Theresa May has announced Britain will invest US$5.15bn into African economies after Brexit, during a whistle-stop tour to the continent
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South Africa and Singapore to boost bilateral relations
Singapore-Sub-Saharan high level ministerial exchange will be held from 27-28 August 2018 in Singapore, focussing on strengthening bilateral trade relations between the countries
Ecobank announces three new appointments

Ecobank is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. (Image source: Innocent kaneza/Flickr)
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Lome-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced three new appointments for the region
Madagascar appears as the global olderpreneurial capital

Olderpreneurs in Madagascar are challenging the notion that twenties dominate the world of entrepreneurship. (Image source: Vitasary/Flickr)
Madagascar has the highest percentage of ‘olderpreneurs’ (entrepreneurs over the age of 50) compared to the rest of the world, according to analysis from Allstar Business Solutions, the UK-based leading provider of fuel cards
Exports councils are crucial for South Africa’s economic transformation: the dti
As export councils are major drivers for South Africa’s economic transformation, they should be supported and prioritised, said Lerato Mataboge, deputy director-general for trade and investment South Africa at the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), during the two-day export council quarterly meeting in Pretoria