Brief Overview: Nigeria is among the major producers of potatoes in Africa. With an estimated 293,240 hectares of production, it is one of the largest potato production areas in the continent. The key areas that produce potatoes in Nigeria includes…
A key factor affecting growth in manufacturing relates to the quality and availability of inputs in the local market, such as raw materials. In some African countries, there is abundant seasonal produce for the manufacturing sector but the challenge has…
With the launch of AfCFTA on 1st January 2021, there seems to be a strong wave of optimism that the much anticipated African intraregional free trade agreement has finally been activated. According to a World Bank report, AfCFTA will significantly…
2020 has been a challenging and heartbreaking year around the globe. The impact of COVID-19 has devastated families and disrupted business and trade and continues to do so. To those of you who have lost someone close to COVID-19, I…
The industrialisation of Africa has been challenged by the global economic impediments and self-inflicted misplacement of priorities over decades. Despite the historical set-backs, African industrialisation has recorded significant growth in countries such as South Africa while many others are still…