Report lists Ethiopia among top ten investment destinations in Africa
South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) new report, ‘Where to Invest in Africa’, listed Ethiopia among the top…
Tanzania
Burundi, Tanzania secure external finance for road construction
The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group have approved $322.35 million loans and grant to…
Zanzibar arrests ten men for being ‘gay’
Ten men have been arrested on suspicion of being gay on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar after police…
Emirates brings aboard ugali, enjera for East African travelers
Emirates has introduced new menus in all classes for passengers flying from its East African points to Dubai.
Ethiopia, South Sudan at risk of flooding
BY GETU TEMESGEN – There is likely to be more rainfall in Ethiopia and South Sudan, which has…
Strengthening intra-African trade linkages
By Devika Jyothi – Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) took part in the 10th All…
UN official calls for Africa’s intellectual property rights protection
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ms. Vera Songwe calls on Africa leaders for…
Mastercard announces Next-Generation African Leaders
Fifteen teams of a total of 32 emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the…
Tanzania gets $40 million support for economic reform
Tanzania’s ongoing macroeconomic reform program has received a boost from the African Development Bank through a US$40- million…
Rwanda exports dried hybrid chilli to India for the first time
The International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) project has implemented several initiatives…
How sea-based drug trade undermines democracy
The east African coast plays an increasingly significant role in the global heroin trade. Heroin is shipped from…
Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda best for investors
Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda offer investors a reward score above the African continent’s average, according to the…
Africa electricity index examines 15 countries performance
Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa (ERI), new report by the African Development Bank measures the level of development…
IFC Invests $60 million to expand lending in Africa
With the aim of facilitating growth and job creation in Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member…
Korea recommends fast-track industrialization strategies to Africa
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Busan, South Korea – Korea, which managed to become the world’s high-tech industries…
CHINT Electric banned for dishonesty in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania projects
African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption found CHINT Electric to have engaged in numerous misrepresentations…
Cairo to Cape Town road boosts cross-border economies
Rehema Tukai grew up in Kondoa and works in Dodoma, Tanzania’s capital city. Until now, visiting her family…
Report examines ten African countries’ public finance management
A new flagship report co-produced by The African Capacity Building Foundations and the African Development Bank looks ten…