Author: Liz Booth
Liz Booth has more than 30 years’ experience as a journalist and editor, working on a mix of consumer and business titles but, for the past decade, has concentrated on the insurance and risk sector. Having grown up in west Africa and then lived in South Africa, she has a lifelong commitment to the continent and a passionate interest in its future success.
Selon le Rapport économique sur l’Afrique 2021 de la CEA, l’Afrique doit relever ses défis socioéconomiques actuels pour réduire de façon durable la pauvreté
Les perturbations causées par la pandémie de Covid-19 ont poussé environ 55 millions d’Africains dans l’extrême pauvreté en 2020 et ont annulé plus de [...]
PODCAST: Planting the seed – African food security in the wake of the war in Ukraine
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Sanlam and Allianz to merge
Sanlam, the largest non-banking financial services company in Africa, and Allianz, one of the world’s leading insurers and asset managers with a centu [...]
Chaucer commits to net-zero underwriting and investment by 2050
Specialty (re)insurance group Chaucer has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all business operations by 2050 or so [...]
Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance marks first year with aim for 50 Signatories by COP27
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VIDEO: Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance should be cornerstone of ESG journey
As the African insurance industry marks the first anniversary of the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance, the CEO of the latest firm to sign [...]
Lloyd’s targeted by climate activists in bid to stop insurance of fossil fuel projects
More than 60 people from Extinction Rebellion have blocked the entrances at Lloyd's of London headquarters, preventing staff from entering the buildin [...]
VIDEO: Understanding the Kenyan insurance market
Ezekiel Macharia, CEO of Kenbright, discusses new research his firm has conducted on the Kenyan insurance market and tells Liz Booth that he believes [...]
South Africa’s future looking a little more positive
Positive developments on national economic investment and technology have given South Africa major impetus in terms of improving its global risk profi [...]
Zambia: when crop dreams are crushed
The first quarter of 2022 has been marked by drought conditions in the southern parts of Africa, particularly Zambia. Here’s a look at the causes, per [...]