Diamniadio: Senegal’s bet that a Chinese garment line can build an industry
Economics - Industry & Resources · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 An industrial park is supposed to be the start of an industry, not the end of an announcement. Senegal's Plateforme Industrielle de Diamniadio (PID) tests that...
China and the African Union: A Dialogue Channel That Outpaces Its Receipts
Economics - Global & Regional · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 When China and the African Union meet for their strategic dialogue, the language is continental: aligned development strategies, a shared future, a partnership of equals....
From Pledge to Practice: FOCAC’s 2025 Scorecard Shows the Work Behind the Promises
Economics - Trade & AfCFTA · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 The hardest moment in any China-Africa pledge is not the announcement but the year after, when attention drifts and implementation either happens or quietly does not. The...
Beijing 2024: China Reframes Africa Ties as a Shared Modernization Project
Economics - Macro & Markets · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 For two decades the China-Africa summit was, at heart, an infrastructure conference dressed in diplomatic language. The 2024 Beijing summit changed the vocabulary. Held from...
Who Benefits From Lusaka as the Capital of Exile Politics?
Every city that redevelops fast makes the same quiet trade. Lusaka is making it now. The land that carried the regional freedom struggle, transit houses, offices and meeting places, is also prime urban ground, and the sites whose significance was never formally...
Lally Madia: The Rising South African Influencer on TikTok
Meet Lally Madia, a beautiful young South African influencer that has taken the social media world by storm with her incredible dance moves. She is an inspiring story. With her passion for dance, Lally has grown her TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram following by...
Top Pork Producer Countries in Africa
Filled with many opportunities, Pork production is an important industry in many African countries, providing a source of food, income, and employment for many people. The countries that produce the most pork in Africa vary based on a number of factors, including the...
Diamond Output to Dip as U.S. Consumption Slows
Officials projected in March 2023 that diamond output would fall 1% and trading growth would slow sharply from 41% to 7% on softer U.S. demand.
Mining Growth Stalls as Diamonds Dim but Copper and Coal Rise
Finance-ministry officials forecast flat mining growth for 2023 as diamond demand weakened, with copper and coal expected to offset part of the loss.
Investment Opportunities in Africa’s Growing Sectors
Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, with sectors such as technology, agriculture, and infrastructure seeing tremendous growth in recent years. International news agencies can highlight these growth sectors and the investment...
Instagram takes on OnlyFans in the Creator Economy
Imagine Instagram taking on OnlyFans in the Creator Economy, subtly interrupting the status-co of content and influencer marketing. It is likely that the introduction of subscription-based content on Instagram would increase competition for OnlyFans, as Instagram has...
Beneath Congo’s mining boom, beer rose 8 per cent and cocoa fell 44 per cent in 2022
Strip out copper and cobalt and Congo’s 2022 shows beer up 8.1 per cent, cocoa down 44.2 per cent and gold and diamond figures revised within weeks. Plan on mid-single-digit consumer growth.
Congo held US$4.3bn in reserves in February, but its dollar budget ran US$105m short
Reserves were US$4,329.7 million on 17 February, level with January, but the BCC’s foreign-currency budget showed a US$105 million deficit in thirteen days. Cobalt fell 27 per cent in the same stretch.
The Made in China 2025 Strategic Plan
Made in China 2025 is a national strategic plan and industrial policy of China to further develop its manufacturing sector by rapidly developing ten high-tech industries. These industries include new energy vehicles, next-generation information technology,...
Redeploying Your Workforce to Customer Value Jobs in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a buzzword for some time now, and its impact on businesses and jobs cannot be ignored. There is no denying that AI has the potential to eliminate jobs, but this should not be the primary focus of its implementation. Instead,...
Behaviour Report: The Ultimate Resource for Business Executives
In today's fast-paced business world, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for success, and an ultimate resources for business executives such as Behaviour Report comes in handy. Business executives need to be informed about the latest trends and developments in...
Ethical Use of AI to Grow a Business
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way businesses operate in today’s rapidly changing economic landscape.
Search Engine Optimization in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The field of search engine optimization (SEO) is rapidly evolving, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a significant role in this transformation.
Improving Customer Experience using Data
FNB is a master in data analytics, improving customer experience using data, resulting in them not only increasing business goals, but even their customers’ goals, especially business bank account holders. Data speaks and when we listen, data can help us in improving...
The Opportunities for Growth using Data as a Business in Africa
Bill Gates and Microsoft, have demonstrated to the world, with Open AI’s ChatGPT, that there are opportunities for growth using data as a business; and that is possible for businesses in Africa. Data speaks, and when we listen, it can guide us to running our...