Category: Business

Morocco to raise wages of private sector employees

September 1, 2022

Workers in the private sectors will benefit from a 10% wage hike within the next two years, while the minimum salary in the agricultural sector ... Read More

Start-ups are eyeing Kenya as African e-mobility hub

September 1, 2022

E-mobility start-up Roam recently partnered with M-Kopa, a Nairobi-based clean energy financier, to provide thousands of e-motorcycles to riders in Kenya, after becoming the first ... Read More

US grants Madagascar $20m to address food insecurity

September 1, 2022

The United States has allocated to Madagascar $20 million to help the African country to tackle food security exacerbated by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The ... Read More

Tension between Tunis and Rabat risks affecting economic ties

September 1, 2022

The diplomatic tensions between Rabat and Tunis due to the support shown by Kais Saied to the Polisario separatist militias could spill over to economic ... Read More

Sandfire’s additional investment in Botswana’s Motheo copper mine will boost output

September 1, 2022

Australia's Sandfire Resources Ltd plans to spend additional $71.9 million to expand production at its under-construction Motheo copper mine in Botswana as it looks to establish ... Read More

Zanzibar launches new Wasoko tech hub for start-ups

September 1, 2022

The launch of the Wasoko Innovation Hub in Zanzibar by African e-commerce company Wasoko, in partnership with the regional government, marks the latest milestone in ... Read More

Morocco: Imminent holding of ministerial meeting of countries having consulates in southern provinces

August 31, 2022

Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, announced Wednesday in Dakhla, the imminent holding of a ministerial meeting of countries that have opened consulates in ... Read More

Morocco targets 26 million tourists by 2030

August 31, 2022

Morocco’s tourism industry is shaking off dust left by the pandemic with ambitions to attract 26 million tourists by 2030. The announcement was made by ... Read More

Togo launches Yearbook Togo 2022-2023 report to lure investors

August 31, 2022

Togo’s Minister for Investment, Rose Kayi Mivedor, unveiled Tuesday Yearbook Togo 2022-2023, an economic report presenting the country’s economic potential, as a tool to lure ... Read More

Guinea to revamp two-star Labe tourism hotel

August 31, 2022

The Guinean tourism ministry has signed a deal with SAB-TRANSIT SAU to refurbish and expand state-owned two-star tourism hotel Labe located in Labe, the capital ... Read More