Ethiopia and Kenya together supply over 60 percent of Europe's cut flowers. A $2 billion annual industry is navigating carbon footprint concerns, labour standar...
African financial institutions lost over $4 billion to cybercrime in 2023. Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa are the primary targets. Central banks are issuing c...
Africa manufactured less than 1 percent of its pharmaceutical needs before COVID. Three years on, $3 billion in manufacturing investment is building the contine...
Deposits of rare earth elements in South Africa, Tanzania, Malawi, and Burundi are drawing international attention as Western governments seek to diversify supp...
The Meridian Port Services expansion at Tema has added 3.5 million TEUs of capacity to Ghana's flagship port. Can Tema challenge Abidjan and Lagos for West Afri...
Durban is Africa's busiest port by container volume but its congestion and dwell times are damaging South Africa's trade competitiveness. A R100 billion investm...
Afreximbank deployed $32 billion in trade and project finance in 2023, making it the largest African-owned financial institution by annual disbursement. Its PAP...
East Africa produces 13 billion litres of milk annually but only 20 percent enters formal channels. KCC, Brookside, New KCC, and Meru Dairy are investing in col...
Africa's e-commerce sector is projected to reach $75 billion by 2030. The platforms competing for that prize, local champions and global giants, are shaping the...
Botswana derives 75 percent of government revenues from Debswana diamond mining. The new diamond beneficiation deal with De Beers and investments in fintech, to...
The ECOWAS Common External Tariff applies a five-band tariff structure across 15 West African nations. Understanding it is essential for any business importing...
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee and Africa's largest producer. A new generation of exporters, specialty roasters, and government policy is turning this anc...
SpaceX Starlink has expanded to 30 African countries, providing 50-200 Mbps broadband to locations where fibre and mobile data are unavailable. This is unlockin...
M-Pesa, MTN Mobile Money, and Orange Money collectively process $1 trillion in African transactions annually. Their integration with trade finance platforms is...
Africa needs to add 250 gigawatts of generation capacity by 2030. Manufacturing solar panels, wind turbines, transformers, and grid cables locally would create...