Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda offer investors a rewarding score above the African continent’s average, according to the 2018 Africa Risk-Reward Index from Control Risks and Oxford Economics
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Ghana committed to strengthening new business opportunities
![Ghana is new destination for international companies to accelerate business. (Image source: jbdodane/Flickr)](/images/Ghana_business.jpg)
Ghana is new destination for international companies to accelerate business. (Image source: jbdodane/Flickr)
The government of Ghana is committed to strengthening business opportunities for private sector enterprises to accelerate economic growth and development across the region
South Africa committed to develop steel industry to save jobs
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South African government is taking initiatives to support the steel industry. (Image source: Foto-Rabe/Pixabay)
The South African government will continue to work with the steel industry towards averting job losses in the sector
Moody's downgrades Gabon on debt repayment worries
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Low oil prices have hurt Gabons economy. (Image source: International Monetary Fund/Wikimedia Commons)
Moodys downgraded Gabons sovereign debt rating for the second time in 12 months to Caa1, citing liquidity pressures which are making debt repayment tougher
Freshworks accelerates market expansion in South Africa
Freshworks has raised nearly US$150mn in funding across six rounds. (Image source: OER Africa/Flickr)
Freshworks Inc, a leading provider of cloud-based business software, has announced growth strategy to propel the ambitious expansion of its evolving South African footprint