Starlink has launched in 36 African countries, dramatically improving internet access in rural areas. Combined with subsea cable expansion, connectivity costs a...
Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway has moved over 6 million tonnes of freight since 2018 but remains financially stressed, with Chinese loan repayments consuming a...
Ethiopia is Africa's largest honey producer at 60,000 tonnes annually. Tanzania, Kenya, and Zambia also produce significant volumes. Forest honey commands premi...
Kenya's economy is navigating high debt service costs and tax protest pressures while maintaining its position as East Africa's commercial hub. Export diversifi...
Established in Accra in 2020, the AfCFTA Secretariat is the operational engine of Africa's continental free trade ambition. With a staff of 200 and a budget of...
South African chemicals majors AECI and Omnia are expanding manufacturing and distribution across sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia and Tanzania are developing local...
Over two decades, Morocco has transformed from a North African nation with limited sub-Saharan ties into one of Africa's largest investors on the continent. The...
The International Finance Corporation has deployed over $8 billion in African trade finance facilities since 2018, working through local banks to reach SME trad...
Kenya surpassed Mexico as the world's second-largest avocado exporter in 2023, with $300 million in export revenue. South Africa and Ethiopia are expanding plan...
Scrap-fed electric arc furnace mini-mills are proliferating in Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa as local scrap collection networks mature and power supply impro...
Chad produces 110,000 barrels per day of oil exported via the Chad-Cameroon pipeline. Revenue management under the Mahamat Idriss Deby transition government is...
Africa produces three of the world's most sought-after specialty coffees: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, Kenyan AA, and Rwandan Bourbon. The specialty coffee boom is cr...
Africa's food systems must feed a population growing from 1.4 to 2.5 billion by 2050 while generating agricultural trade surpluses. The investments needed, $250...
Third-party logistics providers in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa are investing in warehouse management systems as e-commerce growth and organised retail expa...
Egypt is repositioning from a transit economy to a manufacturing and value-added services exporter. The Suez Canal Economic Zone and Ras El-Hekma development ar...