As a continent, Africa presents significant investment and trade opportunities for global businesses. The borderless markets created by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are valued at around $3.4 trillion in GDP, providing a unique and valuable platform for businesses to access an integrated market of over 1.3 billion people and in turn boost […]
Author Archives: Africa Business
By the end of 2022, world leaders will be halfway towards the 2030 deadline of achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of ending poverty, fighting inequality, and stopping climate change. However, seven years on and countries across the globe are on track to accomplish almost none of them[i]. This is no different in Africa […]
Being an entrepreneur is no easy feat, but with a clear plan, passion and hard work – a lot is possible. As we enter Entrepreneurship Month, we speak to entrepreneurs from different fields and industries about their success and ask them their key tips on achieving greatness! From Ignite Fitness’ CEO, Schalk Hugo and internationally […]
Medicine, South Africa News
Trends in global healthcare shifts the focus to innovative skills development
Over the past two years, global healthcare systems have faced significant disruption and strain due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. During this time, the skills and dedication of nurses and doctors – as frontline workers – have been highlighted. These skills now face a further, possibly bigger, challenge. How do we translate these skills into an […]
Radisson Hotel Group is rapidly expanding its presence in Africa, with nearly 100 hotels and 16,000 rooms in operation and under development. In the last two years alone, the Group has opened over 16 hotels and secured over 25 new hotels, representing more than 4,800 additional rooms. This puts the Group on target to reach […]
Energy, Kenya News, Nigeria News, Togo News, Zimbabwe News
‘Green affordable power in Africa is a must’ says new Power Up coalition at COP27
More than 600 million African people go without access to electricity, and more than 900 million are without safe cooking facilities. At the COP27 climate summit now happening in Egypt, Power Up – a new campaign with over 45 member organisations, is amplifying marginalised African voices in pursuit of funding for green affordable energy, particularly for frontline organisations powering […]
Energy, Mozambique News
Renewables are the best option for Mozambique’s power mix, finds Wärtsilä report
Wärtsilä is a global technology group that has a lot of experience with African energy markets. In their study, they looked at two separate scenarios for expanding the Mozambican power system. The aim was to assess the financial and environmental impact of one key parameter: how much renewable energy capacity should be built in each […]
According to the October 2022 Nilson Report, global Point Of Sale (POS) terminal shipments worldwide reached 136 million in 2021, up 4.3% over 2020. Newland Payment Technology Terminals rose to third place behind Worldline/Ingenico and Pax, with 11.235 million shipments to give the brand a 8.26% share of the global POS market. Closer to home, […]
By Catherine Wijnberg, CEO of Fetola Too often the subject of women entrepreneurs has an underlying condescending tone of reaching down to help them succeed. If we look at the data, the facts and the evidence we see a different story. This story tells us that when the playing field is levelled – especially through […]
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Startups
Stellantis invests in Africar Group to create Auto24, an African used vehicle startup
Auto24, a subsidiary of Africar Group, has launched its activities in Ivory Coast. Africar Group is a class leading and multi country digital automotive marketplace across Sub-Saharan Africa. Stellantis investment aims at accelerating its used vehicle (UV) business on the buoyant African UV market. Auto24 is a faster and safer way to buy and sell […]