Month: September 2023

Africa Business Heroes Spotlight

INVESTIV-AFRIQUE PHYTO PLUS  Join Hands By: Mohammed A. Abu INVESTIV, a pioneer and leader in drone technology in West Africa, recently raised $800,000 (approx. 500 million XOF) from UK impact fund AGDEVCO and RAJ GROUP Holding to set up precision agriculture service centers for rural populations. One of the company’s main challenges is to make its technologies available to small and medium-sized farmers for the production of food crops and perennial crops. To meet this challenge, INVESTIV, in partnership with AFRIQUE PHYTO PLUS, West Africa’s leading distributor of agricultural inputs,…

Ethiopian Delegation to AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2023

FSD Ethiopia is coordinating a delegation from Ethiopia to attend AFSIC 2023 and will be sponsoring the Ethiopian Investment Summit scheduled for Monday, 9th October 2023.  FSD Ethiopia is a development agency that aims to support the development of accessible, inclusive, and sustainable financial markets for economic growth with a vision to contribute to a thriving financial system that delivers real value to the broader economy and to the people of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian delegation includes the key financial sector actors, including the Ministry of Finance, Ethiopian Capital Market Authority,…

Navigating the Dynamic Landscape of the Global Online Trading Market

By Boriss Gubaidulin, Africa Director, Admirals  The global online trading market has witnessed a remarkable upswing, fuelled by technological advancements and the widespread accessibility of the internet. This surge in popularity and increase of the global market size to USD9.32bn in 2022 has been instrumental in democratising investment opportunities, enabling individuals from various corners of the world to partake in online trading. Based on a comprehensive analysis conducted by Grand View Research in 2020, the global online trading market showcased a valuation of approximately USD15.47 billion in 2019. Notably, this…

Pan-Africanism remains a dream: four key issues the African Union must tackle

First published: February 16, 2023 10.26am SAST By: The Conversation The African Union (AU) – made up of 55 member countries – has made significant progress with integrating the countries of the continent and giving them a voice in global politics. Over the past two decades it has developed meaningful policies on peace and security, and trade, like the African Continental Free Trade Area. The African Union Commission helps set the agenda and represent African interests in global forums alongside important partners like the United Nations and the European Union. But the AU still has a…

Property developer to issue Sh3bn Sukuk bond

By CHARLES MWANIKI More by this Author Kenya is set for its first Sukuk bond after the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) approved a Sh3 billion issuance by a firm looking to use the proceeds to develop institutional houses. The CMA said that it has granted Linzi Finco Trust the go-ahead to float the Shariah-compliant bond, but did not give a timeline of when the issuance is expected to hit the market. Kenya has over the years considered issuing Islamic bonds, otherwise known as Sukuk, to help finance its budget deficit,…

Opportunity through adversity: Eighth annual Africa Risk-Reward Index highlights the continent’s outlook amid growing geopolitical fragmentation

London, 19 September, 2023: Specialist risk consultancy, Control Risks (www.controlrisks.com), and its economics consulting partner, Oxford Economics Africa (https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/), announced the launch of the eighth edition of their Africa Risk-Reward Index today, themed ‘Opportunity through adversity’. The Africa Risk-Reward Index is an authoritative guide for policymakers, business leaders, and investors. The report details developments in the investment landscape in major African markets and delivers a grounded, longer-term outlook of key trends shaping investment in these economies. The eighth edition of the Africa Risk-Reward Index is released at a time of…

Ghana-Nebraska Captains of Industry Identify Areas for Mutual Collaboration

The Nebraska-Ghana Trade and Investment Program and Husker Harvest Days event, which saw the participation of twenty-two (22) Ghana Government officials and Private Businesses, has ended successfully in Lincoln, Nebraska. The event, held from 11th to 14th September 2023, UNDER THE THEME – FACILITATING OPPORTUNITIES, has been described by participants as one of the most well-organized Trade and Investment Programs, which is poised to make significant impact, in establishing and building relevant and much needed partnerships. Senator Ken Schilz, the Lead and Co-founder of Nebraska GhaNeb LLC, expressed his satisfaction, with the quality…

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Announces Finalists for 2023 AWIEF Awards

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, September 20, 2023/ — The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (https://www.AWIEForum.org) is delighted to announce the finalists for its 2023 AWIEF Awards. Launched in 2017, the prestigious annual AWIEF Awards is an initiative to recognise, honour, and celebrate women entrepreneurs and business owners in Africa across various industry sectors for their achievements and contribution to the continent’s inclusive economic growth and social development. An international and independent Panel of Judges selected the twenty-four (24) finalists across eight (8) categories. These outstanding women founders and…

About Construction of the Tamale-Yendi-Zabzugu-Tatale Highway

……As Eastern Corridor Road Stakeholders Meeting ends in Yendi  Mohammed A. Abu A stakeholders meeting of the construction of the Tamale-Zabzugu-Tatale road project has successfully ended in Yendi, the seat of Dagbon Kingship in the Northern Region of the West African nation of Ghana. A Ghana Ministry of Roads and Highways project-level grievance mechanism to address emerging grievances and complaints of dwellers of the affected communities in the project catchment area and a collective resolve by all parties with interest in the project, to keep their eyes on the project…