The promise of a digitalized agricultural sector The intra-African trade in agricultural commodities has been on a downward spiral accounting for only 15% of all traded goods. Policy innovations have been at the forefront of unlocking the potential that the …
State of Food Security in the Continent Africa plans to become a global food exporter by 2050 which is a challenging undertaking considering that the continent imports about $50 Billion worth of agricultural products per year. This goal is expected to be …
Manifesting a Common Currency Before the East African Community Twitter Page refuted the claims, the East African Twitter space was awash with news of the community launching a regional currency, Sheafra. The fake news notwithstanding, the possibility of a common …
By Muoki Musila Accelerating Investment in Africa In conjunction with the World Economic Forum (WEF), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement has developed a forward-looking Action Plan to engage the private sector for transformative investment in four key …
By Muoki Musila A Bitter Pill to Swallow The COVID-19 vaccine gap exposed both opportunities and challenges for pharma in African countries with unpreparedness being a bitter pill to swallow for most nations and the private sector. This perhaps underlines …
By Muoki Musila Digital Financial Services Start-ups The African Union Commission entered into a partnership with AfricaNenda to support an advocacy program in support of the Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020-2030) which is seen as a gateway to …
By Muoki Musila Accelerating Trade Goods Mobility Kenya Airways has expanded its operations along a new cargo flight between Sharjan in the United Kingdom Emirates and Somalia’s Mogadishu with plans to serve Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dakar, Lagos, N’Djamena, Mumbai, …
By Muoki Musila Slowing Down World Beaters Earlier in January, Athletics Tanzania through its secretary-general issued a directive that would see only three athletes per event and gender from one country win prize money. This piles on Tanzania’s continued …
By Musila Muoki Revamping Africa’s Mobility There has been a growing talk about Kenya’s efforts to revamp its automobile sector and enhance its standing in the African market with multiple deals signed for foreign investment. On a Tour in Japan, …
Kicking out Foreigners In the draft Microfinance Regulations of 2024, the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has elected to bar the employment of non-Tanzanians in its microfinance service sector. In a move targeting non-deposit-taking microfinance service providers and geared at taming …
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