Early-Warning Systems: Two Islands, One Test of Resilience Infrastructure
Economics - Global & Regional · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 The headline green projects are measured in megawatts and billions. The early-warning component is measured in storms anticipated and droughts prepared for - and it may...
Cement up 14 per cent, power flat: Congo’s real economy beneath the mining headline
The BCC's 2024 production table shows growth in concrete and cocoa, and a ceiling set by electricity. By Kanisa Magazine · February 2025 Cement output in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rose 14 per cent in 2024 while electricity generation slipped, and that...
Copper up 8 per cent, cobalt down 12: the dollar ledger behind Congo’s February
Two metals moved in opposite directions, and ARECOMS answered the weaker one with an export pause. By Kanisa Magazine · February 2025 Congo's external account was pulling in two directions in February 2025. Copper, the country's largest export earner, rose 8 per cent...
Congo’s mines grew 11.6 per cent in 2024; the rest of the economy grew 3.2
The IMF and the central bank show a two-speed economy in the first documents of 2025. By Kanisa Magazine · January 2025 Congo's mines grew at roughly 12 per cent in 2024; the rest of the economy grew at about 3 per cent. That is the arithmetic beneath the headline,...
Congo’s external account in January: cobalt tonnes up 31 per cent, price down 14
Volumes, not quotes, are lifting export receipts, while imports and a single metal limit the cushion. By Kanisa Magazine · January 2025 Congo is selling more metal than a year ago and getting less for some of it, and January 2025 showed both effects in a single set of...
Behind Congo’s fivefold reserves: copper and cobalt prices, tonnes and an SDR window
Strict reserves at the Banque Centrale du Congo reached US$3.34 billion in November 2021. The weekly digest shows price, volume and financing each did different work, and only one of them repeats.
Social Media Audits, a Necessity for Business Growth
In South Africa, for a successful Digital Marketing strategy for business owners, there is need to conduct a Social Media Audit of the business and its brands. Just as in Accounting, an Audit helps measure performance and identify challenges that need to be overcome,...
The Economic Strength of South African Small Businesses
South African small businesses are capable of sustaining the lives of their business owners, communities, and the national economy, as they are the largest employer (50% of labour force), and contribute over 30% of GDP. The World Bank and International Finance...
Googlicability: What Matters for Visibility on Google
The Googlicability of your brand, product or service, is very important nowadays, as it affects revenue generation because you must be at least visible in searches to be taken chosen. You must know the and follow the "Googlicability Equation”. Having a great website...
META: The Blue Ocean Shift by Facebook
Facebook has changed its name to Meta, a brilliant move from a Blue Ocean Shift perspective; a shift presenting new product and service journeys for the group, and its communities of Advertisers, Content Creators, Developers and Partners as virtual reality takes over...
Congo’s tax take already beats all of 2020 by 41 per cent: the economy beneath copper
With copper above US$10,000, the October BCC digest also shows tax receipts, customs and beer output ahead of last year. Where the non-mining economy is growing, where it is flat and what to do about it.
Copper +36%, cobalt +62%, Brent +66%: Congo’s external account, line by line
Reserves of US$3.3 billion owe something to copper at US$10,651 and a one-off IMF allocation. How price, volume and financing effects each work, and what a company should do with the distinction.
Mureza: A New African Car from South Africa
Africans have been struggling to get their cars, most of them had to import cars from western countries or buy cars which are made by foreigners and this has been a disadvantage since these cars do not fit African conditions.
A Company Profile is a Must for Business Growth
A Company Profile is a must have for business growth in dynamically expanding economic territories in Africa, as it is elsewhere. Business in Africa is fast becoming demanding as most economies are on empowerment drivers of local entrepreneurs, and that creating a...
Copper carries Congo’s 5.3 per cent growth estimate while the rest of the economy waits
The Banque Centrale du Congo estimates 2021 growth at 5.3 per cent, but its September digest confirms copper and cobalt volumes while most non-mining lines stay blank. What a trader should read from that gap.
Congo’s September external account: official money, not exports, built the US$3.3bn buffer
Strict reserves reached US$3.3 billion on 24 September. A rough reconciliation shows an IMF allocation, a July disbursement and central-bank buying explain most of the rise, while cobalt and copper prices supply the support.
The Growth of Facade Engineering and Construction Industry in South Africa
Facade Engineering, commonly complimented with Rope Access, a speciality niche within the Construction industry, is subtly growing in South Africa, with bright future prospects both globally and in Africa. In South Africa, companies like Africa Façade Access (Pty)...
Beneath Congo’s mining boom, income per head is still below its 2019 level
The BCC projects 5.1 per cent growth in 2021 and a larger economy than in 2019, but income per head remains below its 2019 level. Farming, which employs three in four workers, is the part the mining numbers miss.
Congo’s August external account: copper volumes up, prices off the peak, IMF money in
Copper output ran 14.2 per cent above last year to July while the LME price fell 13.6 per cent from May, Brent eased, and official financing lifted BCC reserves to US$1.8 billion.
Al-Fayrouz: The Largest Fish Farm in Africa
Built at an estimate cost of US$200 million, Al-Fayrouz Fish Farming Project, is now the largest Aquaculture project in Africa. The farm is expected to produce over one million tons of fish and generate more than US$200 million in revenues in the next five years. The...