Jumia attracts over 100M unique visits during Jumia Black Friday 2019
Jumia is engaging consumers like never beforeE-commerce company Jumia, which pioneered Black Friday in Africa since 2014, has reported that the 2019 Black Friday had hit a record hi…...
Read More End of an era: West African states to halt use of CFA Franc
West Africa’s monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and cut some of the financial links with Paris that have underpinned the region’s common curren…...
Read More Zimbabwe: Arcadia Lithium Project re-evaluated
The Zimbabwean Lithium Arcadia project is preparing to play in the big league. According to an updated feasibility study, the mine will have a longer operating life and an annual pr…...
Read More Africa's ambitious infrastructure: Tanzania secures $272m for new airport
Several African countries, and the African Union itself have prioritised infrastructure development as a means of integrating the continent and connecting people to markets, with an…...
Read More US talks fail to solve Egypt -Ethiopia Nile dispute
On 6 November, ministers from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt met in Washington DC as the Trump administration used its diplomatic clout to push for a breakthrough in one of Africa’s mos…...
Read More GCC governments spur investment in Africa
With strong historical trading links, Africa is becoming an increasingly vital partner for the countries in the Gulf. With its strategic position at the nexus of Asia and Africa, Du…...
Read More Disputes and delays: Uganda’s long road to first oil
Oil deposits have sat beneath the shores of Lake Albert, in western Uganda, for millions of years. Since its discovery in 2006, plans to extract the oil, estimated at over 1bn recov…...
Read More Scepticism follows Russia-Nigeria deal announcements
Nigeria had much to celebrate when deals were struck at the Russia-Africa Summit in October, but as Will McBain reports, there are doubts about whether all of the projects will be i…...
Read More Africa’s growth: Excellence or illusion?
Even as many celebrate economic progress in Africa, there are a significant number of dissenting observers who remain circumspect about the reality of the continent’s development s…...
Read More Ghana goes paperless amid privacy concerns
Plans to digitise business transactions and government services could boost Ghana’s impressive economic growth, but as Charlie Mitchell reports, its citizens have concerns about da…...
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