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South Africa

World Bank clashes with AfDB

cheap talk

Trump’s World Bank boss critical of African Development Bank

According to the World Bank President David Malpass, the AfDB “lends too quickly”, thus aggravating the countries' debt problems. “Untrue ... and unfounded,” retorted the pan-African institution.

hubs not hype

Tech hubs across Africa to incubate the next generation

Africa has more than 600 tech hubs and rising, ranging from incubators and accelerators to co-working sites. While the startup game is about ... survival of the fittest, it is also one where community is power.

green sprint

Climate change is here: time to use all the whole financial toolkit

From bushfires in Australia and floods in Venice, to Cyclones Idai and Kenneth which wrought devastating havoc to Southern Africa last year, ... the effects of climate change have materialised.

ghana oil transnet south africa

rolling north

Ghana alive with possibilities for South Africa’s Transnet

A Transnet deal to develop a stretch of railway along Ghana’s Western region is not just good for the rail operator, but could have spill-over ... benefits for other South African companies.

Roads Less Travelled

Accor Hotels targets South Africa for expansion as arrivals slow

Accor Hotels wants to increase its presence in South Africa, Rwanda, Nigeria and Cameroon as it banks on the rise of Africa’s middle class, ... Mark Willis, CEO for Africa and the Middle East, told The Africa Report.

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wanted, trade champions

African Union: behind-the-scenes battle for leadership of the AfCFTA

Although security issues are set to dominate talks in Addis Ababa, ministerial delegations on Friday focused on the African Continental Free ... Trade Area (AfCFTA) and disagreed over who would become the organisation’s future secretary general.

BRIGHT SPOT

South Africa: Alexander Forbes adds more Rainbow to its mix

An intricately woven set of transactions will result in one of Africa’s richest men owning a sizeable portion of Alexander Forbes through his ... investment holding company.

Final Countdown

Bank Zero says it’s set to launch in South Africa in middle of this year

Bank Zero, which last year postponed plans to enter South Africa’s banking market, is on track to launch in the middle of 2020, executive director ... Lezanne Human told The Africa Report.

Blue Skies

Ethiopia: New airport plans are too ambitious to be run by state bureaucracy

Ethiopia’s plans to build a new airport billed as larger than Heathrow or Charles de Gaulle at Bishoftu south of Addis Ababa mean that the ... country’s process of economic liberalisation will need to change gears.

RICH PICKINGS

Big brands look beyond South Africa to rest of continent

As South Africa contends with reforms to jumpstart its faltering economy, the country’s peers on the continent are reaping the benefits of ... Africa’s growth narrative.

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