The sector continues to demonstrate resilience following the exit of its largest operator Shoprite in April 2021.
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Living in your purpose: educationist, creative, writer, content creator and winner of Ghana’s Most Beautiful 2020, Naa Dedei Botchwey, sits down to speak with us about her journey as a creative and making impact in diverse ways.
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Tondeka and Ashok Leylands’s efforts to develop a bus rapid transit project in the capital are a case study on relevant stakeholders, processes, risks and opportunities.
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Policies to boost output are taking on additional importance while the scale of the opportunity has gained ground. They are accompanied by ESG-related concerns. This is especially true for Nigeria.
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Salient changes to the Gambian governing team are the latest iteration of a political cycle characterised by presidential elections last December, legislative elections in April 2022 and now, a reshuffle.
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Parties will nominate 2023 general election candidates in the coming weeks, and change is baked into the forecast. So too are a series of macro and procedural limitations on the process.
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Price incline continues for most of the 15 economies. Even in the countries where the rate of increase moderated between January and February 2022, inflation is still significantly above 2017-2021 averages.
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Among’s election qualifies as a gain in political representativeness, notwithstanding the hegemony of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and President Yoweri Museveni’s control.
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Welcome to this edition of our Lifestyle, Arts & Culture magazine! We don't have to wait for perfection before we make a move: we can enjoy life and be fulfilled right where we are! In this issue: Songhai Advisory team members in East, West and Southern Africa speak about agripreneurs, World Water Day, wellness, rest, relaxation and of course Easter.
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A series of policies are scheduled for implementation over the next 33 months could significantly shift the ecosystem for fintech businesses in Sierra Leone over the medium-term.
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The president’s National People’s Party (NPP) the largest parliamentary grouping - though one without a parliamentary majority.
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The assessment of economic and institutional vulnerability in African states by international agencies has important implications for the funding of investment projects in the region.
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Inadequate host community engagement, gaps in government effectiveness and the lack of robust legislation are principal hurdles for robust dispute resolution.
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Even if he is not eventually on the ballot, Nasir El-Rufai will play a key role in the 2023 election because of his current position and because of his relationship with the outgoing president.
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Kenya, the world’s third largest producer of tea, is full of potential, yet our conversations with various stakeholders across the supply chain point to some recurring ESG concerns which stand in the way of this potential being fully realised.
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While standard VAT and corporation tax rates are quite closely aligned, there is considerable variation in the number of bilateral investment treaties and double taxation treaties in force across the subregion.
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Considerable political capital has been spent on a broad-based revenue mobilisation strategy that is highly unpopular on the ground but risks to government business remain.
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“The genesis of the fund comes from a deep-seated desire to contribute to the economic development of our country and our continent”, Jerry Parkes, CEO of Injaro Investments shared during an interview with us on Injaro’s motivations for raising USD20 million locally-backed fund. The fund will be an important part of Injaro’s ambition of helping to build “sustainable African businesses that create social and economic value”.
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) held a convention on 26 March to choose new leaders as it prepares for the 2023 general elections.
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Gaining financial freedom - what does it take? We discussed this issue from a spiritual standpoint with the women of Grace, our curated space for African female agents of change.
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