editorial

Regenerated propellant

South African researchers are looking into powering aeroplanes with agricultural waste. Since South African Airways powered a Boeing 737’s... Read more
10 Jul, 2018

Powerful framework

Uganda has been ranked as the country with the best electricity regulatory system on the continent. The African Development... Read more
10 Jul, 2018

Open season

East Africa’s Central Corridor trade route is once again open for business – after being largely dormant for the... Read more
10 Jul, 2018

Island in the sun

Mauritius has started work on building a 2 MW solar PV farm in a bid to help the government... Read more
19 Jun, 2018

Clever switch

Transactions in Ghana using smart card payment system E-zwich have soared by almost 60% from 2016 to 2017, after... Read more
19 Jun, 2018

Ploughing for success

Three East African countries – Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda – are to benefit from a five-year programme to beef... Read more
19 Jun, 2018

Stratospheric success

Rwanda’s ongoing efforts to draw foreign investment and improve key sectors are bearing fruit, with earnings from mineral exports... Read more
12 Jun, 2018

Nurturing agriculture

Smallholder farmers are being assisted in their efforts to improve productivity through a US$1 million grant that aims to... Read more
29 May, 2018

Taking flight

South Africa’s insurance industry is keeping pace with the warp-speed development of new technology  – introducing a fully digital... Read more
29 May, 2018

Hard bargain

A large Nigerian steel complex, which was built 40 years ago and has never produced a single bar, coil... Read more
29 May, 2018