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Telecoms: A new ring for heavyweights The arrival of new international telecoms companies is generating innovation and cutting costs

Pressure on interest and exchange rates After the 12 May meeting of the Bank of Ghana’s monetary policy committee, bank governor Paul Acquah announced that the prime lending rate would remai...

Banks: Lucky escape, only minor damage The Bank of Ghana is trying to strengthen the financial sector amid the global crisis

Finding value in land and crops Private equity firms which used to stay away from anything to do with agriculture, are flocking to buy land and add value to agricultural output.

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Premium badgeCongo-Brazzaville, Kenya, Senegal…Africa’s airports must modernise Online check-in, priority queues, lounges, connectivity issues…to reduce passenger waiting times and grow, the continent’s airports are slowly moderni...
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Premium badgeCamtel, Orange, MTN, Nexttel… Cameroon’s telecoms watchdog doles out fines For the first time since 2019, the regulatory agency has imposed a fine – totalling $9.7m – on Cameroon’s three main telecoms providers.
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Premium badgeFive questions on Kenya’s new debt policy As Kenya prepares to table the final budget for the upcoming fiscal year beginning next July, there are adjacent hasty plans to get parliament to chan...

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The traveller’s experience is very different, depending on which side of security checks you happen to be on. © GettyImages

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Premium badgeCongo-Brazzaville, Kenya, Senegal…Africa’s airports must modernise Online check-in, priority queues, lounges, connectivity issues…to reduce passenger waiting times and grow, the continent’s airports are slowly moderni...
jad20230526-eco-cameroun-telecoms-camtel-photo2-1256×628-1685118985 © A Camtel shop in Yaoundé in 2023… Maboup

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Premium badgeCamtel, Orange, MTN, Nexttel… Cameroon’s telecoms watchdog doles out fines For the first time since 2019, the regulatory agency has imposed a fine – totalling $9.7m – on Cameroon’s three main telecoms providers.
© Worker cleaning Kenya’s court of arms at Treasury Building during the budget reading 2020/2021./SOPAIMAGES

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Premium badgeFive questions on Kenya’s new debt policy As Kenya prepares to table the final budget for the upcoming fiscal year beginning next July, there are adjacent hasty plans to get parliament to chan...

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‘Agrologistics’ at home and abroad Focusing on satisfying local markets rather than foreign demand may be the best way to start the virtuous circle that farmers need in order to expand.

Mines, Transport and power needed The mining industry is a major earner of foreign exchange, but energy and transport constraints will hold the sector back.

Interview : LUISA DIOGO, Prime Minister of Mozambique Prime Minister Diogo has had the backing of two successive presidents, but says there is still much more to be done.

The rising tide From shattered beginnings, Mozambique is growing into a rising regional star and positioning itself to provide food and energy to a world hungry for b...

Tourism, reviving the romance Thanks mainly to its remarkable coastline and protected wildlife, tourism has a promising future as a major contributor ?to the economy

Energy: The only way is up Buoyed by the promise of oil production of 120,000 barrels per day the new government has embarked on a new energy strategy