A World Bank-sponsored report analysing business opportunities in cities of the world has provided useful insight about Kenya's urban landscape. Only four Kenyan towns are regarded as friendly to business. They are Narok, Malaba, Thika and Kisumu.

The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation and the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission have entered into partnership to secure foreign investments in tourism.

Investment opportunities : Tourism & Leisure

THE Chairman of the Investments and Securities Tribunal, Dr. Nnenna Orji has said the tribunal has adjudicated nearly 300 cases with monetary value of about N100 billion within six years of existence.

THE Government is to provide adequate incentives for both local and foreign investments to move Zambia towards the realisation of its 2030 vision of becoming a middle-income State.

COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary Buleti Nsemukila has urged the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) to find suitable buyers for Zamtel who will make it more viable.

The situation in Zimbabwe has been exaggerated by some sections of the international media and the country remains a good investment option, Vice President Joice Mujuru has said.

The Jigawa Government in Dutse has announced the allocation of free plot of land to any investor willing to build a hotel in the state.The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Tourism, Alhaji Muktari Birniwa, made the announcement during a

Bureau of Public Enterprise BPE has extended the deadline for the submission of technical and financial bids from the 2nd of October to the 26th of October.

Chief Executive Officer, Brymedia WA Ltd, Adrian Wood, has said Nigeria needs to attract a minimum of $25 billion investment into its telecommunications industry, to realise its vision of being one of the top 20 economies in the world by

Investment Opportunity : Automobiles Construction & Materials Manufacturing

A 25-member business delegation from Germany that arrived in the country on Tuesday yesterday got an insight into the political and economic developments in the country through various presentations by local organisations.

Zimbabwe is the investment destination of choice in Africa and the inclusive Government will continue to build a stable environment for foreign investors, senior officials told a visiting German business delegation yesterday.

Investors, entrepreneurs and business executives from the United States and Angola are "finding each other" and finding out that they are "natural partners in business," U.S. Ambassador to Angola Dan Mozena told America.gov September 29.

The proposed merger between Bharti Airtel of India and MTN of South Africa is likely to be extended beyond the September 30, 2009 deadline.

Ghana's new Central Bank governor Kwesi Amissah-Arthur said he may reduce interest rates for the first time since 2006 if inflation continues to slow.

In order to boost tourism and hospitality business in the state, the Jigawa state government is willing to offer free plots of land as well as other basic infrastructural facilities to attract would be investors in the sector.

With about 34 minerals identified in commercial quantity at various locations across the country, Nigeria is now strongly focused on economic diversification, offering opportunities to international mining companies and investors to take advantage of her "virgin mining" sector.

A Germany-based company, Gauff Engineering, has expressed interest to construct a modern inland port on Lake Victoria to handle the country's exports and imports.

An American private equity fund is set to invest millions of shillings in academic and residential facilities at private universities in a deal expected to break new ground in the way Kenya's institutions of higher learning will finance their operations