Coming to America – no begging bowl please
Ostensibly, President Obama’s Africa Summit with African heads of state is taking place to “represent an unprecedented occasion for the US and African heads of state to meet with business leaders and...
View ArticleUS – Africa: A brave new beginning?
Although the US has made generous trade concessions to African countries, its companies, with the exception of a few, have been slow to take advantage of the opportunities the new Africa offers....
View ArticleBringing Africa to Asia
One of Tokyo’s most innovative strategies in recent years has been the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). The first TICAD was held in 1993, as a result of the Japanese...
View ArticleOpen letter: Citizens Call to Action against Ebola – Petition
In an open letter, former heads of state, civil society and business leaders launched a petition call for more solidarity and a more coordinated approach to deal with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa....
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Is China changing its spots?
The Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang’s recent visit to four African countries appears to signal a subtle and determined shift in China’s approach to its African operations. Having burnt their fingers in...
View ArticleSingapore: The Little Red Dot’s balancing act
There is an unspoken rule of thumb when navigating the aromatic labyrinths that are Singapore’s hawker centres: if the queue for a stall is long, then the food must be good. For a country that prides...
View ArticleOil & Gas: Adapting to a changing universe
The global oil and gas industry is changing rapidly, particularly with the exploitation of shale-based hydrocarbons by the US. This has severely damped demand for African crude. However, despite this...
View ArticleHow to manage oil revenues
African governments are adopting an increasingly mature attitude towards the management of oil and gas revenues, with sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) emerging as by far the most popular option. The total...
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Singapore – Africa, the ideal fit?
The third Africa – Singapore Business Forum in late August was the most successful of the series both in terms of the number of delegates attending and the depth of the discussions. African Business...
View ArticleKenyatta’s diplomatic chess moves
Kenya’s shuffling of its ambassadorial entourage in August may hint at a wider strategy designed to help the country recover from a series of events that have tarnished its international reputation. Or...
View ArticleCanada – Africa: Defrosting a frigid relation?
Canada, which has huge mining interests in Africa, held its first Africa-Canada business summit in September. The expectation is that economic ties will grow beyond the current focus on mining and also...
View ArticleAfrican entrepreneurs go global
African corporates need to look for global capital and expertise, and to build their local management capacity, writes Miguel Azevedo, head of investment banking for Africa at Citi 2014 was the year in...
View ArticleUrban African: The Chinese example
While African cities are growing organically, the Chinese government consciously decided that urbanisation should be made a national priority in order to create a workforce for manufacturing and...
View ArticleInterview with Kordjé Bedoumra, Chad’s Minister for Finance and the Budget
Kordjé Bedoumra, Chad’s Minister for Finance and the Budget, has thrown his hat into the ring for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Backed up by his 29 years of experience working...
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How well did Africa do in 2014?
Last year African Business predicted that 2014 was going to be the tipping point for the continent. Africa’s growth in 2014 has continued to surpass that of the rest of the world, but what no one could...
View ArticleNew model farming
Social enterprises and multinationals are trialling new models to link smallholder farmers to inputs and markets in order to transform Africa’s agricultural economies. If political rhetoric was...
View ArticleOCP: leading the Moroccan march south
With access to one of the largest reserves of phosphates in the world, the OCP Group is a strategically important part of the Moroccan economy, and the company expects to take a leading role in the...
View ArticleAfrica’s new development partnerships
Africa’s place in global trade, investment and policymaking has grown steadily over the past decade. Among the most visible – and vital – investments in the continent have been in infrastructure. As...
View ArticleMacro Economics and Connectivity, a powerful combination
Africa remains a compelling investment prospect in 2015, despite negative headlines dominating coverage of the continent over the past 12 months. Technology and better transport links, on top of...
View ArticleFifa’s shock lifeline to dodgy football agents
Football agents who can spot talent and ‘sell’ their protégés to big European clubs can and do earn fortunes for the players as well as themselves. Some professionally registered African agents have...
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