- African trade is growing despite the obstacles
- Why global capital is betting big on Africa’s digital promise
- Kenya posts stronger-than-expected Q1 growth at 5.3% on manufacturing rebound, tourism boom
- China’s new investment rules are about guardrails, not closed doors
- Zanzibar optimistic economic growth will hit 7.5% on tourism boom
- Kenya defies economic shocks to post record $22 billion in tax collections
- Forget South Africa: East Africa now rules in banking industry returns
- Lamu over Tanga: The commercial calculus that cost Tanzania $20bn refinery
Industry and Trade
Digital development is attracting new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Africa. This as overall FDI into Africa is on the decline according to data…
Kenya’s economy grows 5.3% in first quarter, powered by manufacturing…
Dangote Group’s major refinery in East Africa needed deep-water berths…
The remainder of Anglo’s coal assets were demerged from the group and bundled into a new company called Thungela Resources Limited. This strategy in coal mining circles is called “mine to mouth” and is being continued by Seriti. Eskom, South Africa’s power utility, has an agreement where its thermal power stations are fed with coal from the company’s Kriel and New Largo mines. These mines are adjacent to the power stations.
Seriti Resources (the company’s name is from the native Sotho language and means integrity) was formed in 2017. Mike Teke, through his investment vehicle Masimong Holdings Group owns 25% of Seriti Resources.
The remainder of the shares in the energy company is owned by Sandile Zungu’s Zungu Investments Company, Thebe Investments Corporation, and Community Investment Holdings.
Recognizing the vital role of education, students and their families across sub-Saharan Africa have started…
Vodacom Tanzania fell Sh103.8 billion short of its second quarter target and the company blames…
For practical reasons, European gas buyers need to find a way to make up for the supplies missing from Russia. And for both policy and practical reasons, Brussels wants to deny Moscow the opportunity to continue using gas supplies as a blunt instrument with which to threaten Europe in the future.
The change isn’t going to be immediate. Reducing Russia’s profile in the EU’s energy mix will take time. But the process of supply reduction is underway, and it has already opened up new opportunities for African gas producers to acquire market share in Europe. I expect those opportunities to last beyond the near term as the EU attempts to establish a new combination of gas suppliers to replace Russia over the next few years.
I also hope Africa’s emerging gas producers take advantage of new LNG technologies, such as the modular Fast LNG solutions offered by New Fortress Energy (NFE), a U.S.-based company, to meet European demand for gas. With these technologies, they won’t have to wait as long or spend as much money to begin producing the LNG that European consumers are clamouring to buy.
The AfCFTA presents a significant opportunity for African countries to bring 30 million people out of extreme poverty and to raise the incomes of 68 million others who live on less than $5.50 per day. The AfCFTA is the new anchor to pull multinationals to invest in Africa.
This agreement not only brings hope to African governments but also encourages current efforts on the ground, which improve jobs in Africa.
The World Bank points out that the AfCFTA will create the largest free trade area in the world, measured by the number of countries participating. The pact connects 1.3 billion people across 55 countries with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) valued at $3.4 trillion.
It has the potential to lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty, but achieving its full potential will depend on putting in place significant policy reforms and trade facilitation measures.
Kakuzi Plc’s inaugural Hass Avocado export cargo to China has been sold-out, paving the way…
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