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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...

Japan revitalizes Kenya’s Mombasa Gateway bridge

Kenya and Japan have signed a a Ksh260 billion deal to support the construction of Africa's longest bridge-Mombasa Gateway...

Airlines, airports increase IT spend to boost efficiency

Both airports and airlines saw IT spend increase year on year into 2023, reaching an estimated 10.8 billion USD...

IATA World Cargo Symposium: Digitalization takes centre stage

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the agenda for the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) which will feature specialized tracks...

Angola reports massive growth in non-oil exports

Institutional Capacity Building Project for Private Sector Development, which was implemented in Angola between 2014 and 2023, delivered better-than-expected...

South Africa squandering export opportunities-Expert

A South African expert now says that the country is squandering its export opportunities resulting in far-reaching negative consequences. Prof Waldo...

Ethiopia bolsters vaccine supply chain with new manufacturing plant

Construction has started in earnest on a major vaccine manufacturing plant in Ethiopia, which Health Minister, Lia Tadesse says...

AfDB, EU infrastructure deal revitalizes Lobito Corridor

European Commission (EC) and the African Development Bank Group have formalised a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement to boost...

Rhenus Logistics opens new warehouses in South Africa

Rhenus has opened new warehouses in Pretoria and East London in South Africa as well as modernising and extending...

Magna boosts fleet management with tyre pressure monitoring system

Magna Tyres has announced the launch of Magna TPMS which it says is a revolutionary tyre pressure monitoring system,...

Africa Global Logistics deepens presence in Kenya with Naivasha SEZ

AGL, a prominent player in Africa’s transport and logistics sector, has recently been allocated 20 acres of land at...

UNCTAD raises alarm on global trade disruptions

The UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, has raised profound concerns over escalating disruptions to global trade. It says that...

RwandAir Signs IATA Safety Leadership Charter

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that RwandAir has become the latest signatory in Africa to the IATA Safety...

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