Good Morning Africa

The rise in Kenya’s fuel costs and how that affects the country’s economy. 

Africa is set to miss the urgent global goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10% of every country’s population against COVID-19 by the end of September.  According to new data from the World Health Organisation, Forty-two of Africa’s 54 nations, nearly 80%, are set to miss the target if the current pace of vaccine deliveries and vaccinations hold. Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao,  Managing Director, reso...

Africell are the latest telco to announce their exit from the Uganda Market, we find out why.  Rwanda achieves World Health Organisation 10% vaccination target.

Private sector financing in the energy industry is regarded as a necessity if African economies are to adopt renewable energy.  In this episode we try to look at the alternative means of financing for the sector. 

Regional trade is expected to be the big winner as South Sudan and Sudan set to re-open the borders.  The two countries agreed to resume trade activity and cooperate on transport and security beginning in early October for the first time in 11 years.  We speak to Akol Dok , an economic analyst on the importance of the border reopening for both economies. 

The World bank has announced that it will discontinue its doing in business report after an internal audit and report revealed manipulation in previous findings. We speak to economic analysts on how this will impact FDIs on the continent. 

In this episode we look at some of the better performing currencies on the continent.  Zambia’s Kwacha and Uganda’s Shilling are the 2 better performing currencies. Catherine Kyijagube from Absa bank breaks this down.

In this episode we speak to economic analyst Akol Dok on the recovery of South Susan’s economy. Can the country diversify it’s oil dependent economy? Uhuru Ombeni, a senior investment analyst at Tanzania securities limited speaks to us on the country’s economic progress and vision 2025. 

In Part 2 of our 3 episodes series on economic recovery of East African states,; we look at Kenya and Ethiopia. We speak to Zemedeneh Negatu, chairman fait fax global on Ethiopia’s recovery efforts. And George Bodo, an economic analyst in Nairobi on Kenya’s economy.

In this episode we look at the economic projections of Rwanda and Uganda. We speak to: Uganda’s minister of finance Matia Kasaijja. Rwanda’s Governor of the Central Bank, John Rwangombwa.

It’s no doubt that the beverage industry had to change the way it operated if it was to survive the peak of the pandemic. But how did they manage to just about more than so that…survive?  Alvin Mbugua, Outgoing Managing Director of UBL tells us how. 

Dr. Ebere Okereke from Africa CDC explains the lessons picked from the Covid-19 pandemic and why the 2001 Abuja declaration is important. Churchill Ogutu, Head of research at Genghis Capital expounds on the latest M-Pesa milestone. 

The head of the United Nations for Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Vera Songwe discusses the importance of the special drawing rights.

What are special Drawing Rights and what do they mean for African economies? A coup in Guinea, what does this mean for the Aluminum industry? 

We speak to #Somalia’s finance minister Abdirahman Beileh on the country’s economy. Global food commodity prices have rebounded rapidly but what does this mean for farmers on the continent? 

African countries have been battling the influx of second hand clothing for an extended period. We also look at the increased demand for Zambia’s bonds.

Earnings Alert: I&M Bank Rwanda Half year Results. Uganda Clays Limited posts strong rebound. 

The future of e-mobility in Africa. In this episode of Good Morning Africa, Ruth Adong looks at how functional e-mobility can be in East Africa