Spotting opportunities: Lessons from three female Libyan entrepreneurs Published by Ulf Laessing on 1 July 2019 More and more women in Libya are using their entrepreneurial skills to create income sources for their families.
Libyan food delivery service looks to serve up gender equality Published by Lee Mannion on 27 August 2018 Fatima Nasser’s new business had barely got off the ground when she was accused of being a foreign spy for giving women employment opportunities in Libya.
African passports: The powerful, the weak and the (now) barred from the US Published by Kate Douglas on 30 January 2017 US President Donald Trump has now banned visa access to citizens from three African nations. We look at the continent’s most powerful and weakest passports.
Analysis: OPEC’s recent meeting and implications for the crude market Published by Tom Nelson on 9 June 2015 Investec’s Tom Nelson shares his outlook for oil after the latest OPEC meeting.
Political instability – both an opportunity and challenge for business Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 26 November 2014 “Political instability and change can inspire action… but it can also bring the business to a halt at other times.”
Talking Africa perceptions vs reality with the first woman to bike around the continent Published by Kate Douglas on 4 November 2014 South African Jolandie Rust shares some of her insight into, and experiences of, travelling in Africa.
Finding the right chord: A look at integration in North Africa Published by Duncan Pickard on 2 May 2014 The countries of North Africa trade and invest less in each other’s economies than any other region in the world.
Four things you need to know about doing business in North Africa Published by Abdoulaye Mar Dieye on 27 December 2013 Despite their geographical proximity, the countries of North Africa vary greatly. While some nations are still dealing with the effects of the Arab Spring, it is business as usual in others.
AfDB reports significant opportunities of shale gas production in Africa Published by Staff Writer on 8 November 2013 It is vital that shale gas production be accompanied by good environmental planning and management.
Rwanda’s improving business environment is turning heads Published by Kate Douglas on 1 November 2013 The 2014 Doing Business report ranks the East African country at 32nd place globally in ease of doing business.
Rand Merchant Bank lists six African countries worthy of investor attention Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 20 September 2013 South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt are not the only countries with strong economic growth.
Investment bank identifies four African countries that continue to surprise Published by Jaco Maritz on 13 September 2013 Rand Merchant Bank highlights growth in Ghana, Rwanda and Ethiopia.
High African growth rates distort the real development image Published by Dianna Games on 20 August 2013 “How many times have you heard that many of the fastest-growing economies in the world at the moment are in Africa?”
Eye on North Africa: January 2011 Published by Francois Conradie on 1 February 2011 North Africa specialist Francois Conradie looks at the region’s most important business and politics stories for the month of January 2011.
