Work Needed For Africa To Grow Exports
By Inwang Akpan; Head of Trade, Transactional Products and Services at Standard Bank. It is estimated that one in every six African exporters fail to meet their export sales targets…
African Energy Transition Takes Center Stage at Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS)
A panel discussion held during GBIS 2024 – which is organized by Energy Capital&Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) – highligted Africa’s role in the global energy transition, emphasizing diversity, collaboration, and empowerment for
President Cyril Ramaphosa to Open SIDSSA 24
SIDSSA 2024 will bring new energy projects to the market for investment and infrastructure-led socioeconomic growth. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will open the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium (SIDSSA) 2024,
EquityBCDC bets on mining, agriculture
This year’s Mining Indaba sounded a call to local banks to increase their role in mining by stepping in to support projects deemed risky by international lenders. Despite holding 30
Botswana, Zimbabwe to jointly host business forum
Botswana and Zimbabwe will jointly host a business forum in Botswana on Feb. 8 in an effort to develop and enhance trade and economic relations, according to a press release
Who should be responsible for addressing Africa’s logistical infrastructure challenges?
For decades – one of the greatest challenges to the development of Africa’s mining industry can largely be attributed to limited infrastructure, including power, water supply, and importantly, roads and
COP28: African Development Bank’s AFAWA grants $1.8 million to boost entrepreneurship skills for thousands of women in partnership with Export Trading Group
AfDB Vice President Beth Dunford and Export Trading Group Chief Treasury Officer Paul Van Spaendonk at the signing ceremony in Dubai The African Development Bank Group’s Affirmative Finance Action for
FarmERP announces an Aggressive Expansion into the Saudi Arabian Market, Targeting Registered Office Establishment Next Year
Aims to Revolutionise Agriculture with Climate-Smart Technology, ‘Farmgyan Platform’s AI, ML, and Deep Tech Integration to Combat Food Security, Water Scarcity and drive agricultural efficiency in this Region. Mumbai, December
From COP27 to COP28 – key factors for Africa ahead of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
By Tshepo Ntsane, Sustainable Finance Transactor at Rand Merchant Bank (www.RMB.co.za) The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) represents an important
Ghana’s Path to Digital Agriculture: Commonwealth Secretariat Facilitates Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Data Infrastructure
The Commonwealth Secretariat, in collaboration with the Government of Ghana, this week convened a multi-stakeholder dialogue to explore the development of a national approach to agricultural data infrastructure in Ghana.