Sub-Saharan Africa

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Keda Industrial Group announces $87m glass plant in Tanzania

China's Keda Industrial Group has its eyes on East Africa and plans to invest $86.8m to build an architectural glass plant in Tanzania.

Richard Gardham

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African FDI into mines on the rise as continent steps up its role in energy transition

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Features

Africa’s reliance on China is only likely to get worse

Features

“Now there is a lot more interest in integration in Africa”: In conversation with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

Features

Can Uganda become a coffee powerhouse?

Features

Mining and gas sectors expected to lead FDI into Africa in 2023

Comment

Emerging markets will see remarkable e-commerce growth amid global economic headwinds

Features

How does Mozambique punch above its weight when it comes to attracting FDI?

Electricity

COP27: The underdogs did most of the work in week one. Now what?

Nour Ghantous

News

German shipping firm Harren Group opens first office in Africa

Cara Lyttle

Comment

Opinion: Energy transition could multiply mining in Africa and destroy the continent’s forests and carbon sinks

Jason Mitchell

Robotics

Will Africa’s poor power supply hold back its AI and automation charge?

Jason Mitchell

Cities

Africa’s new cities look to nurture and keep talent in the continent

Jeffrey Mason

FDI data

FDI in the Middle East and Africa in 2021: The state of play

Cara Lyttle

News

Sony Music Publishing opens new office in Nigeria to expand operations across Africa

Cara Lyttle

Comment

Why investors in Africa face heightened risks ahead of elections

Laura Seara Cabeça

Interviews

“Africa’s mobile money platform has become more attractive to fraudsters”: In conversation with Ecobank’s Mark Akinyode

Jason Mitchell

Features

Africa faces huge cybercrime threat as the pace of digitalisation increases

Jason Mitchell

Agribusiness

Opinion: African leaders must learn hard lessons from the global food crisis

Jason Mitchell

Features

African fintechs enjoy record funding but market volatility could stop the party

Eric Johansson

Construction

The state of construction projects in Sub-Saharan Africa – April 2022

Data Journalism Team

Construction

The state of construction projects in Sub-Saharan Africa – March 2022

Data Journalism Team

Features

Nigeria seeks to ride the blue economy wave

Marina Leiva

Agribusiness

Is Africa the next global breadbasket?

Marina Leiva

Tech

NFT impact investing: a new approach to international development

Lara Williams

Construction

The state of construction projects in Sub-Saharan Africa – February 2022

Data Journalism Team

News

Kimberly-Clark opens $100m diaper factory in Nigeria

Naomi Davies

ESG

To protect the planet, bold African leadership is needed

Sharon Ikeazor

Construction

The state of construction projects in sub-Saharan Africa

Data Journalism Team

Recycling

Nigeria’s waste management sector opens up

Sofia Karadima

Features

Kinshasa is already Africa’s biggest city – could cobalt make it the richest?

Jason Mitchell

Features

Could Western investors’ ESG strategies keep the lights off in Africa?

Jason Mitchell

News

Norrsken Foundation start-up hub opens in Kigali, Rwanda

Cara Lyttle

Features

Could potash bring Eritrea in from the cold?

Jason Mitchell

Features

Is Ghana’s star at risk of dimming in the eyes of foreign investors?

Jason Mitchell

Features

What will Africa’s FDI environment look like in 2030? Ask China…

Jason Mitchell

Features

The ten fastest-growing cities in the world

Richard Gardham

Comment

Five African countries for investors to watch in 2022

Christine Patton

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