Agribusiness & Manufacturing

IATF’s managing director, Ms Kanayo Awani of Afreximbank The Rwandan capital, Kigali, is readying for the second edition of the Intra-Africa Trade Fair, scheduled for the first week of September. There is a palpable air of excitement as the organisers, the Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank)…

The Rwandan government has begun a drive for increased cheese quality to help boost dairy exports and the home market holds great potential for growth.

Artificial intelligence could help combat poverty, joblessness, and a host of other social and economic challenges, as the IFC's Mary-Jean Moyo explains.

Africa is a key growth region for Dutch animal nutrition and aquafeed company Nutreco, which has plans to open two new factories on the continent this year.

East Africa may remain Africa's fastest growing region in 2021, but Covid-19, armed conflict and disputed elections are pulling at the seams of some of the continent's most promising democracies.

The key to providing worthwhile employment to Africa’s burgeoning youth population is rolling out vocational skills linked to industry needs. Aamera Jiwaji reports on developments in Kenya.

Nigeria has reopened its land borders to trade, but the deep-rooted economic problems that led to the closures in 2019 still need to be resolved.

An Israeli company and its local partner have launched Uganda’s first venture in the medicinal cannabis market. But with hazy government regulation is the country ready to cash in on the market high?