China Signs Deal to Revamp Mao-Era Southern African Railway
September 5th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on China’s agreement to revamp a railway linking Zambia with Tanzania: Line links copper-rich Zambia with Tanzania’s main ocean port China’s move follows US support for rail link going to Angola China signed an agreement Wednesday to revamp a railway that will help landlocked Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, export the […]
Read more »U.S. Taps Tanzania For Infrastructure Plan In Battle With China For Minerals
August 30th, 2024
Via The East African, an article on U.S. interest in Tanzania’s mineral sector: The US is roping Tanzania into the mooted Lobito Corridor project to tap the Kabanga nickel deposit, but with a wider focus on rivalry with China in areas where development will take place. The details emerged this week as Washington spoke of […]
Read more »Scramble for Critical Minerals Spurs an African Rail Revival
August 27th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, another look at the critical mineral-enabled interest in African rail lines: Central African copperbelt forms heart of the logistics plans Years of neglect caused a $10 billion maintenance backlog Southern Africa’s railways are suddenly getting global attention and attracting billions of dollars in investment, with a race to secure copper supplies needed […]
Read more »Africa To Have Six Cities With Over 10 Million Inhabitants by 2035
August 24th, 2024
Via North Africa Post, a report on the continent’s rapidly growing population: Amid a rapid population growth, Africa will count six cities with over 10 million people by 2035, the Economist Intelligence Unit said. With the continent’s population boom, Angola’s capital, Luanda, and Tanzania’s commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, will join the metropolises of Cairo, […]
Read more »Tanzania To Get New $5 Billion Capital City
August 16th, 2024
Via Newsweek, an article on Tanzania’s planned new capital city: The Government of Tanzania has launched the construction of a new capital city, with a price tag of $5 billion. The city, named Magufuli, would be a new administrative capital for the East African country, located 17 kilometers from the current capital, Dodoma. It would […]
Read more »Africa Takes Aim at Avocado Market Expected to Reach $26 Billion by 2030
May 26th, 2024
Via Emerging Real Estate, a report on the global avocado market, which is expected to reach $26.04 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 7.3%. Africa, already a major producer, is poised to be a key player in this growth. Specific growth projections for Africa’s avocado industry are difficult to make, […]
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