Dar Es Salaam News
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is inviting young Swahili-speaking entrepreneurs from Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo to take part in this year
Cairo News
Egyptians protest against rising cost of living.
Tension is running high in Egypt after police and demonstrators clashed on 6 April during protests over the rising price of basic necessities including food.
The epicentre of the disorder was the Ni...
Arusha News
Over 70 dead in Tanzania mine.
At least 70 mineworkers are thought to have died at Mererani near Arusha in northern Tanzania after heavy rains flooded the mine where they were working. The accident occurred on 29 March but the full...
Cape Town News
New statistical index measures Cape economy.
The Western Cape province has a new statistical index measuring performance of the local economy, national newspaper
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopian Commodities Exchange.
Preparations are underway to launch the Ethiopian Commodities Exchange (ECX), the first regulated commodities market in Ethiopia. Registration for prospective members began in February and special war...
Nairobi News
Local and international investors will be watching the Nairobi stock exchange for the next two weeks as Kenya
Cairo News
China is to build an industrial zone in the Suez Bay at the southern end of the Suez canal. The so-called Egyptian-Chinese Zone for Economic Cooperation and Trade will be China
Accra News
Ghana Commercial Bank extends services.
Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) has extended its Saturday banking services to six branches in four regions as part of efforts to improve its services. Ghana
Maputo News
Barclays buys Mozambique Austral bank.
Austral bank account holders should not be surprised if they find their habitual bank branch or automatic teller machine (ATM) carrying a new name: Barclays-Mozambique. The change is the result of the...
Maputo News
Shoprite supermarket in Matola.
South African group Shoprite Holdings Ltd has opened a supermarket in the southern city of Matola. This takes the number of Shoprite outlets in Mozambique to five, with other branches already operatin...
Addis Ababa News
Over 300 economists and decision-makers from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas are to attend the second African Economic Conference (AEC) on
Accra News
African Business Leaders Forum.
The fifth edition of the annual African Business Leaders Forum will be taking place in Accra from 17-19 October under the title
Maputo News
Southern African free trade zone agreed.
Regional leaders have agreed to launch a free trade area in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which comprises Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mala...
Nairobi News
Aid in Africa: Kenya second recipient of remittances to Africa.
Kenya is the second main recipient of foreign exchange remittances in sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria according to a working paper released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It is estimated t...
