In the works Uganda and Tanzania have signed a deal to build the world’s longest electrically-heated crude oil pipeline. The proposed US$3.55 billion project, which was agreed on last month, also covers terms on… Read more
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
