Africa’s Pulse report -World Bank prunes growth forecast of Sub-Saharan Africa
Falling fixed investment and policy uncertainty in the global economy seems to have dented the economic growth of Sub-Saharan economy. The World Bank in...
Africa in the spotlight for LIthium resources
The Chinese conglomerate BYD, according to media reports is in talks to buy six new lithium mines in unspecified African countries. Already Chinese...
Electricity interconnection project between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to be launched
Electricity interconnection project between Egypt and Saudi Arabia will be launched in mid-June, this year
The estimated project cost is approximately $1.6 billion including the...
Glencore’s Daniel Mate retires
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· The billionaire metals trader and Glencore executive, Daniel Mate, is retiring from the company and handing over trading of...
Chinese miner served with Environmental Protection Order
Following the discharge of cyanide laden waste into Angwa River of Zimbabwe by a Chinese owned gold mine near Karoi has created panic...
African continental power grid mooted
A Continental Power System Master Plan between the Africa Development Bank and AUDA-NEPAD was mooted during a workshop on Infrastructure Development (PIDA) Week held recently in Cairo,...
Profile: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, DG WHO
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· Along with the fatal viral that shook the mankind, one
person, who has become more known, other than in...
Africa’s cashew sector at crossroads
Cashew is a major cash crop in Africa, mainly in West Africa, where a good number of farmers take up the cultivation...
The delay in the commencement of Afcta officially announced
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· The AfCTA secretariat has announced the postponement of the commencement of AfCTA to a tentative...
Will Africa ever emerge as an innovation hub?
Global digital economy is poised to rake in over US$60 trillion in revenues by 2025. The distribution of the revenue of that...
