Is Sudan coming in from the cold?
Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, is not a place that features much in conversations about investing in Africa.…
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Mining Special Report: Getting output back on track
The recovery in commodity prices has already had an impact in reawakening slumbering mining projects.…
Rwanda innovates to power its economy
A $200m project to convert methane into electricity is poised to change the lives of nearly 2m people in the mineral-rich Central African region—a major relief for the economies of Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).…
Electoral uncertainty threatens Congolese progress
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is at something of a crossroads.…
Interview with Kordjé Bedoumra, Chad’s Minister for Finance and the Budget
Kordjé Bedoumra, Chad’s Minister for Finance and the Budget, has thrown his hat into the ring for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB).…
A silver lining to the oil cloud?
I, Anver Versi, Editor, African Business magazine has just spent two and a half weeks on assignment in Angola where I was amazed at the ambition and scale of developments taking place just a dozen years after the end of one of the most protracted and brutal civil wars in the history of modern Africa.…
Angola: Constructing a new country
In 2002, Angola emerged from almost 30 years of internal conflict.…
Matata Ponyo boosts investment in DRC on Netherlands visit
The head of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) travelled across the Netherlands for three days, stacking up meetings with Dutch officials, private sector representatives and key stakeholders in the diaspora and Dutch-Congolese relations, with one simple message: invest in the heart of Africa!…
West & Central Africa: Results disappoint but outlook is bright
The biggest bank in West Africa this year is Zenith Bank.…