high level talks with President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on a major expansion of the… Read more »
Renewable Energy Investment Powers Country's Growth
Daily News
AS electricity demand continues to rise, Tanzania has stepped up investment in renewable energy under the Third Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP III) to expand electricity access,… Read more »
Sovereign Metals' Kasiya Project Strengthens Malawi's Investor Appeal
Nyasa Times
Malawi's Minister of Mining, Thoko Tembo, M.P., has reaffirmed the government's commitment to maintaining a stable, transparent and predictable investment environment as it… Read more »
Urban Farming Helps Johannesburg's Poorest Households Survive - Now It Needs Bigger Investment [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Urban agriculture, where plants and livestock are farmed within city limits, is increasingly recognised and promoted as a solution to food insecurity and a way to green cities so… Read more »
Diplomatic Forum Positions Liberia As W/Africa's Next Investment Frontier
Liberian Observer
The government has intensified its campaign to reposition the country as one of West Africa's emerging investment destinations, using economic diplomacy to showcase opportunities… Read more »
Somaliland, Israel Sign Strategic Partnership As President Irro Meets Netanyahu
Horn Diplomat
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a Strategic Joint Declaration of Cooperation on Monday, marking what… Read more »
Tanzania Attracts $1.5 Billion Industrial Investment As Bagamoyo Park Development Begins
Daily News
A major industrial development is set to transform Tanzania's manufacturing landscape as HWTZ, a subsidiary of China's HONGWANG Group, advances the development of a 500-hectare… Read more »
