Ethiopian Airlines is the frontrunner to set up and manage a new national carrier for Nigeria, according to its chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam. “We are among a small group with an interest in establishing a national carrier [in Nigeria]...we do not...

Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has revealed plans to build a pipeline that will pump natural gas to Uganda, in a bid to expand energy cooperation between the two East African nations. The state-run company proposed that the pipeline will start...

Tullow Oil (LSE:TLW) has announced the discovery of oil in a region of Kenya thought to contain at least 750 million barrels of oil. The Africa-focused firm said an exploration well was drilled in its Emekuya-1 well in the Northern section...

Steinhoff International will separately list its African retail businesses on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The South African retail group will look to consolidate its African assets, which include clothing retailer Pepkor and furniture chain JD Group, prior to listing on the...

General Electric and a leading Ethiopian university will collaborate to develop educational programmes based on renewable energy. GE and the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which outlines a collaborative approach to create further capacity...