Category: Regions

MDX-i and Microsoft have launched a cloud-based service for enterprise customers in West Africa MDX-i is a data centre subsidiary of MainOne, and the solution is built on Microsoft Azure’s enterprise grade infrastructure, which provides flexible, highly available and fully secure private computing environments to companies on a pay-as-you-go basis. Customers will receive a full

Volvo’s EW145B PRIME excavator has been launched for the Africa and Middle East markets, said the company in a statement Following a successful launch in 2009, the fuel efficient machine will be introduced in the Middle East and Africa, with some additional features as well. Authorised dealers of Volvo Construction Equipment will be selling the

Construction on Tanzania’s Bagamoyo Port is finally underway, and when completed, will be the largest port in East Africa The project covers 2,400 hectares and is expected to take around seven years to reach completion, said officials in the government. The mega project is being funded by China Merchants Group and Oman’s State Government Reserve

AFRICA is a popular place to be right now — and looking at the growth prospects of developed economies over the next three years, it is no wonder. If multinationals are going to make their targets, they will need to venture beyond familiar markets into burgeoning economies such as Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. It is

Botswana’s mining of nickel and copper, led by companies such as BCL, forms a significant part of the country’s economy Botswana may be known for its diamonds, but it is also one of Africa’s major nickel producers: the metal features among the country’s most important exports and employing industries. Selebi-Phikwe is the current centre of

Port Sudan – lying on the spectacular Red Sea coast – is a logistics hub that holds a visionary investment park and a key oil refinery, as well as acting as a strategic maritime gateway and potential tourism destination Every year from Port Sudan – home to Sudan’s main seaport – around $4 billion worth

Following the Gulf funded extension of the Roseires Dam in 2013, Sudan is further looking to harness the country’s huge hydropower potential in order to boost power generation, while investment opportunities in renewables are also available Provision of basic services such as electricity remains closely linked to economic growth. Electricity services are particularly essential, and

Having built a highly successful company in ‘Bee Group’, Widad Yakoub Ibrahim is one of Sudan’s most influential women, and has used her position inspirationally to help empower people throughout the country. The characteristics of honey bees are well known; highly organized; highly active and highly productive. Having strongly identified with such values, Widad Yakoub

Khartoum’s doors open for international investment amidst wealth of opportunities Safety and security may not be the first words that come to mind when thinking about Sudan, especially given the portrayal the country gets from global media coverage. But the reality of the situation is that they should be. Sudan is a modern, dynamic, safe

Mr. Habil Olaka CEO of the Kenyan Bankers Association CEO of the Kenyan Bankers Association Mr. Habil Olaka talks to United World about the role played by the banking sector in the country’s remarkable growth and the plans for the future of the industry in Kenya, including a move to create the Nairobi International Financial

After scooping numerous accolades at this year’s “travel Oscars” – The World Tourism Awards – including number one safari destination and best African airline, the Kenyan Tourism Board, which was also voted the world’s best for the second year in a row, is now aiming to win the prize for a third consecutive year by

In 2008, the new Ministry of Industrialisation set forth to lay the groundwork for a rising, industrialised middle-income nation Under Vision 2030, industrialisation is highlighted as a key economic pillar of growth. In the Vision’s first five-year phase (2008-2012) the Government would like to see GDP grow by a rate of 10 per cent –

A stable democracy, ongoing political reform, a new constitution and a solid vision for the future are driving Kenya forward into a new and prosperous era. An extremely concise, simplified summary of Kenyan events over the past three years would run along the lines of: skewed elections, a brief political/humanitarian/economic crisis, UN intervention, a power-sharing

With the best performing stock exchange in Africa in 2013, Nairobi is leveraging its resources as the gateway for investment in the continent, while wireless technology is making banking easier for the average Kenyan It’s not unusual here to see Masai herdsmen using their mobile phone to make payments from their remote village. In a

This year marks not only Kenya’s 50th anniversary, but it also highlights a critical turning point in this nation’s history as it tackles major constitutional changes such as the momentous devolution policy “In the last year and a half we Kenyans have seen some of the most striking events of our national life. There have

A landmark project both physically and historically, the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Dam, or Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), is a source of intense national pride and an essential lever for the development of Mozambique. The completion of the huge Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Dam in 1974 attracted considerable international attention. The world’s fifth largest hydroelectric power