Ericsson accelerates SDG action

At the World Economic Forum on Africa, taking place this week in Cape Town, Ericsson experts are outlining ways to empower an intelligent, sustainable, and connected Africa by relentlessly innovating technologies that are easy to adopt, use, and scale. Fadi Pharaon,...

Godan, LDRI aim to end extreme poverty in Africa

Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (Godan), the UN, UK and US government supported initiative driving global efforts to tackle food security and to end world hunger by propagating open data policies in agriculture and nutrition across the world, has signed...

Engie acquires Mobisol

Engie has expanded its decentralised energy offering in Africa through the acquisition of Mobisol, a pioneer of off-grid solar solutions. Founded in 2011, the company employs over 500 people as well as approximately 1 200 contractors. Mobisol has operations in...

Africa still attracting M&A activity, says WSP

In an increasingly complex world Africa is holding its own as an attractive investment region, with the value of investment on the continent showing growth. However, investor confidence still requires some coaxing, and there is an intense focus on robust due diligence...

Global trends impacting African consumers

According to a Nielsen report, consumers are all about convenience, connection and control. The new generation of shoppers is more informed, far more demanding and more focused on getting things done quickly and easily, writes Lizette Akker, customer experience...

Digital agriculture next frontier for Africa

Prioritising the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome its many hurdles. This is one of the themes from a seminar headlined “The Digital Africa 2020 and Japanese investment Panel: Creating markets...