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...

Construction begins on Africa CDC headquarter

Today, H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohamed Elfadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs and H.E. Ambassador Yuxi Liu, Head of the Mission...

How currency fluctuations can place a country’s logistics industry in jeopardy

Logistics plays an important role in any country and business. It involves the transportation of supplies from one place...

Locally assembled Proton Saga saloon cars unveiled in Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta has today launched the locally assembled of Proton Saga saloon cars at the Associated Vehicle Assembly...

Enquiries for citizenship-by-investment shoots up

There has been a 25% increase in the number of High Net Worth Individuals(HNWIs) enquiring about citizenship-by-investment as opposed...

Scandinavia’s importance in African logistics

Transportation is a leading tool in pushing social and economic growth. It brings a lot of opportunities to several...

Norway’s contribution to Africa’s freight sector and the general economy

The relationship between Norway and Africa has increased over the years as Norwegian trade with Africa deepens. There has...

Creating a world-class and competitive Port of Cape Town

On Friday, 4 December 2020, we held our second Port of Cape Town stakeholder workshop bringing together key representatives...

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo partner with SkyCell

SkyCell and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have signed a partnership agreement to expand access to SkyCell’s hybrid containers...

Kenyan coffee price up 14pc after hitting bottom

The price of Kenyan coffee rebounded this week after declining to the lowest point year-to-date in the previous trading. A...

Transforming Africa’s ports

On the back of the success of the African logistics sector report published in 2019, the AFRICA CEO FORUM,...

South Africa’s harbors are sinking its economy

Ports and harbors play a significant role in any country’s economy. Especially if we take into account Africa, there...

Oxford University announces breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine

The University of Oxford, in collaboration with AstraZeneca plc, today announces interim trial data from its Phase III trials...

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