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01/01/2021

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Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in 2021 will accelerate the digitalisation of banking, Bola Asiru, head of sub-Saharan Africa at Mastercard Advisors, tells The Africa Report.

Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in 2021 will accelerate the digitalisation of banking, Bola Asiru, head of sub-Saharan Africa at Mastercard Advisors…

01/01/2021

Solar power could be the miracle solution to trigger the energy transition, pumping fresh water and supplying low-income households with basic needs.

According to the World Bank, nearly half of the Congolese population does not have access to electricity.

01/01/2021

Africa could be the world’s biggest free-trade zone by area when its treaty becomes fully operationally by 2030. The bloc has a potential market of 1.2 billion people and a combined gross domestic product of $2.5-trillion.

Accord comes to fruition at a time when trade tensions are rising across much of the rest of the world

01/01/2021

The accord “will fundamentally change the economic fortunes of our continent,” President Cyril Ramaphosa, who holds the AU’s rotating chairmanship, said in a speech on Thursday.

19/11/2020

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16/11/2020

16/11/2020

Lusaka - Zambia: The preliminary construction works on the 2, 400MW Batoka Gorge hydroelectric dam developed by the government of Zambia in collaboration with Zimbabwe has

16/11/2020

Through this collaboration, Etherisc seeks to deliver sustainable solutions to help protect up to 250,000 Kenyan farmers against the effect of climate change over the next three years. The insurance coverage will only see the farmers part with as little as £0.37 in premiums.

Etherisc joins hands with Chainlink and ACRE Africa to provide crop insurance in Kenya.

16/11/2020

Through the arrangement, Emirates and FlySafair plan to offer the ease of single-ticket travel and through tagging of baggage for travellers transferring from Emirates’ three gateways – Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban – to FlySafair domestic points in South Africa, such as Port Elizabeth, East London and George.

Emirates Airways has entered into an interline agreement with local airline FlySafair as part of expansion plans into South Africa.

16/11/2020

While the pandemic rumbles on, the tourism sector is regrouping. In July, a smattering of attractions reopened including the Great Pyramids of Giza, along with hotels issued with government safety certificates indicating they met World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. In September, more archaeological sites reopened, and the Egyptian government announced further measures to support the sector, including extending visa fee exemptions for tourist hotspots Luxor, Aswan, the Red Sea and South Sinai until April 2021, and delaying repayments on utility bills and debts for tourism-related companies.

Saqqara, a dusty necropolis south of Cairo, has become instrumental in Egypt's fightback against a tourist slump during the coronavirus pandemic.