East Africa interconnected by the Madaraka Express
Nairobi, After three years of construction, Kenya launched the
Madaraka Express, its high speed railway connecting the port city of
Mombasa to the capital of Nairobi....
African informal economies
By Doaa Hussein
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) once defined the informal economy as all economic activities by workers or economic units that are—in law...
Tanzania: Dar Seeks 2tri/ – Development Funding From World Bank
BY: Ahmad Abu el-Hamd
Tanzania's government is seeking a 785 million US dollar (over 1.7tri/-) soft loan from the World Bank to execute development projects...
Significant upcoming expectations for the African economy
Experts are expecting an African economic boom
Significant upcoming expectations for the African economy
Africa’s average economic growth is 3.7% in 2016 and is expected to...
Eni and Sonatrach reached an agreement to cover 20% of the gas imported into...
Eni and Sonatrach, the Algerian Oil & Gas National company, reached an agreement for commercial terms in accordance with the relevant gas market to...
Tanzania: Mega Oil Pipeline Projects to Spur Economic Growth
The government, yesterday, announced plans to set up three mega oil-pipelines connecting the seaports of Tanga and Dar es Salaam to upcountry regions and...
The economic aspect of Senegal
Background:
Senegal is one of the most stable countries within Africa. It has actually significantly strengthened its democratic institutions since its independence from French...
Top selling businesses in the Dark Continent
Africa, the Dark Continent , with its rich resources, is still recording steady economic developments; reports indicate that several businesses, whether homegrown or multinational,...
Countries need to build on automation, innovation and financial stability
The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report for 2017-2018 has identified corruption, crime and political instability as the biggest barriers for countries development in competitiveness.
A decade...
Liberia: LEC to Test Second Generating Unit Today
Testing of the second generating unit of the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant in Harrisburg is set to begin today, Wednesday, February 1, a press...
African Economic Outlook 2016 Highlights Nigeria’s ‘Weak Links’
The theme of the 2016 African Economic Outlook (AEO) report is Sustainable Cities and Structural Transformation. The joint report by the African Development Bank...