Global Free Zones of the Year 2025 awards — Honourable mentions

The 2025 edition of fDi Intelligence’s Global Free Zones of the Year recognises the leading free zones across geographies and specialisations among the 80 that participated in the awards. The judging panel has given honourable mentions for zones...

Government seeks self-sufficiency in pulses, aims to increase cultivation area to 31 million hectares by 2030-31: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the government aims to raise the area under pulse cultivation from 27.5 million hectares to 31 million hectares by 2030–31. Chouhan noted that the government’s main priorities are...

African peace and security dialogue: Media and controversial soundbites

One of South Africa’s challenges appears to be the relentless creation of controversial soundbites and scant broadcasting for mere story-selling rather than providing ethical journalism and informing the citizens. The Thabo Mbeki Foundation hosted...

Child dies amid far-right anti-immigrant campaign cultivated by South Africa’s ANC

The xenophobic atmosphere fostered by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is being utilised by far-right parties. They have begun preventing foreign workers from accessing public hospitals, forced the closure of shops run by...

ExxonMobil Honored as ESG Leader

ExxonMobil took home the ESG Leader of the Year award at the African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2025 conference, in recognition of its contributions to education, workforce development and inclusive growth through the STEM Africa...

Embrace new trends to attract Gen Z travelers, tourism players urged

Pollmans Tours and Safaris director Mohamed Hersi (right) with international tourism agents during the Essence of Africa 2025 conference at Diamonds Malindi /HANDOUT Tourism stakeholders from across Africa have been urged to embrace new global...

Managing aggressive water hyacinth a tough task

ALTHOUGH it generally lies quietly on the surface of major lakes, dams and rivers, the water hyacinth, is still proving difficult to contain as it often becomes aggressive and active, multiplying at a faster rate during hot and rainy seasons....

U.S. Positions Itself as Alternative to China in Africa

The race for Africa’s energy future is intensifying as the United States and China compete for dominance in the continent’s economic and infrastructure landscape, a contest that could shape global power dynamics for decades. Washington is now...

Bridging Africa’s $331B SME Funding Gap: How Deal Source Africa is Powering a New Collaboration-Driven Investment Era

In the heart of Africa’s burgeoning economy lies a critical challenge: a staggering $331 billion funding gap for Small and Medium-Sized enterprises (SMEs). These businesses form the backbone of African economies, contributing up to 50% of GDP and...

Facing a crisis, Malawi secures World Bank financing to obtain essential imports

In October 2024, the instrument was used to fund the first transaction: US$1 million to import 1,500 metric tons of fertilizer. The timing could not have been better. The loan came just before the rainy season, when farmers plant crops such as...

【SMM Aluminium Market Analysis】The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): Implications on the Global Aluminium Industry

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): Implications on the Global Aluminium Industry What Is CBAM — And Why It’s Shaking Up Global Trade The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a policy introduced...

IMF reveals $2bln gap in Zimbabwe’s debt figures

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated that Zimbabwe’s external debt is understated by over $2 billion, a development that casts doubt on the country’s suitability for debt relief. Zimbabwe, burdened with $21 billion debt, according...

How a weaker US dollar can help debt-burdened African countries

New Atlanticist October 7, 2025 • 2:47 pm ET Print this page By Bart Piasecki US President Donald Trump is lending Africa a helping hand—through policies that have contributed to a weaker US dollar. Since the start of Trump’s second term, the US...

IMF reveals $2 billion gap in Zimbabwe’s debt figures

By Kitsepile Nyathi, The East African The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated that Zimbabwe’s external debt is understated by over $2 billion, a development that casts doubt on the country’s suitability for debt relief. Zimbabwe,...

Finally, Madagascar

Finally, after six years of planning, delays from a pandemic and a local famine, in June, we traveled to the island nation of Madagascar. With a propensity to experience the unusual, the world’s fourth-largest island was on my bucket list. The...

SSA economies eye stronger growth pace

Sub-Saharan Africa’s gross domestic product is now projected to grow by about 3.8 percent in 2025, up from 3.5 percent in 2024, as inflation moderates and foreign exchange markets stabilise across many nations. The updated outlook emerges from the...

Experts call for adoption of “Blue Values “framework to safeguard Indian Ocean benefits for people and nature

Panellists during the Blue Values Special Session at the 13ᵗʰ Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Scientific Symposium held in Mombasa, Kenya. Photo by Kelvin Muchiri/CIFOR-ICRAF. Mombasa, Kenya – 3 October 2025: Marine...

FLNG: UTM Works With Best Engineering Firms, Others To Deliver Project Kn 2029 -Rone

1 The Group Managing Director/CEO of UTM Offshore Limited, Dr. Julius Rone, has said that his company works with top engineering companies and other partners to execute Nigeria’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. He stated that...

The Jewish Art of Samuel Hirszenberg

Samuel Hirszenberg (1865-1908), a Polish-Jewish painter whose works occupy a unique place in the history of Jewish art, stood at the crossroads of European academic painting and the profound spiritual legacy of the Jewish people, crafting a body...

Afrimat flags improved performance, higher interim EPS and HEPS

JSE-listed construction materials and industrial minerals company Afrimat expects to report a 74% to 79% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) to between 101.4c and 104.3c for the six months ended August 31. Headline earnings per share...