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Nigeria’s plastic bottle collectors turn waste into wealth: survey sheds light on their motivation

Plastic waste in Nigeria presents a dual challenge: cleaning up environmental pollution, and tapping into its economic potential. Many countries worldwide face similar challenges. India, for one, has chosen policies that give producers of plastic the responsibility to manage their waste. Rwanda has banned single-use plastic and promoted recycling initiatives led by communities. These approaches show it’s possible to [...]

Nigeria’s plastic bottle collectors turn waste into wealth: survey sheds light on their motivationColin Smith2025-02-17T14:59:20+01:00

Africa FDI soars to $94bn, beats global decline

Sub-Saharan Africa, though experiencing more moderate growth, still achieved an 18 percent increase with $44bn in FDI. These figures underscore the diverse opportunities across the continent—from robust infrastructure projects to resource development and innovative technology ventures.

Africa FDI soars to $94bn, beats global declineColin Smith2025-02-04T15:43:07+01:00

Angola News Headlines

Maintenance Manager, Angola Location Angola I’m currently recruiting for a Maintenance/technical manager for an international FMCG manufacturing company who produce flour, pasta and animal feeds. (see below some recent news headlines about Angola) Dia da Cultura Nacional: Ministério da Cultura quer contribuição das indústrias culturais no Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) O Ministério da Cultura [...]

Angola News HeadlinesColin Smith2025-01-22T13:22:57+01:00

Visit to China

Visit to China November 2024 The relationship between Africa and China has grown significantly over the past two decades, particularly in areas like infrastructure development, trade, and investment. China has become a major player in Africa, primarily through investments in infrastructure, such as roads, railways, ports, and power plants. In return, Africa provides China [...]

Visit to Chinaandrew2024-12-03T17:32:21+01:00

UK-Rwanda Business forum visit to Kigali

UK - Rwanda Business Forum 2024 January/February 2024 saw me in Kigali, Rwanda, attending the first UK-Rwanda business forum. It’s been an incredible experience to be in Rwanda and to see for myself what’s going on in the country. I’ve visited many African countries but this was my first time in Rwanda and my [...]

UK-Rwanda Business forum visit to Kigaliandrew2024-02-01T15:36:09+01:00

Visit to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria November 2023

Visit to Nigeria Andrew returns to Nigeria to meet friends, contacts having not visited since the beginning of the pandemic. So what's changed in that time? In Lagos the road from the Airport to centre of Victoria Island definitely seems to have improved, but on the negative side the Naira has taken a tumble [...]

Visit to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria November 2023andrew2023-11-18T16:59:49+01:00

Visit to East Africa, 2022

This year the annual IAOM flour milling conference was held in Zanzibar, so I decided to attend and make a journey to other places in East Africa whilst I was in the region. The conference was a great success, and it was fantastic to meet up with so many of my friends, contacts and [...]

Visit to East Africa, 2022andrew2022-11-08T09:01:34+01:00

Visit to Nairobi, 2021

Visit to Nairobi 2021, post COVID My first visit to Nairobi since the pandemic, and what a change! The journey from the airport was almost unrecognisable, the road from the airport to the city centre is being replaced with the Expressway which will hopefully be completed early 2022. As I write this in November [...]

Visit to Nairobi, 2021andrew2022-09-23T12:55:30+01:00

Is there an increase in demand for FMCG in Africa?

Change is happening in Africa’s FMCG industry. As a new middle class begins to emerge with more disposable incomes, there is an increased opportunity for FMCG companies to invest in the continent. Everything is pointing towards this sector in Africa having great potential to expand. Why? Food and other necessary consumables dominate African consumer budgets [...]

Is there an increase in demand for FMCG in Africa?andrew2021-04-27T10:19:18+01:00

Renewable energy in Africa: will the continent become a superpower?

As the threat of climate change and global warming looms, countries across the world are investing more and more in renewable energy sources. Many nations in Africa are also starting to phase out non-renewable fossil fuels from their energy mix. In fact, Africa as a whole is on the verge of becoming a superpower in renewable [...]

Renewable energy in Africa: will the continent become a superpower?andrew2021-04-27T09:24:01+01:00