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Chinese investments in Nigerian oil hit $16b
Chinese investments in the oil and gas industry of Nigeria have reached US$16 billion, according to a senior NNPC official, but the industry needs even more to advance its production growth agenda.
Innovative leasing deals boost Kenya’s office market, Broll Property
A creative approach to leasing deals is helping innovative landlords offset the challenges of high vacancies in an overstocked Nairobi office market, according to Broll Property Intel’s latest Kenya Office Market Snapshot H1:2019 report.
[Kenya] Safaricom sustains close to a million jobs in one year
Safaricom has recorded a nine per cent increase in the number of jobs sustained in the last financial year, both directly and indirectly, to 979,000.
South Africa sets up National Committee for new African trade agreement action plans
South African Minister for Trade and Industry, Ebrahim Patel set up a National Committee, comprising business, labour and government, to develop action plans around the new African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
Lycamobile enters South Africa in partnership with Cell C
Lycamobile, the world’s largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), has partnered with Cell C to start rolling out its services in South Africa.
KEPSA and TradeMark East Africa ink $1.5 million deal to expand trade and investment for Kenyan businesses
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) have signed a US$ 1,500,000 financing agreement.
[South Africa] OUTvest and OUTsurance Life partner to build tax efficient endowment
OUTvest, the pioneering digital investment service that sits within OUTsurance Holdings, is enabling South Africans to go beyond goals-based saving and to invest in a five-year endowment through a fixed deposit at a fixed rate, underwritten by OUTsurance Life.
Nestlé, University of Ghana enter agreement for youth development
Nestlé and the University of Ghana have signed a two-year renewable agreement to offer students practical learning opportunities to enhance their skills in the area of nutrition, science and technology.
South Africa and Tunisia commit to strengthen economic ties
The South African Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry and the Tunisian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs have committed to strengthen bilateral economic relations between the two countries in order to increase trade and investment.
Airborne Oil & Gas awarded TCP contract with Addax in West Africa
Airborne Oil & Gas has secured a contract with Addax Petroleum which will see the firm delivering two gas lift jumpers in West Africa.
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[Column] Mukhisa Kituyi: Reigniting international investment flows -
[Column] Bob Koigi: New age farming is the answer to Africa’s growing food demand -
[Column] Paul Akiwumi: Why Angola must foster entrepreneurship and diversify its economy -
[Column] Donna Rachelson: What Corporate SA should be doing this Women’s month -
[Column] Deon De Swardt: Preparing South Africa for the future of work -
[Column] Deon De Swardt: Preparing Nigeria for the future of work -
[Column] Ronak Gopaldas: The race to become Africa’s business gateway is on
Features
[Column] Olagoke Aluko: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) regulations lead the way in reshaping consumer behaviour and industry in Kenya
Kenya has paid a heavy price in lives lost for its slow uptake of LPG as a cooking fuel.
[Column] Kathryn-Leigh Storm: Globalstar eliminates blind spots for business
It’s ubiquity and capability allowing for organisations across multiple industries to communicate over vast distances and gain critical visibility into rural and remote locations.
[Column] NJ Ayuk: Between extortion and the sanctity of Petroleum contracts in Nigeria, DRC and Senegal
Last week, a UK commercial court gave reason to a claim by engineering company P&ID, which demands over USD$9 billion from the Nigerian government over a failed gas deal.
[Column] Michael Hailu: Africa needs more youth to farm, let’s give them the tools to do so
It has long been clear that agriculture needs more young people, not only to secure Africa's future food security but to modernize farming.
[Column] Judy Njino: Strengthen partnerships to meet the SDGs
What do the Sustainable Development Goals aim to achieve? The world is ten years away from the deadline for achieving the 2030 Agenda.
[Column] Mukhisa Kituyi: Reigniting international investment flows
International investment flows have been weak for a decade. Last year, global foreign direct investment fell again, by 13%, the third consecutive decline.
[Column] Mervyn George: Remote working is the future. Are South Africa enterprises ready?
As the Experience Economy gathers pace, organizations will place increasing focus on engineering the best experiences not only for its customers and partners but its workforce.
[Africa Tech Week] Facebook is targeting African fake news in local languages
Facebook's third-party fact-checking programme relies on feedback from the Facebook community, as one of many signals Facebook uses to raise potentially false stories to fact-checkers for review.
[Column] Bob Koigi: New age farming is the answer to Africa’s growing food demand
The unprecedented population boom in Africa, the highest world over, continues to put more pressure on food producers as they grapple with having more mouths to feed.
[Column] Bernard Ford: The new revolution every business should talk about
Just as telephones and cars changed how we work and play, 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is ushering in a new age that shouldn’t be ignored.
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