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South Africa’s Economic Crossroads: How a Coalition Government Navigates the Perfect Storm

After two decades of covering emerging markets, I've rarely encountered an economy as paradoxical as South Africa's current state. The numbers tell a story of cautious optimism: GDP growth...

Africa’s Warehouses are Full: What’s Driving the Boom?

Africa's industrial landscape is experiencing a remarkable transformation. In the first half of 2025, modern warehouse occupancy across...

Amazon Launches Louisiana’s First Same-Day Delivery Hub in Jefferson Parish

Amazon has officially opened the doors to its first-ever same-day delivery site in Louisiana, a move set to...

Walmart’s South African Gambit: The $358 Million Bet That Could Reshape Continental Retail

The announcement came with characteristic Walmart efficiency: a Tuesday morning press release confirming what retail analysts have anticipated...

Ethiopia Inaugurates Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as Regional Tensions Persist

Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Tuesday, marking the completion of Africa's largest hydroelectric project...

Etihad Cargo Signs MOU with Astral Aviation to expand African network

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...

AviaPro Consulting, Altair Advisory partner to boost sustainable aviation

AviaPro Consulting, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and Altair Advisory, based near Shannon, Ireland, will work together to help the...

Internet connectivity, mobile phones usage a big factor for investors-Report

Investors are likely to open companies in countries with high internet connectivity a new survey has shown. Investors are also...

Key African countries gain ground in 50-country emerging markets rankings

Several key African economies improved their performance in an annual ranking that compares the domestic and international logistics, business...

Magna Tyres boosts global Footprint with new acquisition

Founded in 2004 and operating in the Gauteng, KZN and Western Cape regions, Tirepoint has established itself as one...

Kenya Airways Cargo, Astral Aviation sign codeshare agreement

Kenya Airways cargo unit, (KQ Cargo) and Astral Aviation, two leading cargo operators in the African continent, have signed...

How Nigeria will benefit from Lekki Deep Sea Port

The Managing Director of Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (LPLEL), promoter of the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Mr Du...

Marine insurers publish landmark climate report

The first Annual Disclosure Report for Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance is a landmark step forward towards transparency in...

Global Steel Production Fell by 4.2% in 2022 says World Steel Association

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 140.7 million tonnes...

Boost for Africa’s sustainable transport solutions

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)  of the African Development Bank Group will provide a $1 million technical...

Ethiopian Airlines, MailAmerica S.A. launch ecommerce logistics services

Ethiopian Airlines Group (ET) has partnered with MailAmericas (MA), a private postal operator and gold member of the consultive...

3 Key trends for Africa’s informal retail sector in 2023

According to Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Africa’s informal retail sector accounts for more than 70% of food, beverage and...

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