Mineral wealth Last year, Côte d’Ivoire’s mining sector saw a rise in turnover by 11.5%, mainly due to a 146% increase in manganese output (at 510 000 tons). As reported by Reuters, gold… Read more
Access control The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) has partnered with Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct to launch a security access-management ‘hackathon’ – the ACSA Access Management Challenge. As reported… Read more
Quay idea Tanzania is introducing a ‘one-stop shop’ in Dar es Salaam harbour to reduce cargo clearance time to 48 hours. The Dar es Salaam port, strategically placed on the East African… Read more
Money flows Kenya has been rated as among the world’s most attractive frontier markets for investors. This is according to recent analysis by Citigroup, as reported by Asoka Insight. The country was… Read more
A stitch in time Ethiopia has confirmed that 2018 will be the year it positions itself as a major clothing manufacturing hub. Already, heavyweight labels including Gap and H&M have commissioned small runs of… Read more
