Pricey pods Despite tropical storm Enawo wreaking havoc in Madagascar, damaging around 30% of its vanilla crop, the island is still expected to produce 80% of the world’s vanilla. But it will… Read more
In transit The Doraleh multipurpose port has recently been opened to facilitate Djibouti’s efforts toward providing a world-class shipping platform. Co-funded by China, it is one of the country’s four new ports… Read more
The real deal University of Johannesburg scientists have partnered with South Africa’s private sector to develop a world-first next-generation identification technology in a bid to combat identity theft, according to an AFKInsider report…. Read more
Working together Trade between Africa and India doubled in the past five years, and reached nearly US$72 billion between 2014 and 2015. Speaking at the 52nd African Development Bank (AfDB) meeting in Ahmedabad,… Read more
Meet and greet Cape Town has once again been named the continent’s best business tourism destination for the fourth consecutive year. In the latest financial year, the Cape Town and Western Cape Convention… Read more
