African Business

HEADNOTE Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals remain one of the main Indian exports to Africa, making up around 11.1% of total...

HEADNOTE Mauritius has announced state divestments from a number of companies and organisations. The aim is to generate...

HEADNOTE AGRICULTURE Farmers produce 12m tons of sweet potatoes annually in Africa alone, where the vegetable is a...

AVIATION A new no-frills, low-cost African airline is being planned by entrepreneur Stelios Haji-loannou's easyGroup through Rubicon Diversified...

Magic and Tragic A champion of batuque Dor de Mar By Tchekz Lusafrica Cat: 024102 When African Business...

The South African government is to invest billions in mass transport systems as a way of "greening" the...

There are few countries as diverse as Ethiopia. Ihe country is home to at least 80 different languages...

HEADNOTE Private equity is becoming an increasingly important source of finance in East Africa. Wanjohi Kabukuru reports on...

HEADNOTE Recognising, identifying and managing risk is core to running a successful company. This becomes even more critical...

HEADNOTE DEVELOPMENT International designer Ozwald Boateng1 in collaboration with Nigerian businessman, Kola Aluko1 and Nigerian oil and gas...

Obiageli Ezekwesili, World Bank vice president for the Africa region, has said climate change is adding to an...

Transport equipment is one of the key scctors for Indian exports and the country's principal players are increasingly...

HEADNOTE End of diamond empire Nicky Oppenheimer, dynastic head of the fabled diamond family, called the event a...

A Nobel Prize-winning panel of scientists has said Africa is the continent facing the greatest risks from the...

HEADNOTE Energy PM Navin Ramgoolam said that the initiative to produce electricity from waste is an excellent example...

A comprehensive pilot training programme is to be offered by Boeing in conjunction with South Africa's 43 Air...

THIS MONTH'S PRIZE LETTER OPINION Africa feels Europe effect Once more the African continent is bearing the brunt...

HEADNOTE Raimundo Pereira (below), President of the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau, talked with African Business when he...

SIERRA LEONE Sierra Leone could be the fastest-growing economy in the world in 2012, according to Finance Minister...

HEADNOTE While the Eurozone lurches from crisis to crisis, Africa has been registering record growth levels and has...