News – The Supply Chain Lab

Figuring it out: Africa supply chain in review

12 – Roads are becoming more deadly in developing countries. All 12 of the countries that saw the biggest percentage

$49.4 million – Kenyan Airways has halved its pretax loss to 5 billion shillings ($49.4 million) over the past six

$2.2 billion – General Electric (GE) has expressed interest in acquiring a Nigeria railway concession project worth around $2 billion.

1.7% – World trade will expand by just 1.7%, in the the latest WTO (World Trade Organisation) quarterly estimate. The

$4 billion – The construction of the $4 billion Chinese-funded electric railway, linking Ethiopia’s capital along its main trading route

$100m – Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is steaming ahead with its $100m tug building contract. The company recently launched

187 km – Nigeria unveiled the 187 km Abuja-Kaduna standard gauge railway (SGR) on Tuesday. The rail link is designed

1.5 billion – South Africa’s Transnet, plans to spend R21.8 billion ($1.5 billion) over the next seven years to increase

34th – SAA (South African Airways) has dropped seven places from position 34th in 2015 to 41st in 2016. The

$700 million – Zimbabwe imports $700 million worth of goods from South Africa, the country’s largest importer. Zimbabwe is trying