AFKI Commodities Report: Arabica Hits nine-month high on Brazil weather worries
Coffee futures prices saw big gains and sugar also moved higher as markets fretted over potential crop damage amid soaring temperatures and drought in some of Brazil’s top growing areas. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleDangote, Sirleaf Cement Plans For Factory, Coal Power
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Africa’s richest man, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote met Thursday to firm up his plans to build a cement factory and coal-based power plant in Monrovia....
View Article10 African Music Festivals to Catch in 2014
If you want to go to a festival your friends haven't been to, head out Aug. 8-10 to Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands for the Festival de Baia das Gatas. This volcanic archipelago off Africa's west coast...
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10 South African Beverage Favorites
These South African beverage favorites aren’t all alcoholic but it doesn’t matter — they’ll intoxicate you with their flavors, aromas and colors. Source: GoAfrica.About.com jerrysye.pixnet.net Mageu or...
View ArticleSeychelles, Ireland Pushing Tourism Partnership
From eTurbo News Seychelles is all out this year to turn Ireland into a more profitable market and increase visitor figures from there by 40% by the end of 2014. The Seychelles Tourist Office for UK...
View Article10 Things That Happened During the Super Bowl
When 111.5 million people tuned in Sunday Feb. 2 to watch the Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos, it was the most-watched event in U.S. history. But while they were glued to...
View Article10 Mood-Enhancing Scents To Relax, Improve Confidence and Perk Up
The parts of your brain that process scents are directly linked to those that process emotion and information retention, which is why a smell can quickly recall vivid details of a memory you thought...
View ArticleIndia to Cover $100 Million in Buyer’s Credit For Namibia’s Infrastructure
From Business Standard India has offered to provide buyer’s credit of USD 100 million to Namibia for taking up infrastructure projects. This will be in addition to the USD 100 million Lines of Credit...
View ArticleConflict Of Interest: Tourism v. Copper Mines In Zambia
Opposition is mounting against a decision by the Zambian government to allow an Australian company to mine for copper in the environmentally sensitive Lower Zambezi National Park, TheAge.com reports....
View ArticleSouth Africa General Elections to Take Place in May
Written by Helen Nyambura-Mwaura | From Reuters UK South African President Jacob Zuma has set May 7 as the date for general elections in which his ruling African National Congress is likely to easily...
View ArticleSouth Africa Becoming A BMW World IT Hub
BMW South Africa joins the U.S. and India as one of three BMW centers chosen to supply specialized information technology services to BMW worldwide, IndependentOnline reports. This means that BMW South...
View ArticleNew Congolese Airline Adds Dubai Flights
From ArabianBusiness.com New Congolese national airline Equatorial Congo Airlines has announced plans to launch commercial flights to Dubai at the end of next month. The carrier, also known as ECAir,...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines In Talks To Buy 10 Boeing 777X Planes
From Chicago Sun Times Ethiopian Airlines is talking with Boeing Co. about an order for 10 of the Chicago-based planemaker’s 777X jet, the airline’s chief executive said. “When the 777X comes, as soon...
View ArticleGhana Gas Inks Deal With Tullow
From Ghana Business News The Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has signed a Construction, Pre-Commissioning and Tie-In Agreement (CTIA) with Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL). The agreement is to allow...
View ArticleAfrica Forex Expo 2014 Kicks Off In Ghana
From Business Ghana Africa Forex Expo 2014 is underway in Accra to create awareness about opportunities in Ghana and to create jobs in the country. The Forex Expo is being organized by Investment...
View ArticleDOJ Investigates Banks Libyan Deals
From Reuters The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating banks, private equity firms and hedge funds that may have violated anti-bribery laws in their dealings with Libya’s government-run...
View ArticleSaudi National Prawn Company Investment Protested By Mauritanian Village
From Crop Watch Villagers in Boghé, a community 190 miles south west of the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott, are protesting a proposed $1 billion investment by the Saudi National Prawn Company (NPC)...
View ArticleMauritius Government Makes Banking Changes
From India Times The Mauritius finance ministry said excess liquidity in the Indian Ocean island’s banking system had reached levels where it would have to step in to help the central bank mop it up by...
View ArticleMozambique Expects 8% Growth, Driven By Minerals
Mozambique actually has one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Rich in minerals, Mozambique’s economy is expected to grow by about 8 percent this year and in 2015 as well. And it could reach...
View ArticleCoal India Inks South African Mining Deal
India is looking to South Africa for new mining opportunities. And the country is exploring coal deposits in South Africa as well as researching new, safer technology for mining and quarrying, reports...
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