It explored digital responses that can be quickly deployed to address the disruptions to food systems, caused by COVID-19
Africa must seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic to deepen the digitalization of agricultural value chains and transform the sector, speakers at a webinar jointly hosted by the FAO Investment...
African countries must look to their local and global bond markets to raise enough capital to reboot their economies, which have been severely ravaged by COVID-19, African banks bosses have noted.
Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ecobank, Ade Ayeyemi and the CEO of Equity Group Holding, James Mwangi noted...
Africa already in recession before pandemic
Bad debts could hit 10% as coronavirus knocks economy - BASA
That would mark highest ever level, over the 6% seen in 2009
Banks expected to have sufficient capital to handle hit
South Africa’s bad debts could hit 10% of bank lending this...
Kenya has delayed talks on a trade deal with the United States until a pan-African trade bloc comes into force, President Uhuru Kenyatta said last week Thursday, likely holding up what would be Washington’s first such pact in sub-Saharan Africa.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Kenyatta agreed in February to...
Gold production in Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be systematically underreported while tonnes of the precious metal is smuggled into global supply chains through its eastern neighbours, a United Nations report has found.
The countries along Congo’s eastern border have long been conduits for gold worth billions of dollars...
Adds frequencies on 14 existing routes in July, offering more travel options
New protocols to ease travel for UAE citizens and residents, reflect UAE’s well-planned approach to resuming travel and other economic activities
Emirates last week announced it will offer scheduled flights for travellers in 10 more cities: Colombo (from...
The executive committee of the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) has cancelled its 47th Conference and Annual General Assemblies, which were initially scheduled to be held from May 31st to June 3rd 2020.
AIO is the umbrella-body of all Insurance Companies from the African Union (AU) countries. According to a release...
Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight extradition to the United States on bank fraud charges, court documents released on Monday showed. Meng’s lawyers claim the case that the United States submitted to Canada is “so...
Food Outlook report assesses global supply and demand for major food commodities
Food markets will face many more months of uncertainty due to COVID-19, but the agri-food sector is likely to show more resilience to the pandemic crisis than other sectors, according to a new report released by the Food...
The annual Grand Prix Awards, which were held on 11 June 2020, in South Africa recognise the best performing dealers in the Volkswagen Brand.
This year’s ceremony themed, ‘Made to Move You’ was slightly different. For the first time in the history of the Grand Prix Awards, the ceremony was...