Africa business news

Nigerian entrepreneur Chekwas Okafor is the founder and CEO of ONYCHEK.com, an e-commerce platform for luxury fashion from Africa. The creation of ONYCHEK.com was inspired by a simple, yet magnificent …

Knitwear firm Rupa & Company Ltd. will focus on export markets and online sales in the coming years, a top company official said. “We see huge opportunity in exports and …

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Rice for exports to Algeria. Vietnam’s export revenue to Algeria rose 37 percent year-on-year to US$190 million in the first half of the year. Vietnam’s export revenue to Algeria rose …

Irish non-profit Traidlinks has merged with Gorta-Self Help Africa in a move designed to build on Traidlinks’ success in facilitating trade on the African continent. Since 2004 the company has …

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been steadily growing in Ethiopia due to the various incentives both federal and regional governments offer to investors. The incentives include tax holidays, improved bureaucracy …

The upward trend of garment exports from Africa, thanks in part to Bangladeshi investors, poses a threat to Bangladesh’s second position in the global apparel trade. In 2016, garment exports …

Inside a metal shed in southeastern Rwanda, Nicholas Hitimana brandished a plastic container holding a green liquid: geranium essential oil, freshly distilled and ready for export at more than $200 …

Eskom’s Interim Group Chief Executive Johnny Dladla today released the company’s 2016/17 financial results saying that the power utility was on a firm operational and financial footing. “Whereas security of …