Tag Archives: African Countries

The summit’s aim Creating a platform for African and global real estate data and transparency experts to share insights, best practice and solidify global and regional investor confidence in Africa’s high growth economies are some of the primary objectives of the 9th annual API Summit & Expo taking place in Johannesburg on 20 and 21 September 2018. Speaking ahead of ...

CAPE TOWN – The latest Global Real Estate and Transparency Index (GRETI) has shown an improvement for 10 of 15 African countries, led by Nigeria and Kenya, an industry expert has said. The index by financial and professional services firm JLL has over the past two decades become established as the leading industry benchmark for assessing market transparency. London-based JLL ...

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has urged African countries to collaborate in efforts to develop infrastructure in the oil and gas sector for the growth of the region. Osinbajo made the call at the opening ceremony of the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation(APPO) Abuja, on Monday. He bemoaned the paucity of funds required ...

“The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed agreements to provide financing facilities totalling $1.11 billion to support African entities engaged in intra-African trade, including $1 billion to the African conglomerate Dangote Industries Limited.”- The GuardianThe signing ceremonies, held as part of the ongoing activities marking the 24th yearly general meeting of the Bank, are in support of the Bank’s strategy ...

The Guardian reports that following human activities in the recent times that increased exposure to high level of mercury, Nigeria has moved to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury by 2020. Nigeria signed the Minamata Convention on October 10, 2013 the day it was adopted and opened for signature by the global community ...

Infrastructural projects or development in Africa especially in Nigeria is a task not only for the public sector but also the private sector due to the enormity. There are some African countries that are gearing up in its responsibilities to the citizens but there are many others that are still lagging behind in terms of Infrastructural projects. Following its historic ...

South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria together account for almost 50% of Africa’s US$3.5tr economy, making these three countries difficult to ignore as part of an expansion strategy. However, these three nations also have weaknesses according to a recent report by South African-based Rand Merchant Bank (RMB). Although South Africa remains the dominant force on the continent, it is expected to ...