The real deal
Africa has avoided the drop in mining and metals deals that the rest of the world experienced last year,... Read more
14 Feb, 2017
Going places
Citizens of Seychelles have the upper hand when it comes to easily accessing other countries. Arton Capital’s Passport Index... Read more
7 Feb, 2017
Growth factor
Overall economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa slowed to an estimated 1.5% rate in 2016 – the weakest pace in... Read more
7 Feb, 2017
Good disruptions
Fintech, including mobile wallets that essentially function as bank accounts, is changing the way ordinary Africans manage and use... Read more
7 Feb, 2017
Quick buck
Durban, South Africa offers the best rental return on investment in the world. This is according to a recently released... Read more
31 Jan, 2017
Pulling power
By 2020, Kenya plans to achieve universal access to electricity, whereby 95% of homes will have access to the... Read more
31 Jan, 2017
In the clear
An experimental vaccine administered to nearly 6 000 people in Guinea who were in close contact with Ebola patients has... Read more
31 Jan, 2017
Danger zone
Nestled between the Republic of Congo and DRC lies a remote swampland touted as the world’s largest tropical peatland. A team... Read more
24 Jan, 2017
Filling a need
After facing various challenges – including an unexpected rise in water level that led to an evacuation upstream – construction of Zimbabwe’s largest... Read more
24 Jan, 2017
Catch a whiff
The way in which rhino communicate with each other has been compared to how humans interact on social network... Read more
24 Jan, 2017
