Category: Regions

New rail track will expand trade between Chad and its southern neighbours, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea Chad is taking steps

Africa’s leading online retailer expands its operations in to Cameroon expecting robust online sales Jumia is rapidly becoming a household

Seen by many as a sign of a new business trend, Gulf Arab companies are increasing their direct investments in

Rwanda will set up a wholesale market in Kigali for the benefit of potato farmers in the country. To be

Production has begun at Nigeria’s first sugarcane bio-factory in the city of Zaria at Kaduna state. The facility, which will

The government of Rwanda and Howard G Buffett Foundation have signed a US$24mn partnership deal to fund the development of

New Holland Agriculture has launched the new four-model TS6 Series tractor range in the Kenyan market. At the launch in

China CAMC Engineering has announced plans to revive operations at Arda Mushumbi Pools Estate with a US$200mn investment The estate

The government of South Africa has decided to spend US$33.8mn for the establishment of agri-parks in the KwaZulu-Natal region. Gugile

India-based Indo Farm Equipment Limited (Indo Farm) is planning to start manufacturing operations in various regions of Africa. Indo Farm

Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) has inaugurated its online trading platform, simply called eTRADE Platform. The new online trading platform has

The Chinese government is funding a laboratory at a Kenyan university that will train students and conduct agricultural research. The

FAO, China and Uganda have signed a two year agreement worth almost US$2.5mn to support small-scale farmers in Uganda The

A Chinese company has signed an agreement with a Kenyan regional government to set up a fish processing plant at

As Internet access has broadened, technology firms have been able to reach out to an ever wider audience including farmers

Openshopen.ng has been named e-commerce platform of the year at a recent awards ceremony in Nigeria The website, which acts