Dipak Patel can still recall the dizzying grandeur of his 2003 visit to Beijing’s cavernous...
Category "Africa"
Virus-induced Drop in Cocoa Demand Puts African Farmers at Risk
The steepest dive in cocoa demand in a decade has thrown into jeopardy a plan...
World’s Most Food-Insecure Region Hit by Lockdown Price Growth
Panic buying and lockdown-driven price increases pushed up food prices in major economies in sub-Saharan...
Why refined products standard is critical to Africa
A move by the African Refiners & Distributors Association (ARA), and the African Union (AU),...
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy to shrink by 3.2% in 2020 – IMF
Data released by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, in a revised Regional Economic Outlook (REO)...
Bonds needed to inject fresh liquidity into African economies – Banks CEOs
African countries must look to their local and global bond markets to raise enough capital...
Coronavirus may cost Africa US$4.8bn in crop exports
The coronavirus pandemic could cost Africa as much as US$4.8 billion in lost agricultural exports...