Category Archives: Performance

African travellers entering Europe could encounter longer queues and more consistent biometric processing after temporary flexibility surrounding the continent’s digital border system expired on 6 September. Temporary flexibility allowing European countries to suspend some EES checks expired on 6 September. The system registers non-EU short-stay visitors at the external borders of 29 European countries. It…

Nigeria’s Air Peace has returned to Africa’s ten largest airlines after increasing its scheduled capacity by nearly 55% in one year. Air Peace increased its September scheduled capacity by 54.7% to 354,804 seats. It returned to Africa’s ten largest airlines by seat capacity and was the fastest-growing member. Ethiopian Airlines retained first place with approximately…

Kenya is moving to end the export of raw minerals as East Africa’s largest economy pushes to process more of its natural resources locally, create jobs and retain a greater share of their value. Kenya plans to end the export of raw minerals and instead process them locally to create jobs and retain more value.…

Kuwait has introduced residency permits of up to 10 years for some people who lost Kuwaiti citizenship, giving them a legal way to remain in the country as foreign residents. Kuwait has introduced 10-year residency permits for people who lost Kuwaiti citizenship, giving them legal status as foreign residents. The new permits, set under Ministerial…

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned Egyptian-Turkish poet and activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, days after a federal court sentenced him to 10 years in prison and fined him AED200,000 ($54,452). UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pardoned poet and activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi after he was sentenced…

China has recently stepped in to support Egypt’s water security after United States peace talks failed. This major development comes as Egypt and Ethiopia are locked in a tense argument over the Nile River, Africa’s longest river. Cairo worries that Ethiopia’s giant new dam will take away its drinking and farming water, hurting millions of…

Russia’s top defense company, Rostec, recently relayed that it would be displaying a weapon that for now remains confidential on its Su-57E export fighter at the El Alamein airshow, hosted by the Egyptian military, Africa’s most powerful fighting unit. Rostec announced it will display a confidential new weapon on the Su-57E export fighter at Egypt’s…

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) for the Dangote Refinery, a subject of significant interest within financial markets throughout the year, is scheduled to launch in the coming days. Dangote Refinery’s IPO is set to launch in the next 10-12 days, marking a significant event for Nigeria’s stock market. The refinery plans to offer 4.1 billion…

The West African country of Chad, long known to have struggled with some of Africa’s most persistent security threats, has added at least four Chinese-made combat drones to its military in an attempt to bolster its ability to respond to said threats. Chad has reportedly added four Chinese-made CH-4 combat drones to its military arsenal,…