Business & Economy
Business news round-up: August 2021
Britt Collins August 11, 2021
Africa's latest business and investment news, including details on the fate of South Africa's embattled Mango Airlines, Uganda's dairy dispute…
Fears for Okavango Delta as Namibia drills for oil
Britt Collins August 10, 2021
A staggering 120 billion barrels of black gold are claimed to lie untapped beneath the semi-desert wilderness that straddles the…
Rihanna's billion-dollar idea: Opinion
Mary Fashoyin August 09, 2021
NewsAfrica's Mary Fashoyin on how the Barbadian singer tapped into a gap in the market – and transformed the fashion and…
Undocumented migrants make waves in Spanish fashion
Judy Cogan August 06, 2021
Judy Cogan speaks to the illegal African migrants who've gone from selling Chinese-made knockoffs on the streets of Barcelona to…
Ghana gets the okay for foreign investment
Cliff Ekuful July 27, 2021
Ghana’s crackdown on money-laundering and counter-terror financing sees the country removed from the dreaded ‘grey list’. By Cliff Ekuful in…
Kenya grapples with debt crisis
Zachary Ochieng May 17, 2021
As Kenya’s lockdown bills skyrocket, the country is faced with a new era of austerity, government borrowing and tax hikes.…
Africa embraces cannabis farming
Judy Cogan May 17, 2021
Growing cannabis may have once earned you a visit from the police. But with medical marijuana becoming increasingly popular in…
Kenya's recycling queen
Zachary Ochieng May 06, 2021
The enterprising young businesswoman turning Nairobi’s plastic waste into environmentally friendly building materials. By Zachary Ochieng in Nairobi. Above the…
Kano poisoning deaths rise to 10
Francis Ezem May 06, 2021
Food safety has come under scrutiny in Nigeria after an alleged poisoning killed 10 people and hospitalised 400 in Kano…
African business news: May 2021
Zachary Ochieng May 04, 2021
Uganda-Tanzania oil deal to add 10,000 jobs to East African economy President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu…
Shipping rules hinder Nigerian growth
Francis Ezem April 19, 2021
Foreign liners may continue to enjoy exclusive rights over Nigeria’s crude oil exports. But, as Francis Ezem reports, Nigerians may…
The latest African business news
Jill Starley-Grainger March 25, 2021
Port Harcourt Nigerian-born Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) first African and first woman Director-General when she…
Africa's flying chemists
Andrea Dijkstra March 23, 2021
It’s the airborne delivery service that’s transformed healthcare provision in Ghana and Rwanda. While many people might think companies like…
Kenyan riders embrace electric bikes
Andrea Dijkstra February 09, 2021
Africa’s cities may soon be less noisy and polluted, says Andrea Dijkstra, reporting on a new rent-to-buy electric motorbike taxi…
Post-Brexit Ecowas deal dead on arrival
Francis Ezem February 02, 2021
A new twist in the proposed UK-Ecowas pact may have dashed any hope of a Brexit bonus for West Africa,…
Ethiopian denim queen glams up Dubai
Judy Cogan December 15, 2020
Ethiopian designer Feiruza Mudessir talks to Judy Cogan about her streetwear stylings, and how she’s creating an Ethiopian-inspired oasis amid…
Africa Brexit deal hits the buffers
Martins Azuwike December 11, 2020
There are just days to go before Britain finally severs ties with the EU. But with the UK in chaos,…
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