An artificial intelligence model has been used to predict the outcome of the African Cup of Nations, set to take place in January. According to Opta and the BBC, Senegal are best placed to defend their AFCON crown, with the Côte d’Ivoire second favourites to take home the title.
Tunisia’s national electricity company STEG has selected Sia Partners and Talan as its consulting partners for the first phase of its multi-year smart metering rollout across the country. With the aim to modernise its energy infrastructure and prepare the country for the energy transition, the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) has launched a 5+ year program to roll out smart metering across the country.
Pan-African technology company CSquared has raised $ 25 million in new equity funding, with a chunk of that money put straight to use through an acquisition. Launched in 2011 as a project within Google, CSquared has the stated ambition to build a metropolitan fibre optic network in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sustainable energy initiatives in Africa are likely to soon be a huge opportunity for investors hoping to push for renewables and drive development in the region. Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydropower are set to grow progressively and could make up a remarkable 95% of all installed power in the continent by 2050.
During a meeting in London, Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi engaged in discussions with leaders from Boston Consulting Group in relation to the UK’s Growth Gateway program, a scheme to promote two-way trade with emerging economies.
Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to witness a spike in smartphone adoption in the coming years, with 87% of the population forecasted to be smartphone adepts by 2030. This is according to a study by GSMA.
Tunisia’s state-owned investment company, Al Karama, has kicked off the selection process for consultancy firms to manage the divestment of the government’s stake in Nouvelair Group. According to the Ministry of Transport, the Tunisian state now holds a 23.
With the urgent need to decarbonize our planet, clean technologies and renewable energy systems are more important than ever. Africa needs to invest far more in renewable energy to be on track with its energy ambitions, though a thorough transition is far more difficult for developing economies.
European consulting firm Tensing has aided the Ghanaian national water company with better tracking its footprint and services using advanced mapping capabilities. Ghana Water Company is the national water utility in Ghana that provides water services to urban areas in the country.
Marula Mining has engaged consultants from PwC to provide a variety of professional services in their move to expand their operations to Kenya. PwC is set to offer legal, transactional, and tax service advice to Marula Mining, a UK-headquartered investment company that focuses on targeted investments in the mining industry, mostly in Africa.
A new initiative called the African Agricultural Transformation Initiative aims to promote inclusive agricultural development in Africa. Founding partners include consulting firm McKinsey & Company, IFAD, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
There is growing consensus that the potential of regenerative agriculture for Africa can be huge. Bogolo Kenewendo, Ndidi Nwuneli, and Zoë Karl-Waithaka outline what the concept entails, and how regenerative agriculture can increase Africa’s food production.
Deloitte Consulting has welcomed a new partner to its team in Ghana: Serwa Atiase Dzogbenuku. Serwa Atiase Dzogbenuku joins Deloitte from Big Four rival PwC, where she spent close to two decades across two spells.
Five Ethiopian state-owned enterprises have turned to external consultants for guidance as they embark on a strategic re-assessment of their core business model. As part of a major government reorganization program, Ethiopia is in the process of improving the performance of its portfolio of state-owned enterprises through initiatives including performance improvement, better commercialization of services, and the (partial) privatization.
Global professional services firm Dalberg has appointed seven new partners worldwide, with a trio of leaders based in the firm’s Africa division. A member of Dalberg Advisors, Dalberg’s management consultancy wing, Oliver Nambiro has more than 15 years of experience in finance across different industries in Kenya, East Africa and Africa.
Andersen Global has injected new momentum into its African expansion efforts, with new collaborations in Mauritania, Madagascar, Chad, Eswatini, Gambia, and Liberia. Mauritania The firm announced a partnership with Nouakchott-based legal services firm Chinguity Law – a six-attorney team that offers family, business, employment, banking, finance, and insurance services among others.
While efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 have been commendable across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), more action needs to be taken to ensure that the economy can survive the crisis and rebuild in the aftermath.
La Liga and Sevilla FC are set to provide economic and sports management support to Tanzanian football club Young Africans Sports Club (Yanga S.C.) as part of a new strategic consultancy agreement between the three entities.
What are Africa’s most attractive markets for international trade? New research sheds light on the matter, with South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt coming out on top. For nearly two decades now, Spain-headquartered Bloom Consulting has been ranking countries based on their attractiveness for trade.
The global development sector has been hit hard by Covid-19, with scores of independent cosultants in the sector losing their jobs. NGOs in Africa appear to be the most uncertain in the world, according to development platform Devex.
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