Supply chains
Geopolitics hastens China’s Hunan-led shift in Africa trade and investment
Beijing’s Hunan-based Africa strategy gains urgency amid US-China tensions and Middle East disruptions to trade and energy flows
Supply chains
US blockade of Iran ports deepens global oil uncertainty after Hormuz standoff
US blockade of Iranian ports raises risks for oil supply, fertilisers and global trade flows
Supply chains
UN-backed Shs3.7bn initiative targets Uganda’s coffee seed system overhaul
A €850,000 UNIDO-led initiative targets Uganda’s coffee seed systems to boost yields, farmer incomes and export stability
Middle East war
The Middle East war is hurting Africa. Here is how the continent fights back
As the Middle East war pushes African currencies lower and borrowing costs higher, a Pretoria scholar sets out how the continent must respond
China’s Africa tariff reset: who wins, who loses
China grants zero tariffs to nearly all of Africa, but the gains are likely to flow to its more developed economies
United Nations
Uganda wins three-year seat on UN industrial development board
The board oversees implementation of the organisation's work programme and budgets, and makes recommendations on policy matters, including the appointment of the director-general
Enimiro gets One Acre Ventures investment
One Acre Ventures said it will invest in Enimiro Uganda, an agribusiness company that works with smallholder farmers, to finance its expansion into coffee processing
ESG investing
Burn Manufacturing secures funding from AfDB to expand electric cooking in East and Southern Africa
Burn Manufacturing, the Kenyan producer of clean cookstoves and carbon developer, has secured a $4mn grant from the African Development Bank to roll out electric cooking solutions in Uganda, Kenya, and Zambia