One of the fastest growing economies in Africa, Ethiopia, has an ambitious plan to cut a green, sustainable path to becoming a middle-income country by 2025. Along the way, the country faces growing urban migration and rising demand for food—challenges that are linked by, and depend on, roads for access, supply and mobility. In 1997, the total road network in Ethiopia was 26,550 kilometers. By 2014 it reached 99,522 km. For the country...
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Google has released a new search app called Go in 26 African countries that would allow users to search the web faster, even with slow Internet connections.
It will partner with pan-African wireless carriers such as MTN Group Ltd. and Vodacom Group Ltd. to preload the app on some of their low-end devices.
The internet giant has also adapted the voice function to work better on slow connections, even as basic as 2G networks, according...
Currently, 6 of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies are in Africa, and the ease of doing business in Africa is improving to the extent that a good number of countries (including South Africa, Ghana, Mauritius and Tunisia) now outperform China, India, Brazil and Russia. In addition, FDI inflows to Africa have demonstrated year-to-year growth since 2010 and now amount to US$ 50 billion. The key reasons behind this growth surge...
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Kenya plans to boost its meat exports by investing in state-of-the-art slaughterhouses that meet international quality standards. This was announced by none other than President Uhuru at a recent meeting with government officials and business owners recently. “We will begin with the export of live animals but in two years, we should have our own export slaughterhouse. My vision is to revive this important sector,” said President...
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DP World Kigali is a secure, bonded facility spread over13 hectare that will improve imports and exports... DP World and the government of Rwanda have setup a state-of-the-a logistics hub, located 20 kilometers from the capital city Kigali, close to the international airport. The facility is East Africa’s first ever Inland Dry Port developed by DP World. DP World Kigali is a secure, bonded facility spread over 13...
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Tanzania is building a new port that might challenge Mombasa Port’s status as the shipping, logistics and distribution hub of East Africa. Located about 75 kilometres from Dar es Salaam and 10 kilometres from Bagamoyo town, the new Bagamoyo Port, which upon completion is expected to be the largest in East Africa, is expected to be fully operational between 2020 and 2021. Construction of the port is being carried out through a...
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With a population of close to 180 million and a GDP of US$493 billion in 2015, Nigeria is the most populous country with the largest economy in Africa. Despite the current economic challenges facing the country due to low oil prices and a weakened currency, Nigeria still reveals robust economic growth of 2-4% in the medium term. Owing to the lack of domestic vehicle production, Nigeria is highly dependent on imports to meet its domestic...
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The face of the African construction industry is changing. Construction projects on the continent are getting bigger and more complex. According to recent reports, this is owing to rapid urbanisation, strong economic growth, a rising middle class and regional integration in many of Africa’s 54 nations. All make for the ever-increasing demand in Africa’s construction industry, as big infrastructure projects get under way on the...
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