Tanzania Cement Prices To Drop After Dangote's 20-Year Deal with TPDC
The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and Dangote Industries Tanzania have entered into a 20-year deal that could see the price of cement in the country decrease. The deal will [...]
Vodacom Introduces Africa's First 5G Broadband Service in Lesotho
Vodacom Group has created the first standards-based commercial 5G service Africa using the 3.5GHz spectrum. The service, which has been created in Lesotho, will initially offer fixed-wireless broadband to two [...]Helios Towers invests in DRC Congo mobile infrastructure
Telecommunication power operator Helios Towers has invested in upgrading and building backbone sites covering 1800km in DRC Congo hence improving mobile infrastructure and connectivity in an estimated 6 million citizens [...]Ghana to construct largest solar farm in Africa
Ghana plans to construct one of the largest solar farms in Africa which is set to be in operation by March 2019. According to Salma Okonkwo CEO of UBI Group [...]Ethiopia Airlines completes Acquisition of 45% stake in Zambia Airlines
Zambia’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Ethiopian Airlines have signed a shareholder agreement that will see Ethiopia Airlines acquiring a 45 per cent stake in the yet to be established [...]SA Swaziland Have the Friendliest Crypto Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa and Swaziland have the friendliest cryptocurrency environment in Sub-Saharan Africa according to an Ecobank report. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has recently proposed cryptocurrency tax regulations while [...]Regulators in Africa Adopt Wait See' Approach with Cryptocurrencies Ecobank Report
Regulators in Africa are adopting a wait and see approach with regards to cryptocurrencies according to Ecobank's recent report on crypto regulation on the continent. The report indicates that while [...]Kenya guns for top ICT positions in Africa Globally
Kenya is seeking to fill top ICT positions in the continent and globally. In Africa the country is seeking the Secretary General’s seat of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) and [...]Rwanda bets on property tax to boost local manufacturing
The Rwandan government has revised a property tax law informed by recommendations of the 12th National Leadership Retreat which proposed the review of land tax law to promote efficient land [...]895km Nairobi-Addis Ababa Road Facilitates Trade in East Horn of Africa
Since the Kenyan section of the Nairobi-Addis Ababa road corridor was completed in 2016, trade between Kenya and Ethiopia has increased while fares and traffic congestion have reduced. The Ethiopian [...]Rwanda Improves in 33 Indicators in the Sustainable Economic Development Assessment 2018
Rwanda has improved in 33 indicators including GDP over the last ten years according to the Boston Consulting Group’s Sustainable Economic Development Assessment (SEDA) 2018 report for Africa. BCG launched [...]Ethiopia airlines among top contenders to manage Nigeria’s new national carrier
Ethiopian Airlines is the frontline in the tender application meant to select a team that will set up and manage of Nigeria’s new national carrier. The Nigerian Minister of State [...]
