A pop-up restaurant on Mount Kilimanjaro? A burgeoning South Africa Food and Wine Festival? Three new Guinea-Conakry restaurants in New York City? Ethiopian Peaberry Coffee flogged at Trader Joe’s? These and many other events are indicators of the intense and growing interest in Africa’s culinary arts. Put on your bib [...]

The immigration officer stares anxiously at the Portuguese passport. It’s not an uncommon sight at Maputo’s International Airport as the country is increasingly seeing foreigners at its ports of entry with an interest in working in the country. Times have certainly changed since the early 1990s. Then, the country was [...]

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa held in Cape Town recently certainly delivered on its promise to be more than just another talk shop. The event saw record attendance from many of Africa’s power players and heads of state including South Africa’s Jacob Zuma, Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan and Kenya’s [...]

One of the themes discussed at this year’s WEF Africa conference is the need for infrastructure development. It is seen as the driver of economic growth, yet Africa has a long way to go in the sector. ABN’s Chris Bishop sat down with Trevor Manuel, South Africa’s Minister of the [...]

The African Union (AU) has earmarked a standby force for Africa as one of its key initiatives. ABN caught up with Zoli Kunene, chairman of defence equipment manufacturer Denel, for his views on how this would impact the company. ABN Digital Generic Player

South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan talks about how WEF Africa is building on from the World Economic Forum that was held in Davos this year. ABN Digital Generic Player

Rwanda’s Finance Minister Claver Gatete sat down with ABN’s Godfrey Mutizwa to share how Rwanda convinced foreign investors that it was a stable, innovate country in Africa. ABN Digital Generic Player

One of the challenges for trade in Africa has been lack of facilitation of inter trade among countries on the continent. South Africa wants to establish a free trade zone in Africa by 2017. South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davis is one of over 1,000 leaders from business, [...]