UNCTAD15 marks the beginning of a new chapter for trade and development. Against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, the world was already facing several other global crises including the climate emergency and rising inequality and vulnerability. Join us for the next five days as we talk transformative trade, resilience and solutions for lasting prosperity…
The African Continental Free Trade Area is the world’s largest free trade area connecting almost 1.3bn people across 54 African countries. Despite being signed in Rwanda in March 2018, the continent still waits to see how it will be implemented. This episode examines the progress of the monumental agreement.
This week, a conversation with the Basketball Africa League’s President, Amadou Gallo Fall- as we look at the underlying potential of Africa’s sport industry, best captured in the NBA’s expansion across Africa and the launch of the Basketball African League (BAL) in Kigali.
Following two years of strong growth, the Gambia’s economy has left stagnated by the global COVID-19 pandemic due to trade disruption and the fall in tourism,
CBN has been given the greenlight to freeze bank accounts belonging to Nigerian investment-tech companies Bamboo, Chaka, Risevest and Trove – alleging that they were operating without licenses as asset management companies and utilizing foreign exchange from the Nigerian market for purchasing foreign bonds and shares. We look at how this is affecting the start…
We dive deep into the business of music and how to create a sustainable eco-system that supports artists.
Zambians head to the polls on 12 August amid mounting economic challenges, reports of election-related political violence and Covid-19. With nineteen candidates vying for the presidency, is the incumbent President Edgar Lungu on his way out?
How easy is it to start a business on the continent? For many costs of starting a business are always as hindrance and a recent report by Business financing UK highlights this. With wide gaps from Equatorial Guinea’s $2,322 to Rwanda were it is free to open up a business, this episode unpacks the different…
Ghana recently launched a Toyota assembly plant making it the second auto assembly plant in the country in less than a year. With the assembly unit boasting a $7 million investment with annual production capacity of around 1,330 units, is Africa beginning to cash in on its ‘youth dividend’?
Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service recently issued a statement directing banks to freeze all accounts in Nigeria belonging to MultiChoice Nigeria and MultiChoice Africa until it had been able to recover the money the TAXMAN is allegedly owed. Which is around 1.8 trillion naira or 4.4 billion DOLLARS. Is this the end of the road…
As Ethiopia opens up its Telecommunications space, bidders rushed to the Eastern African nation to get a piece of the pie as the nation seeks to open up the lucrative telecoms sector. After the first round of bids, Ethiopia awarded a telecoms licence to a consortium led by Kenya's Safaricom. However, what does this mean…
As Africa's last absolute monarchy battles mass pro-democracy protests, we look at what this means for the Kingdom of Eswatini and business alike.
As the world mourns African liberation hero and Zambia's founding father, Kenneth Kaunda, we look at his legacy, wherever Zambia is economically and whether the newly opened Kazungula bridge will boost the economy.
Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil exporter and yet also a major gasoline importer.As the country tries to rebuild its oil refineries , the state has demanded for a stake in at least six of them, including Dangote’s monster 650,000 barrels-per-day plant. We breakdown the impact of these refineries on the economy
The WTO just released their tally of its members’ notification submissions. With morethan 3,000 notifications about product requirements for traded goods, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda were responsible for 26% of the notifications submitted in 2020. What does this spellFor the bloc’s investment outlook?
The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority has $2.1 billion of assets under management. We look at how Africa’s sovereign wealth funds can help finance major projects on the continent
A dozen African leaders, several European leaders and a dozen heads of international organisations will be received on Tuesday by French president Emmanuel Macron for a summit on the revival of the African economy, and the impact of the pandemic.But what does this mean for the continent?
As South Africa's ruling party the African National Congress faces a power struggle, we look at what this means for the richest country in the continent and what it can do to reform itself?
The move to reopen economies continues in Africa, as several countries struggle to secure vaccines for their citizens. On this episode, we look at Africa's preparedness logistically and financially to secure enough vaccines for the people.