Big deal The African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) digital hub has gone live, supporting the continent’s SMEs to expand their businesses and export their products. Unveiled at the AU’s Boma 2022… Read more
Opportunity knocks A new training programme in South Africa specialising in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills is targeting youngsters, particularly young women. Bizcommunity reports that the pilot project, an initiative of listed… Read more
Fully charged A Zimbabwean battery-minerals miner is building a US$35 million pilot plant to produce spodumene concentrate for export to China. The high-capacity plant at Premier African Minerals’ Zulu mine, near Bulawayo,… Read more
Intelligent design North Africa is to get its first AI and robotics lab. The state-of-the-art training lab will be set up at the campus of Egypt’s Arab Academy for Science, Technology &… Read more
Power packed The largest gas power plant in Côte d’Ivoire has started operations. The Azito Phase IV simple-cycle power plant will add 180 MW – representing about 8% of the country’s current… Read more
