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Supermarkets, super profits South African firms have led the way in introducing supermarket shopping ?around the continent, but home-grown imitators hope to catch up

Agriculture, Hopes for a green gold rush As the government pushes for food self-sufficiency, with substantial exports to follow, investors are taking a close look at emerging opportunities

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Pathe staff walks in the hall of the newly opened Pathe cinema in Dakar, Senegal, October 2022. (Seyllou /AFP)

Africa rising

Premium badgeDakar nurtures its emerging middle class From supermarkets to local tourism, the middle-class is thriving in the Senegalese capital.
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh shakes hands with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir while Kenya’s President William Ruto laughs with Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde at the media briefing after the close of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

on downside

Premium badgeNairobi Declaration proposes global carbon tax as climate talks intensify The tax aims to facilitate the transition to clean energy and foster the polluter pays principle.
Firefox_Screenshot_2021-03-08T15-34-06.512Z © REUTERS / Akintunde Akinleye

Inflection Point?

Premium badgeJumia’s Ghana CEO is confident he has recipe for profitability Jumia has never made a group profit but the national CEO for Ghana sees better times ahead.

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Pathe staff walks in the hall of the newly opened Pathe cinema in Dakar, Senegal, October 2022. (Seyllou /AFP)

Africa rising

Premium badgeDakar nurtures its emerging middle class From supermarkets to local tourism, the middle-class is thriving in the Senegalese capital.
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh shakes hands with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir while Kenya’s President William Ruto laughs with Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde at the media briefing after the close of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

on downside

Premium badgeNairobi Declaration proposes global carbon tax as climate talks intensify The tax aims to facilitate the transition to clean energy and foster the polluter pays principle.
Firefox_Screenshot_2021-03-08T15-34-06.512Z © REUTERS / Akintunde Akinleye

Inflection Point?

Premium badgeJumia’s Ghana CEO is confident he has recipe for profitability Jumia has never made a group profit but the national CEO for Ghana sees better times ahead.

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