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WPP’s 2024 preliminary results see shares plunge 16% to a four year low

Power officials stand on ladders to fix electric cables along a road in Egbeda district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. Source: Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye

Bloomberg: Trump USAID cuts hit electricity programme in Africa

By Mrinmay Dey 1 day

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Botswana and De Beers’ marketing push to revive diamond demand

By Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

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Triggerfish-led African-created anthology animated series Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire to premiere on Disney+ in 2022

Film

Triggerfish-led African-created anthology animated series Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire to premiere on Disney+ in 2022

18 Jun 2021

Golden Drum Festival opens entries for competition

Events & Conferencing

Golden Drum Festival opens entries for competition

18 Jun 2021

Doktor.se to launch in Africa

Social Entrepreneurship

Doktor.se to launch in Africa

18 Jun 2021

A 1,098 carat diamond, discovered in Botswana and believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, is seen in this undated handout picture received June 16, 2021. Debswana Diamond Company/Handout via Reuters.

Mining

Botswana unearths world's third largest diamond

Brian Benza 17 Jun 2021

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Infrastructure & Utilities

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Mahmoud Mourad, Nayera Abdallah and Raya Jalabi 17 Jun 2021

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

Sustainable Farming

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

17 Jun 2021

Hospitality

Radisson debuts second brand, signs third hotel in Morocco

17 Jun 2021

D&AD Shift NY 2021 open for applications

D&AD Awards

D&AD Shift NY 2021 open for applications

16 Jun 2021

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Health & Beauty

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdelhak Belhaki 15 Jun 2021

MTN warns of service disruption in Nigeria due to rising insecurity

Telecoms & Networks

MTN warns of service disruption in Nigeria due to rising insecurity

15 Jun 2021

African Union president and president of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reurters//File Photo

Covid-19

Congo caps public gatherings as third Covid-19 wave builds

15 Jun 2021

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Infrastructure & Utilities

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Melanie Burton and Hereward Holland 15 Jun 2021

Sudan says it is open to conditional interim deal on Ethiopia dam

Infrastructure & Utilities

Sudan says it is open to conditional interim deal on Ethiopia dam

Khalid Abdelaziz 15 Jun 2021

A Galp Energia refinery is seen near Sines, file. Reuters/Rafael Marchante

Coal, Oil & Gas

Exclusive-Galp to hold off on LNG investment until Mozambique ensures security

Sergio Goncalves 15 Jun 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

Research & Development

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch

Services

Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch

Nneka Chile 14 Jun 2021

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Research

'Buy now pay later' spend predicted to reach $995bn in 2026

14 Jun 2021

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D&AD Awards

D&AD 2021 social media trends

Ashleigh Burton 14 Jun 2021

African youth are capable entrepreneurs and we should invest in them now

Entrepreneurship

African youth are capable entrepreneurs and we should invest in them now

14 Jun 2021

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Agribusiness

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Busani Bafana 14 Jun 2021

Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs

Fintech

Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs

Eugene Yiga 14 Jun 2021

Palm fronds and stones: creating reefs to heal Tunisia's polluted seas

Environment & Natural Resources

Palm fronds and stones: creating reefs to heal Tunisia's polluted seas

Jihed Abidellaoui 14 Jun 2021

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Events & Conferencing

Cannes Lions Live 2021 launches full content agenda

11 Jun 2021

Ghana produces excess electricity but its management is inefficient. Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Ghana's electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Theophilus Acheampong & Bridget O Menyeh 11 Jun 2021

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Environment & Natural Resources

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

Design & Manufacturing

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

11 Jun 2021

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

ESG

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Michael Taylor 11 Jun 2021

APO Group and Getty Images agreement offers global platform for African press releases and images

PR & Communications

APO Group and Getty Images agreement offers global platform for African press releases and images

10 Jun 2021

Ivory Coast sells 2021/2022 cocoa contracts after wrangle over premium

Commodities & Fairtrade

Ivory Coast sells 2021/2022 cocoa contracts after wrangle over premium

Ange Aboa 10 Jun 2021

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Digital

YouTube Music opens 2022 applications for #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund

10 Jun 2021