By Paul Nantulya Africa-China relations in 2025 kicked off with a trip to the continent by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi from January 5-11. Since 1991,...
By Godfred Zina Despite Africa’s economy rising to $2.8 trillion in 2024, there continue to be economic disparities among the 54 African countries, including South Sudan. With...
China’s trade will continue to increase by more than 5 percent per year between 2015 and 2020 despite recent setbacks caused by its marked economic slowdown,...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) on Tuesday announced it had authorized $1.1 billion to finance American exports to sub-Saharan Africa in the...
Ghana will begin the free distribution of fertilizer to cocoa farmers this year in a renewed effort by the world’s second largest exporter to boost crop...
Ghana’s falling currency has fueled smuggling of as much as 100,000 tons of cocoa into neighboring Ivory Coast since October, reversing a trend, industry sources said....
The high cost of doing business in Kenya’s local textile industry is becoming a local and international investment deterrent. Rajeev Arora, executive director at Africa Cotton...
The race is on between Kenya and Uganda to become East Africa’s first commercial oil producer. Both countries plan to start oil production within the next...
The private sector and government seized on the hosting of the 11th conference and exhibition of the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) in Bujumbura on 13-15...
A new generation of business leaders are investing in Africa’s capacity to manufacture cars, process minerals and build equipment. Some governments are now looking for ways...
Loans to the private sector have picked up as Rwanda emerges from the effects of delayed aid disbursement, but the country is still too dependent on...
The old colonial capital of Luanda is being reborn. Work is well advanced on the new multibillion-dollar international airport. Rows of luxury skyscrapers are under construction:...
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority has rolled out a geographical mapping of companies to create a database for a national product trace-ability system, as the country...
