Drones have become a primary mechanism of warfare on many fronts around the world. Those fronts range from the war between Russia and Ukraine to the conflict between the United States and Iran. Drones are used to achieve air superiority, a reconnaissance advantage, and highly precise strategic strikes along the front lines. Those strikes range…
The Trump administration is looking into whether implementing a diesel export ban would ease record high prices for the critical fuel, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday. “We’re examining whether it’s feasible in terms of the overall refining capacity and whether a full or partial ban would work,” Bessent said at a bilateral meeting between…
Nigeria has been ranked first top banana producers in West Africa, but lacks potential for export growth. According to data compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), West Africa harvested nearly 8.7 million tons of bananas in 2024. This represented about 28 per cent of Africa’s estimated output of nearly…
The Federal Government has reduced the processing time for African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Certificates of Origin to 24 hours, down from over five days, in a bid to boost intra-African trade and ease business for Nigerian exporters. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja…
Naamsa has named Mncane Mthunzi as its new CEO, replacing Mikel Mabasa Naamsa has appointed Mncane Mthunzi as chief executive with effect from Monday, filling a post that has been vacant since Mikel Mabasa stepped down abruptly in April after more than six years in the job. Mabasa left “to pursue personal interests outside the…
Swahili Honey is the retail brand of Central Park Bees, a Tanzanian business based in Dodoma that aggregates, processes and sells honey sourced from a network of rural smallholder beekeepers. How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz spoke to co-founder and CFO Christopher Kadendula to find out more. Topics discussed during the interview…
Abuja — The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged African countries to halt the export of raw critical minerals and instead focus on local processing, beneficiation and regional value chains to unlock greater economic value from the continent’s vast mineral resources. The call was made at the Ministerial Forum on Critical Minerals, Value Chains, and…
The US has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos AI models, less than three weeks after the company was ordered to suspend access to its most advanced AI models over national security risks. Washington has stepped up oversight of new model releases to identify potential threats amid concerns that advanced AI models could…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Just as India’s textile industry was beginning to stabilize after U.S. tariffs, it received another blow. Industry leaders tell me the Iran…
China will begin easing an export ban on automotive computer chips vital to production of cars across the world as part of a trade deal struck between the US and China, the White House has said. The White House confirmed details of the deal in a new fact sheet after Xi Jinping and Donald Trump…
