Transforming Food Systems In Crises: How Africa Can Build A Resilient Food Future
Millions of people across the African continent are facing starvation due to climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine, which are exposing the fragility of our global food system. But that is not the whole story. A growing movement of local communities and traditional leaders are working to restore the continent’s degraded landscapes and […]
International SOS Ready To Support Renewal In Namibian Mining Sector
On the back of the global commodities super cycle, an end to COVID restrictions, and renewed focus from the Namibian government on the mining and energy sectors, International SOS is gearing up for a period of resurgent growth in the region. “We have identified Namibia as a key growth market within sub-Saharan Africa in the […]
Introducing The Speaker Line-up At UIOGS 2022
The Uganda International Oil and Gas Summit 2022 (UIOGS), opens in just under two weeks, taking place from the 27 – 28th September at the Kampala Serena Hotel. We are delighted to present the full 2022 speaker line-up, bringing together all prospecting oil majors, the Ministry, the Petroleum Authority, National Oil Company, lead service providers, contractors, investors, financial services, indigenous companies, law firms […]
Ethiopian Airlines Opens A Five-Star In-terminal Hotel Inside Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest aviation group in Africa, has completed the first phase of its In-Terminal Hotel construction. In a continuous effort to ensure the convenience and comfort of passengers, crews and airlines using Addis Ababa as a hub, the In-Terminal Hotel construction began in December 2020. The Hotel is physically connected to Addis […]
Norway, Iraq Energy Ministers Address Complex Energy Crossroads At South Sudan Oil & Power
H.E. Terje Aasland, Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Norway, and H.E. Ihsan Abdul Jabber, Minister of Oil of Iraq, presented the need for balanced and sustainable energy development at the fifth edition of South Sudan Oil & Power 2022, Energy ministers from Norway and Iraq delivered salient Ministerial addresses on the first day of […]
A Focus on Some of Africa’s Oldest Hotels
Situated at the heart of the Kogelberg Nature Reserve in South Africa, the Houw Hoek Hotel is 80 kilometres away from Cape Town. It has been around since 1779. Located in Tangier, Morocco, Hotel Continental was established in 1870. The picturesque views of olden-day architecture and sprawling palm trees that guests get to enjoy are […]
Women Should Not be Left Behind in the AfCFTA
Despite the fact that women run most small and medium scale businesses in Africa, they have a $42 billion gap in funding versus men. Female owned businesses tend to be underfunded, but over mentored with the ring-fencing of certain small pools of funding to them, ironically sometimes putting them at a disadvantage. Since trading officially […]
Ghana is One of the Countries that has lost Forest Cover at a High Rate
Between 1990 and 2000, Ghana lost about 135,000 hectares of forest annually. From 2001 to 2021, Ghana lost 1.4 million hectares of tree cover, representing a 20% decrease in tree cover since 2000. Global Forest Watch (GFW) reports that Ghana lost 60% of its primary rainforest in 2018, which was the highest in the world. […]
All Clear for Ride Hailing Firms in Tanzania
Tanzania’s government has announced the resumption of Uber and Bolt ride-hailing services after weeks of controversy over the fate of the two companies. Uber suspended their services in April, whereas Bolt decided to switch to only-corporate clients in August, after the government’s regulatory changes were enforced in March. Tanzania’s transport regulatory authority (Latra)’s director Habibu […]
What M-Pesa is doing in East Africa, Touch and Pay is attempting in West Africa
Nigerian fintech startup Touch and Pay is planning expansion into a number of other African markets after securing a seed funding round worth US$3 million. Founded in 2019, Touch and Pay has developed a suite of near field communication (NFC) based payment solutions for all sorts of situations. Co-founder Michael Oluwole said the startup was […]
