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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...

AfCFTA, UNDP announce new partnership towards inclusive growth in Africa

The AfCFTA Secretariat and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a strategic partnership to promote trade as a...

Developing countries explore maritime alternative fuel opportunities

A new workshop package on 'Alternative fuels and energy carriers for maritime shipping' has been launched (13-16 April). Georgia, India...

Majority of ports in Nigeria now digitalised

Nigeria says that majority of  its ports have been digitalised a move that is aimed at enhancing efficiecy while...

Nigeria to account for 23% of upcoming oil and gas projects in Africa by...

Nigeria is expected to have 100 oil and gas projects commencing operations across the value chain between 2021 and...

DHL partners with Angola’s Unicargas to boost trade

DHL Global Forwarding (DHL) is teaming up with Angolan cargo carrier, Unicargas to promote the export of locally-produced goods...

Study: Pandemic poses new challenges on automotive industry

DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, has calibrated current findings from renowned research...

Supporting Effective Enforcement Of IMO’s 2020 Global Sulphur Limit

The International Maritime Organization’s 2020 Global Sulphur Limit Regulation, which is a significant challenge for the shipping industry, came...

Agility Opens New Logistics Park in Maputo, Mozambique

Agility, a leading global logistics and warehouse provider has opened a new Agility Logistics Park in Maputo, adding to...

Container markets face high rates and canceled sailings after Suez incident

A new round of cancelled sailings by major container shipping lines could be inevitable after the six-day disruption to...

Global food prices rise for 10th month in a row

Global food commodity prices rose in March, marking their tenth consecutive monthly increase, with quotations for vegetable oils and...

South Africa sees coal market in China as demand shoots up

The Chinese ban on coal imports from Australia has shaken up coal trades in the east. In the absence...

Saudi Arabian Logistics ink cargo ground handling deal with Emirates SkyCargo

The Saudi Arabian Logistics company (SAL) has signed cargo ground handling agreement with Emirates SkyCargo. SAL’s CEO, Omar Hariri commented,...

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