African Business

A DROP IN THE OCEAN

Africa's coastal state aim to unleash the blue economy

Opinion: In a volatile world, Africa and Europe need one another more than ever

IMF head Kristalina Georgieva, in her curtainraiser ahead of the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF, shared a statistic that we all feel innately: the World Uncertainty Index is now off the charts, hitting a level almost twice that during the...

Interview: Mozambique’s finance minister Carla Louveira sets sights on renewed growth

Mozambique has gone through tough times over the past five years although it has turned a corner more recently. What are the main fiscal challenges and risks currently and how is the government managing these? Yes. Between 2020 and 2024 Mozambique...

Features

Legal battle as Uganda takes power back Elite British school aims to thrive in Lagos Ruto under pressure as Kenyan protests erupt Why Silicon Valley funding model fails in Africa UK aims to woo Africa with new strategy

Interview: Discovery Insure’s Themba Baloyi on insurance, private equity, and Trump’s beef with South Africa

Themba Baloyi is an entrepreneur and investor who hits the ground running – every day, rain or shine. On this cool morning in Johannesburg, fresh from pounding the roads for 10 kilometres for the 2,663rd day in a row, Baloyi sits down with African...

Interview: expelled South Africa envoy Ebrahim Rasool says critical minerals could fix US ties

For a man who sports the badge of honour of being the first and to date only senior diplomat to be expelled by US President Donald Trump’s second administration, former ambassador Ebrahim Rasool cuts a dapper and defiant figure while defending his...

Japan and Africa: a marriage made at TICAD?

Investment flows remain modest, but there are some signs that the Land of the Rising Sun is becoming more enthusiastic about developing ties with Africa, reports Ben Payton ahead of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in...

Taking control of AI

Donald Trump’s Trade Wars

Interview: Ecobank is scaling up its successful women’s empowerment programme, says head of group commercial banking Carol Oyedeji

The Ecobank Group is driving a shift in women empowerment in Africa with its Ellevate initiative, which has already led it to extend loans of more than $250m to women entrepreneurs across the continent – and it is looking to scale this up significantly...

CAN THE AFRICAN UNION BE SAVED FROM ITSELF?

· Euro Zone €5.00 · UK £4.00 · USA $6.50 · Algeria DA 500 · Austria €6.50 · Canada $7.20 · CFA Zone CFA 2 900 · Egypt E£ 60 · Ethiopia R 150 · Gambia GMD 300 · Ghana GH¢ 20 · Kenya KShs 500 · Liberia $5 · Mauritius MR 150 · Morocco Dh 45 · Oman OR 2.00...

THE RISE OF AFRICAN MMA

MOUHAMED TAFSIR BA FRANCIS NGANNOU OUMAR REUG REUG KANE

‘We can create at least 100 million jobs in Africa by exporting our talent’ says Fred Swaniker, co founder of the African Leadership Academy

I’d known Fred Swaniker for over a decade when he first invited our group to join the African Leadership Network, a retreat for young Africans from across the continent to share, learn, connect and create the links and networks to help grow...

Madagascar regains momentum Diamonds aren’t forever in Botswana

Ruto’s rethink on Kenya’s taxes Africa’s outsourcing opportunity UK mulls fresh Africa policy Egypt-Ethiopia tensions spike over dam

Ruto’s rethink on Kenya’s taxes Africa’s outsourcing opportunity UK mulls fresh Africa policy Egypt-Ethiopia tensions spike over dam

Africa’s dormant funds:

Africa’s dormant funds: use them or lose them Electric vehicle manufacturing accelerates Workers want more from Egypt tourism recovery