German companies in Tunisia say they remain confident in the country’s economic promise even as red tape and policy hurdles grow heavier. A survey by […]
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Togo Cement Floods Ghana, Local Mills Sound Alarm
Ghana’s local cement industry is under siege. Bagged cement imports from Togo have surged so sharply that domestic producers say their survival and competitiveness are […]
Senegal Staggers: Q1 2025 Sees GDP Dip Amid Sectoral Slumps
Senegal’s economy cooled sharply in the first quarter of 2025 slipping by 1.2% compared with the last quarter of 2024, according to data from the […]
Egypt’s Construction Boom: $35.8B Ras El Hekma Deal Fuels FDI Surge
Egypt’s construction and real estate sector is riding a wave of foreign direct investment (FDI), drawing in $35.8 billion in FY 2023/24, thanks largely to […]
Retail’s Uphill Battle in Africa
OK Zimbabwe’s announcement that it plans to sell off key assets has sent shockwaves through Zimbabwe’s business community and underlined the broader crisis facing large […]
Ethiopia Bets on Banks
Ethiopia has thrown open the doors of its banking sector to foreign investors, signaling one of the most dramatic steps yet in the country’s broader […]
China’s Chip Push
China is intensifying its efforts to overcome United States technology curbs by redirecting its massive semiconductor investment program to plug critical gaps in its chip […]
ENI’s Deepening Footprint in Africa
Italian energy conglomerate ENI has recently released its 2024 report on payments made to governments, in compliance with the European Union’s Directive 2013/34/EU
Collapse of Triangular Logic: Misreading China-Russia Equation
By Yvan David Danisa. Beijing, February 27, 1972 — On the final evening of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China, the United States and […]
Kassaro Bridge and the Chinese Fix, Mali’s Rail Revival on Solid Tracks
It’s been dubbed a “turning point” for Mali’s transport infrastructure — the rehabilitation of the Kassaro Bridge in the Kita region, a strategic lifeline for […]