FEBRUARY 2011 ISSUE 25
New discoveries and rising demand for mineral resources from Asian economies are changing the rules that govern the oil and mining sectors in Africa. This month TradeInvestAfrica looks at how stakeholders are dealing with the challenges facing the mining industry. We also explore how countries are jostling for investors’ attention, as more foreign companies with operations across the continent consider setting up their headquarters here.

FEATURE ARTICLES:
Who stands a chance and why
Virtually every country in Africa is now on the radars of foreign companies looking for opportunities on the continent. This is in turn highlighting the importance of 'gateway' countries that investors can use as springboards into other African markets. So, who’s making the cut and who’s not?
FEATURE ARTICLES:
SA farmer makes it in Mozambique
A lot of farmers have left South Africa to expand their production in other African countries. In Mozambique, fruits and macadamia nuts farmer Howard Blight reveals the big incentives he is finding in a country that is undergoing a 'green revolution' aimed at diversifying agriculture and increasing food production.
NEWS: Analysis: Investigating challenges and opportunities in Africa's mining sector
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Malawi needs investors for Songwe river power project
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Opportunity to set up textile mills in Kenya
Editor’s choice
  • A donor-funded initiative to attract investment in commercial horticulture in Rwanda could see investors seeking to expand their production consider the country.

  • There is an opportunity to establish a steel manufacturing plant in Namibia. The country has excellent incentives for manufacturers.
  • A private equity fund in Tanzania needs investors to finance a proposed ICT park that could turn the country into a major destination for business process outsourcing services in East Africa.

  • 11 hotels up for grabs as Kenya’s government moves to divest.

    • SECTORS
    AGRICULTURE & AGRI-PROCESSING
    GHANA
    Cashew production investment a good bet as demand soars
    The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre is inviting investors to cultivate an...
    KENYA: Opportunities in thriving coffee industry
    SWAZILAND: Processing vegetables for export lures investors
    ZAMBIA: Invest in pineapple canning factory
    RENEWABLE ENERGY
    DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
    Inga 1 upgrade project ready for uptake
    The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is seeking public and private partne...
    KENYA: Investors turn to growing solar power industry
    MAURITIUS: Green data centres set to attract clean-energy firms
    ZAMBIA: Hydropower opportunity on Lake Kariba
    MANUFACTURING
    UGANDA
    $300m fertiliser plant proposed in Tororo
    Crop production has degraded soils to a level that demands use of fertilize...
    ZAMBIA: Malaria drug manufacturing plant could serve continent
    SWAZILAND: Pharmaceuticals and electronics manufacturing plants needed
    MALAWI: Fresh investment in furniture manufacturing to make industry competitive
    PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITY
    RWANDA
    Numerous opportunities in state's housing delivery programme
    Rwanda's residential and commercial property sector has grown substantially...
    SENEGAL: Infrastructure projects to facilitate mining of resources
    GHANA: Projects up for grabs in transportation revamp exercise
    MALAWI: See list of opportunities in the $6bn water transport project

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