Kenya’s push to make ‘boda-boda’ motorbike taxis go electric
January 7th, 2024
Via BBC, a look at Kenya’s push to make ‘boda-boda’ motorbike taxis go electric: Moses Lugalia has joined Kenya’s budding electric vehicle revolution – by exchanging the [...]
Kenya’s Economic Growth Gathers Pace as Agriculture Rebounds
January 7th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a report on Kenya’s economic growth: Output grew 5.9% in third quarter versus 4.3% a year ago Agriculture grew 6.7%, recovering from contraction in 2023 Kenya’s economic [...]
January 7th, 2024 Via Bloomberg, a report on Kenya’s economic growth: Output grew 5.9% in third quarter versus 4.3% a year ago Agriculture grew 6.7%, recovering from contraction in 2023 Kenya’s economic [...]
Coca-Cola in Africa: A Long History Full of Unexpected Twists and Turns
January 7th, 2024 Via The Conversation, a brief review of a new book called Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African tells the story of how the world’s most famous carbonated drink conquered the continent, a tale of [...]
January 7th, 2024 Via The Conversation, a brief review of a new book called Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African tells the story of how the world’s most famous carbonated drink conquered the continent, a tale of [...]
Guinea: World’s Biggest Mining Project To Start After 27 Years of Setbacks and Scandals
January 7th, 2024 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Rio Tinto’s $20bn Guinea iron ore, rail and port plan: The world’s biggest mining project, a $20bn iron ore, rail and port development in a [...]
January 7th, 2024 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Rio Tinto’s $20bn Guinea iron ore, rail and port plan: The world’s biggest mining project, a $20bn iron ore, rail and port development in a [...]
Politics of Ports in the Horn: War, Peace and Red Sea Rivalries
January 7th, 2024 Via African Arguments, a slightly dated but – given recent issues of shipping in the Red Sea – a highly relevant look at how national, regional and international competition over ports is [...]
January 7th, 2024 Via African Arguments, a slightly dated but – given recent issues of shipping in the Red Sea – a highly relevant look at how national, regional and international competition over ports is [...]
Saudi Arabia Expands Mining Ambitions in Africa
January 7th, 2024 Via Why Africa, a report on Saudi Arabia’s mining ambitions in Africa: Over the last couple of years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has opened the country to foreign companies to apply [...]
January 7th, 2024 Via Why Africa, a report on Saudi Arabia’s mining ambitions in Africa: Over the last couple of years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has opened the country to foreign companies to apply [...]