Category: Business News

Uganda to get agriculture assistance from FAO and China

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

Chinese firm to set up fish processing plant in Kenya

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

Smartphone technology revolutionising African farming

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

Openshopen named e-commerce platform of the year

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

West Africa gets cloud-based service from Microsoft and MDX-i

MDX-i and Microsoft have launched a cloud-based service for enterprise customers in West Africa MDX-i is a data centre subsidiary

Volvo excavator launched for Africa and Middle East markets

Volvo’s EW145B PRIME excavator has been launched for the Africa and Middle East markets, said the company in a statement

Construction begins on East Africa’s largest port

Construction on Tanzania’s Bagamoyo Port is finally underway, and when completed, will be the largest port in East Africa The

Opportunities abound for technology in Africa

AFRICA is a popular place to be right now — and looking at the growth prospects of developed economies over

Digging deep

Botswana’s mining of nickel and copper, led by companies such as BCL, forms a significant part of the country’s economy

Port Sudan a centre of industry, logistics and export

Port Sudan – lying on the spectacular Red Sea coast – is a logistics hub that holds a visionary investment

A plan to power the country

Following the Gulf funded extension of the Roseires Dam in 2013, Sudan is further looking to harness the country’s huge

Queen Bee shows women the way in business

Having built a highly successful company in ‘Bee Group’, Widad Yakoub Ibrahim is one of Sudan’s most influential women, and

Sudan makes remarkable progress in growth, stability and making business easier

Khartoum’s doors open for international investment amidst wealth of opportunities Safety and security may not be the first words that

Kenya: An African financial centre

Mr. Habil Olaka CEO of the Kenyan Bankers Association CEO of the Kenyan Bankers Association Mr. Habil Olaka talks to

Industrialising Kenya

In 2008, the new Ministry of Industrialisation set forth to lay the groundwork for a rising, industrialised middle-income nation Under

Tap into the largest economy in East Africa

A stable democracy, ongoing political reform, a new constitution and a solid vision for the future are driving Kenya forward