Angola partners with AFC
Angola, Africa’s largest oil producer, has partnered with the Africa Finance Corporation as a shareholder and its 35th member state. The partnership with AFC will help to drive the nation’s
Gold demand defies Q2 headwinds with year-on-year recovery in first half of 2022
London_ 28 July 2022. The World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report reveals that gold demand (excluding OTC) in the second quarter was down 8% year-on-year to 948t. However,…
Top safety tips for operating your Generator
Keep the lights on and your family warm with these safety tips for operating your generator The latest round of daily load-shedding this winter, ranging from Stage 2 to Stage
Bosch Projects opens a new office in Queensland, Australia
Bosch Projects opens a new office in Queensland, Australia Bosch Projects – a member of the Bosch Holdings group of multi-disciplinary consulting engineering companies – has established a new office
Africa urged to end reliance on food and pharmaceutical imports
Wheat export disruptions from Ukraine have already affected numerous importing countries. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has worsened commodity price increases. As a result, farmers in Africa face serious
Tanzania launches cultivation of over 11,000 hectares of block farms for youth
Tanzanian authorities on Sunday launched the cultivation of 11,453 hectares of block farms for the youth in the country’s central region of Dodoma. Hussein Bashe, the Minister for Agriculture, the
Dangote eyes Africa’s petrochemical hub with $2bn plant
Dangote Group is set to complete its $2bn petrochemical plant in Lagos which when fully operational will position Nigeria as one of Africa’s largest petrochemicals hubs and boost non-oil export
Zimbabwean president optimistic about mining growth prospects
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Thursday his government’s target to achieve a 12 billion U.S. dollars mining industry by 2023 is achievable given the growing momentum in the industry. He
Nigeria considers suspending mining to tackle insecurity
Nigeria’s government is considering suspending mining in the country because it is being used to finance attacks that have increased insecurity, the justice minister said on Thursday. An Islamist insurgency
The path to a zero-emission automotive industry in Africa and the Middle East
The first of a two-part Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Intelligence report, produced by Oxford Business Group (OBG) in partnership with General Motors (GM), explores the key role that electric