Special Column

Nigerian, Ghana real estate markets attract international investors

Nigerian, Ghana real estate markets attract international investors

By Fadekemi Ajakaiye - As Nigeria and Ghana’s economies continue to diversify, the countries property sectors are once again attractive to regional and international real estate in…...

Read More
Air Zimbabwe resumes flights to South Africa

Air Zimbabwe resumes flights to South Africa

REUTERS - Air Zimbabwe on Monday said it had resumed flights to South Africa, following last week’s impounding of its only operational aircraft.South Africa’s state-run airports m…...

Read More
Kenya’s Mobile Lenders Could Be Supervised by Central Bank

Kenya’s Mobile Lenders Could Be Supervised by Central Bank

Kenya’s mobile-phone lenders could come under central bank supervision, compelling them to disclose interest rates and transaction fees before giving loans, if draft legislation is…...

Read More
Ethiopia-Djibouti Crude Oil Pipeline Construction to Begin

Ethiopia-Djibouti Crude Oil Pipeline Construction to Begin

The construction of a 760-km long crude oil pipeline connecting the Ogaden area in Ethiopia to the port of Djibouti is to be commenced, Ethiopias Ministry of Mines and Petroleum ann…...

Read More
Nigeria improves in World Bank ease of doing business ranking

Nigeria improves in World Bank ease of doing business ranking

By Aisha Salaudeen, CNNLagos, Nigeria (CNN)Nigeria, Africas most populous nation, improved its ranking on the latest World Bank ease of doing business index, but some analysts say t…...

Read More
Oil dealers now prefer Dar es Salaam over Mombasa Port

Oil dealers now prefer Dar es Salaam over Mombasa Port

By Otiato GuguyuThe USD60 (Sh6,000) tariff per 1,000 litres of transported fuel through the Kenyan oil pipeline is costing the country revenue as landlocked countries turn to Tanzan…...

Read More
Tanzania's GDP expands by 7.2 pct in second quarter of 2019

Tanzania's GDP expands by 7.2 pct in second quarter of 2019

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanias economy expanded by 7.2 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to 6.1 in the same period last year, the National Bureau of …...

Read More
Kenya to Support Ethiopia’s Geothermal Energy Projects

Kenya to Support Ethiopia’s Geothermal Energy Projects

Kenya to Support Ethiopia’s Geothermal Energy Projects in a Kshs 5.8 Bn Second DealKenya’s energy generator, KenGen has signed a Kshs 5.8 Bn deal to drill 12 geothermal wells in E…...

Read More
Ghana kicks off construction of US $135m Obetsebi-Lamptey interchange

Ghana kicks off construction of US $135m Obetsebi-Lamptey interchange

By Dominic Mandela - Construction of the US $135m Obetsebi-Lamptey interchange road in Ghana has begun after the country’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo broke ground for the commencem…...

Read More
Morocco: IRESEN will collaborate with Enel to foster energy transition

Morocco: IRESEN will collaborate with Enel to foster energy transition

By Luchelle Feukeng -The Research Institute for Solar Energy and Renewable Energy (IRESEN) has signed a partnership with the Italian company Enel Green Power (EGP), which specialise…...

Read More