Thursday, October 2, 2025

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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...

Uncertain outlook for East Africa Crude oil pipeline project as banks pull out

Major banks have developed cold feet in supporting the East Africa Crude oil pipeline project in the wake of...

Poor countries punch above their weight in frontier technology adoption

A few developing nations are showing stronger capabilities to use, adopt and adapt frontier technologies than their per capita...

Kenyan cargo airline Astral Aviation begins flights to Sharjah

Nairobi-based cargo airline, Astral Aviation, will operate flights to Sharjah, as part of an expansion of its operations within...

IATA Launches EPIC to Enhance Digital Collaboration Across Air Cargo

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced the launch of the IATA Enhanced Partner Identification and Connectivity (EPIC)...

Ghana Ports Authority handed Kpone Unity Terminal

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has been handed the Kpone Unity Terminal by the project engineers following its...

Lamu Port Set To Start Operations By June

Lamu port is set to begin clearing Ethiopian cargo by 15 June this year, according to multi agency team...

New direct service links Port of Gothenburg to South Africa and Oceania

Starting on 12 March, the Port of Gothenburg will have a regular direct service to South Africa and Oceania....

Hapag-Lloyd opens new office in Kenya

Hapag-Lloyd is continuing to grow in Africa. The shipping company has opened a new office in Kenya. While the...

Construction begins on huge data centre in Ethiopia

The Raxio Group (“Raxio”), a premier pan-African data centre developer and operator, held a ceremony to formally kick-off the...

African airlines face bankruptcy due to pandemic effects says survey

African airlines are staring at bankruptcy if their liquidity crisis is not addressed with urgency, a new survey has...

Construction to commence on the Liberia Inland Storage Facility

InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and Global Logistics Services Inc (GLS) have signed an Engineering, Procurement...

World’s best airports for customer experience revealed

Airports Council International (ACI) World has revealed this year’s Airport Service Quality awards which highlight the world’s best airports...

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