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Friday, 30 October 2020

Alibaba to the Rescue?

Analysts sceptical of Citron claims on Alibaba investment in Jumia

Claims from Citron Research’s Andrew Left that Alibaba or Softbank are likely future investors in African e-commerce retailer Jumia have left ... analysts scratching their heads.

Bricks and Mortar

Old Mutual wants to create an African affordable housing fund

Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI) hopes to launch a new pan-African affordable housing fund towards the end of 2021, joint CEO Paul Boynton ... tells The Africa Report.

Thursday, 29 October 2020

necessity of inclusivity

‘The greed that sometimes drives capitalism must be tamed’ – James Mwangi

If any banker was going to have an epiphany about capitalism during the pandemic, it was James Mwangi. “The bottom line [...] is no longer ... a central focus,” he said, during a long video call in late August, in his capacious but empty office in central Nairobi.

In the driver's seat

AfCFTA key in driving auto sector investment momentum on the continent – Nissan boss

“We see Africa as a big opportunity,” says Guillaume Cartier, senior vice-president and chairman for Africa, the Middle East and India region ... at car maker Nissan.

Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Breaking Free

Africa: Siemens Energy on mission to tackle renewable energy

Siemens Energy plans to use its new status as a standalone company to target African markets for wind, solar and hydrogen power solutions, Thabo ... Molekoa, CEO for South Africa, tells The Africa Report.

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lucky strike

South Africa: Total finds new ‘significant’ gas deposit offshore

French energy group Total have hit a new deposit off the South African coast. It is the second discovery in recent times, after the major Brulpadda ... field. The finds could help fuel gas-fired power plants, and help a transition away from coal.

Tuesday, 27 October 2020

Nigeria Africa Food Production

Food Chain Security

Africa: Self-sufficiency in food production is urgent priority – Bureau Veritas

Greater self-sufficiency in food production is an urgent priority for African countries as currencies used to pay for imports weaken, Marc Roussel, ... Bureau Veritas senior vice president for Africa, tells The Africa Report.

Friday, 23 October 2020

generation tech

Nigeria: “The hard work is still in front of us” – Paystack CEO

Shola Akinlade, the CEO of Nigerian fintech Paystack, gives the backstory to the Stripe deal. ...

Thursday, 22 October 2020

The cooling towers of the defunct Orlando Power Station, a distinctive landmark now used as an advertising display and a bungee jump set up between the cooling towers is seen in Soweto

no place like home

South African businesses: Key to success may be close to home

A string of high-profile failures in Western markets has highlighted the brighter prospects that lie in continental expansion for many South ... African corporates.

Resilience Through Trade

AfCFTA is key to post-COVID recovery – Islamic Trade Finance

Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement is fundamental to the post-pandemic economic recovery, Hani Salem Sonbol, ... CEO of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), tells The Africa Report.

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