Travelport , the leading travel commerce platform, and FCM Travel Solutions (FCM), have announced an expanded long-term technology partnership. Under the new agreement, FCM will extend its relationship with Travelport to include the provision of the company’s Universal API technology. FCM Travel Solutions is one of the world’s leading corporate travel management providers. In Africa, […]
A total of 199 out of 204 non-tariff barriers to regional trade that have been reported among the COMESA Member States since the establishment of the Tripartite NTB Online Reporting Mechanism in 2008, have been resolved. This represents a success rate of 97.5%. That notwithstanding, a disturbing phenomenon is that reports of NTBs keep coming […]
Europe’s transformative digital lunch scheme provider is looking to sign in more companies across Africa after a successful two-year test run in Kenya. The firm, Sodexo Kenya has rebranded to Apptivate Africa as it rides on growing demand of the scheme by local firms seeking to improve their overall business productivity by boosting staff morale […]
Better days are in the offing for foreign investors and experts, thanks to the government of Tanzania for reducing its longstanding bureaucracy in processing both work and residence permits. This follows the amendment of some labor regulations to reduce bureaucracy in issuing the permits, Anthony Mavunde, the deputy minister of State in the Prime Minister’s […]
Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism and industry partners have said that preparations for the 79th International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals (SKAL) Congress to be held in the port city of Mombasa in October are complete amid optimism on the growth of the sector. Najib Balala, the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, said an […]
Tanzania has unveiled its plan to build a mega-hydropower plant inside Selous Game Reserve – one of the largest conserved wildlife parks in Africa. The government is now implementing the construction of the 2,100-Megawatt power plant inside the Selous Game Reserve, the second largest wildlife park in Africa after Mudumu National Park in Namibia. Energy […]
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) has announced the launch of a one-year intensive African Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) in partnership with Facebook and Google. The master’s will begin this September at the AIMS-Rwanda campus in Kigali. “Machine Intelligence (MI) is revolutionizing critical aspects of our lives. It enhances medical diagnosis, improves industrial […]
“In this year’s version only 10 of the 15 African markets have improved, which has been led by Nigeria and Kenya.” – Jeremy Kelly, JLL “Measuring data is challenging in Africa, but dynamic. ” – Charles Ballard, Sagaci Research Creating a platform for African and global real estate data and transparency experts to share insights, […]
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and Tanzania National Parks have remitted dividends to the government of Tanzania, signaling a positive trend of tourism growth overtaking other business sectors. The both submitted their 2018 dividends amounting to US$26 million to the Tanzanian government’s treasury. The National Parks paid US$16 million and Ngorongoro Conservation Area paid US$10 million […]
Hanergy Thin-Film Power Group, a pioneering multinational clean energy company, launched the “Lighting Africa” project at its first stop Tanzania together with China Foundation for Peace and Development and Tanzania-China Friendship Association by promising to donate the first 100 Humbrellas this October. “Lighting Africa” is a philanthropic project initiated by Hanergy and joined by China […]
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has arrived at Entebbe International Airport on a two day state visit where he is expected to extend two credit lines to Uganda. Modi, is en route to South Africa for the 10th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit. He will hold bilateral discussions and […]
After a record attendance for the 2018 edition, including the presidents of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Zimbabwe, the continent’s major decision-makers will meet once again in Kigali, Rwanda, on 25th and 26th March 2019. The gateway to a regional market of more than 150 million people and a signatory of 68 trade agreements, Rwanda has […]
Christophe Bazivamo, the Deputy Secretary General of East African Community in Charge of Production and Social Sector has advised Member States to review some of their domestic laws if they are to fully implement the EAC Common Market protocol. He said over 100 laws in the six East African Community Partner States national legislation need […]