Day: September 23, 2019
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Rwanda Partners with DP World, Alibaba and Zhejiang Province to Open New $35 Million Dry Port
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Dubai Ports World Chairman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem officially inaugurated the Kigali Logistics Platform, Rwanda's largest inland cargo handling facility. The new dry port also hosts a 2,500-square meter bonded warehouse as part of the Rwanda Digital ...
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Landry Singé: 3 Things to Watch for at the Russia-Africa Summit That Starts Today
The inaugural Russia-Africa Summit that starts today in the Black Sea city of Sochi will focus on three specific areas, according to Professor Landry Signé from the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. "Pragmatic economic cooperation, military-technical partnerships, and ...
China Was Never Going to Seize the Port of Mombasa if Kenya Defaulted on its SGR Debts
For many Kenyans, the Port of Mombasa is much more than just a container terminal that facilitates shipping trade with the outside world. It's a prized national asset that serves as an indispensable economic hub for all of East Africa and a facility that hundreds of thousands ...
The Kenyan Government is Forcing Transport Companies to Use the SGR
Cargo Transporters in Kenya oppose move by the government making it compulsory for cargo transported by the SGR #KTNBusiness #KTNBusinessToday pic.twitter.com/eHlSEaDf9K — ktn (@KTNKenya) September 23, 2019
The Top 5 Things China and Africa Buy/Sell from One Another
In an article that recently appeared in the Paris-based magazine The Africa Report, Andrew McGregor, Managing Director of the independent research organization Who Owns Whom, and Marthinus Havenga, Director of Cathkin Consulting, provided some interesting data on the top five export and import categories that dominate the ...
Chinese ambassador to South Africa Wu Peng together with Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen mark the first shipment of stone fruit to China that will enter the market duty-free. Image via @SAgovnews
In a message to African heads of state gathered in Addis Ababa for the African Union's 39th summit last February, Xi Jinping announced that beginning May 1st, China would implement a “zero tariff” policy for the 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. The message was clear. The African ...
The Kenyan Government is Forcing Transport Companies to Use the SGR
Cargo Transporters in Kenya oppose move by the government making it compulsory for cargo transported by the SGR #KTNBusiness #KTNBusinessToday pic.twitter.com/eHlSEaDf9K — ktn (@KTNKenya) September 23, 2019
The Top 5 Things China and Africa Buy/Sell from One Another
In an article that recently appeared in the Paris-based magazine The Africa Report, Andrew McGregor, Managing Director of the independent research organization Who Owns Whom, and Marthinus Havenga, Director of Cathkin Consulting, provided some interesting data on the top five export and import categories that dominate the ...
Russia and China Are Motivated by Totally Different Incentives in Africa
Russia is stepping up its engagement in Africa with a new focus on trade. Although Russia does considerably less trade with Africa than China, less than a tenth the volume, in fact, it nonetheless remains an important actor on the continent. Although Russia and China are often ...