Business & Economy
African business news - October 2021
Britt Collins
October 27, 2021
Egypt business news Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing has launched operations in Egypt. The company will operate its ‘Wasalny’ or…
Zanzibar emerging as the 'new Dubai' for investors
Judy Cogan
October 07, 2021
Restriction-free Zanzibar saw visitor numbers skyrocket during the pandemic. But as the rest of the world emerges from self-inflicting downturns,…
Ethiopian Airlines linked to ‘dangerous’ exotic pet trade
Britt Collins
September 10, 2021
A new report has shone light on the aviation giant’s role in the live export of primates and other animals…
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…
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