Author: Joan Kitanga
MTN commits to zero emissions as it cements financial services business in Rwanda
As the impacts of climate change become increasingly visible around the world, African telco MTN believes in the benefits of a healthy planet and has [...]
Making climate action conflict sensitive
A new report highlights the risk of climate change intensifying the risk of conflict across Africa.
The study – Water for peace: how to make climat [...]
Warning for insurers as insureds fear Covid-19 impact
Insureds across Africa are concerned about the lasting impact from Covid-19, with 6% of African business professionals not expecting the company they [...]
Sun City event back on the agenda
The 2021 African Insurance Exchange (AIE) conference is to be held on 2-3 August 2021 as a hybrid event.
The main conference will be held in Sun Ci [...]
Insurers must not forget legal and compliance issues as they fight to recover from Covid-19 pandemic
In a new and evolving world, companies will go full throttle on financial recovery and growth, hoping to avoid becoming one the pandemic’s corporate c [...]
Concurrent events create global risks, finds new report
Last year proved to be one of the most challenging in modern history, according to Aon’s 2020 review – Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight.
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Covid tops risk list for African markets in 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic, emerging digital threats, climate change and the US China relationship are among the Top 5 Risks for business in 2021, which in [...]
Insurance brokers join African agricultural movement
More than 100 European and African stakeholders, including insurance brokers, have signed a charter of commitment to the development of the agropastor [...]
Insurers need to keep weather eye on African elections
Insurers have been urged to keep an eye on upcoming elections across Africa this year, as governments face the fallout from Covid-19, the economic con [...]
A market of 1.2 billion potential customers: what’s not to like?
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which officially launched on 1 January, is the largest trading agreement in the world since the [...]