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Animal health products for Africa’s farmers

Published by Promotional Feature on 10 February 2011

Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health, one of the world’s leading animal health companies, supports the farmers of Africa with quality products, available in most countries throughout the continent.

Africa one of the last frontiers for world’s biggest advertising company

Published by Claude Harding on 8 February 2011

WPP, one of the world’s largest advertising firms, is actively pursuing opportunities on the African continent.

Customers browsing in Mango's Lagos store.

Mango targeting Nigerian women with high street fashion

Published by Jaco Maritz on 7 February 2011

Spanish fashion retailer Mango aims to have a presences in each of Nigeria’s major cities.

Making it in the male dominated trucking business

Published by Regina Ekiru on 7 February 2011

Monica Matiri is the founder and director of Workmanship Production Limited, a Kenyan trucking company. Matiri spoke to Regina Ekiru on how she has made it in a male dominated field.

Zimbabwe to set up commodities exchange as agriculture activity intensifies

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 5 February 2011

It came as good news to us that Zimbabwe will be opening a commodities exchange known as Comez (Commodities Exchange of Zimbabwe).

Egypt ‘contagion’ unlikely in sub-Saharan Africa

Published by Claude Harding on 4 February 2011

Though some Middle East and North Africa (MENA) equity markets fell at times by 20% or more following popular unrest in Tunisia and Egypt, there is a relatively low risk of ‘Egyptian contagion’.

African software developers making their mark

Published by Jaco Maritz on 3 February 2011

Perceptions of Africa as a continent of poverty and despair are being challenged by the day. A global software development competition has received more entries from Africa than any other continent.

Property prices in Lagos' high end neighbourhoods have fallen by as much as 40%.

Nigeria’s real estate sector – what to expect in 2011

Published by Alitheia Capital on 3 February 2011

Is the storm over? Alitheia Capital gives a review of Nigeria’s real estate sector in 2010 and tells us what to expect in 2011.

Getting South Africa’s mining industry back on track

Published by Denis Worrall on 3 February 2011

“At a time when resource commodities have been hitting the highs, South African mining companies should at least be smiling on the way to their banks. Not the case.”

Many banks still see African agriculture as “high risk”

Published by Jaco Maritz on 2 February 2011

We talk to Jacques Taylor, Standard Bank’s director for agricultural banking, about the Bank’s strategy for servicing the continent’s agriculture sector.

Interview: How I started Kenya’s own version of McDonald’s

Published by Regina Ekiru on 2 February 2011

Can Kenya have its own McDonald’s? That is the question Dominic Kosen grappled with before launching one of Kenya’s first local restaurant franchises.

South African farmers eyeing opportunities in Mozambique

Published by Claude Harding on 1 February 2011

Many South African farmers have indicated an interest to start operations in Mozambique, according to agricultural union Agri SA.

Ghana sees an increase in business travellers

Published by Claude Harding on 1 February 2011

Ghana’s hotels and restaurants sector expanded by an estimated 11.3% in 2010, probably because of an increase in business travellers, Renaissance Capital said in a research report.

DHL wins lucrative East African Breweries contract

Published by Staff Writer on 23 January 2011

International transportation and logistics company DHL has won an estimated Ksh2.28 billion (US$28 million) per annum contract to handle the distribution of East African Breweries Limited (EABL) brands in the region.

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Animal health products for Africa’s farmers

Africa one of the last frontiers for world’s biggest advertising company

Mango targeting Nigerian women with high street fashion

Making it in the male dominated trucking business

Zimbabwe to set up commodities exchange as agriculture activity intensifies

Egypt ‘contagion’ unlikely in sub-Saharan Africa

African software developers making their mark

Nigeria’s real estate sector – what to expect in 2011

Getting South Africa’s mining industry back on track

Many banks still see African agriculture as “high risk”

Interview: How I started Kenya’s own version of McDonald’s

South African farmers eyeing opportunities in Mozambique

Ghana sees an increase in business travellers

DHL wins lucrative East African Breweries contract

How this French serial entrepreneur started investing in Africa

What it takes to build a logistics network from scratch in West Africa

Building a restaurant chain in Nigeria: The story of Toasties

Where this investor sees the best opportunities in Africa

Gyms in Nigeria: ‘We could be a thousand times larger’

Sell first, produce later

From beverage cans to gyms: Verod’s investment playbook for West Africa

‘All businesses are hard,’ says Tanzanian entrepreneur

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