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International Finance Corporation managing director Makhtar Diop speaking at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali Picture: Supplied
AFRICA

African SMEs face finance, fragmentation and succession crisis, warns IFC chief

At the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Makhtar Diop calls for bold investment, private sector leadership and structural reforms

  • Edwin Naidu
2 min read
The cooling market in developing economies is expected to grow from around $300 billion to at least $600 billion per year, by 2050 (AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA COOLING MARKET

Africa faces urgent need for sustainable cooling as temperatures soar

Around 3.5 billion people live in hot climates, but only 15% have access to cooling, mainly through air conditioning

  • Ozayr Patel
3 min read
AFRICA

Financing Africa’s sustainable growth: strategies and outlook

Insights into improving Africa’s attractiveness for investment through governance, education and sustainable trade

  • Partner Content
6 min read
African governments have been urged to make feasible policy shifts that will allow the agriculture sector and farming businesses to better weather the Covid-19 pandemic.
AFRICA

Covid-19 pandemic hurts African farmers’ production, income and food security

Forum urges African governments to enable fair policies that create room for agribusiness to thrive and to consult the sector when formulating these

  • Chris Gilili
2 min read
Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM

Why the public-private partnership to build Lesotho’s only specialist hospital floundered

It was hailed as a revolution in private investment in healthcare in Africa, but almost a decade after it was opened, Lesotho’s only specialist hospital takes up almost a third…

  • Pascalinah Kabi
12 min read
Delegates attend the opening of COP24 UN Climate Change Conference 2018 in Katowice, Poland. (Reuters/Kacper Pempel)
CLIMATE CHANGE

World Bank pledges $200bn towards climate change

The bank’s announcement coincided with a UN climate summit currently underway in Poland

  • Mashadi Kekana
2 min read
DUNCAN MIRIRI

African growth does little to cure inequality

The IMF predicts that even as rich countries face a slowdown, sub-Saharan African economies are expected to post nearly 6% average growth in 2012.

  • Duncan Miriri
9 min read
Will Rwanda’s efforts attract investors?
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

Will Rwanda’s efforts attract investors?

It seems that every few years rich countries and their development institutions find a new "favourite friend" in Africa.

  • Roman Grynberg
5 min read
AFRICAN MANAGEMENT SERVICE COMPANY

UN assists Mujuru’s venture

World Bank and UN’s development programme help Zanu-PF top dog bust sanctions, reports Charles Rukuni.

  • Staff Reporter
6 min read