The UK government has announced that an additional £100 million has been made available to fund up to 40 new renewable energy projects in Africa over the next five years. The funds will go towards the Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP),...

South Africa’s economy grew by 2.2% in the third quarter of 2018, thus lifting the country out of recession after recording a 0.4% contraction in the previous quarter of the year. Latest quarterly data revealed that manufacturing and agriculture were key...

Four emerging African technology businesses will be given the opportunity to pitch their innovative industry solutions at the 2019 Investing in African Mining Indaba through Australian incubator firm Unearthed Solutions. Unearthed has partnered with the Mining Indaba to create Startups Unearthed...

East Africa has emerged as the strongest performing region on the continent for foreign direct investment (FDI), after recording an 82% increase in FDI projects in 2017. EY Global’s 2018 Africa Attractiveness report found that the region accounted for 30% of...

The Australian High Commissioner to Zambia has called for a stable business environment to ensure investment continues to flow into the mining sector, following recent government proposals to increase royalty tax on the sector. “For any productive direct investment, the operating...