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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

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Regulatory overhaul puts halt on DRC cobalt exports

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Africa continues to be hard hit by mobile fraud

Mobile & Apps

Africa continues to be hard hit by mobile fraud

26 Jul 2021

COP26 on climate: Top priorities for Africa

Climate Change

COP26 on climate: Top priorities for Africa

Tanguy Gahouma-Bekale 26 Jul 2021

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

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Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

Emma Rumney 23 Jul 2021

Many doctors and healthcare staff feel the need to practice in richer countries that offer a more stable politics, better education and opportunities for their families. Julien Harneis, CC BY-SA

Education & Training

Brain drain is a hidden tax on the countries left behind

Mark Shrime 23 Jul 2021

Source: ©Romolo Tavani

Covid-19

We created a tool to help predict Covid-19 increases in African countries

Steven J Schiff, Andrew Geronimo, Claudio Fronterre & Paddy Ssentongo 23 Jul 2021

5 technopreneurs chosen for Ayo Scaling Africa Series

Tech Startups

5 technopreneurs chosen for Ayo Scaling Africa Series

22 Jul 2021

Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi attends a signing ceremony following the talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia 22August, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via Reuters

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mozambique's gas ambitions rest on distant hope of peace

Emma Rumney & David Lewis 22 Jul 2021

Survey: Passengers confident in air travel safety, continue to support mask-wearing

Travel

Survey: Passengers confident in air travel safety, continue to support mask-wearing

22 Jul 2021

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

Architecture & Design

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

22 Jul 2021

Source: ©tashatuvango

Public Health

Exploring the important lessons about global cooperation in public health

Wafaie Fawzi, Tang Kun & Alex Taylor 22 Jul 2021

#BizTrends2021: 3 major trends in the commercial property space in Africa

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#BizTrends2021: 3 major trends in the commercial property space in Africa

Peter Hodgkinson 22 Jul 2021

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Design & Manufacturing

LG aims for 100% renewable energy use by 2050

22 Jul 2021

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

Health & Welfare

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

George Obulutsa 22 Jul 2021

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Logistics & Transport

Nigeria doesn't have a coherent strategy to manage freight: How it can get there

Richard Oloruntoba 22 Jul 2021

France's Orange submits interest for stake in Ethio Telecom

Telecoms & Networks

France's Orange submits interest for stake in Ethio Telecom

Dawit Endeshaw 21 Jul 2021

Norval Foundation and The Sovereign Art Foundation launch annual award for artists from Africa and its diaspora

Art

Norval Foundation and The Sovereign Art Foundation launch annual award for artists from Africa and its diaspora

21 Jul 2021

Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

Climate Change

Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

Maya Gebeily 21 Jul 2021

Source: ©Mark Adams

Medtech

What machine learning can offer Nigeria's healthcare system

Busayo Ajuwon, Alice Richardson & Brett Lidbury 21 Jul 2021

Saint-Gobain Africa Challenge 2021 calls for entries

Community

Saint-Gobain Africa Challenge 2021 calls for entries

21 Jul 2021

Space tourism: Rockets emit 100 times more CO2 per passenger than flights - imagine a whole industry

Climate Change

Space tourism: Rockets emit 100 times more CO2 per passenger than flights - imagine a whole industry

Eloise Marais 20 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Online Media

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Infrastructure & Utilities

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Dawit Endeshaw 20 Jul 2021

Identifying the path forward for franchising

Franchising

Identifying the path forward for franchising

20 Jul 2021

Africa needs fairness, vaccines to revive its tourism sector - Kenya tourism minister

Tourism

Africa needs fairness, vaccines to revive its tourism sector - Kenya tourism minister

Duncan Miriri 19 Jul 2021

A nurse prepares a dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at Wilkins Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 24, 2021. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Covid-19

Vaccine-starved Namibia receives Sinopharm boost

19 Jul 2021

Libri, a book distributor which operates in the German-speaking market

Publishing

Publiseer starts distributing books through Libri

19 Jul 2021

Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: USAID_images/Flickr

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 16 Jul 2021

5 Africans selected to serve on Next Creative Leaders 2021 jury

Events & Conferencing

5 Africans selected to serve on Next Creative Leaders 2021 jury

16 Jul 2021

Dentsu Africa launches Finance, banking and insurance like never before

Financial Services

Dentsu Africa launches Finance, banking and insurance like never before

Dentsu 16 Jul 2021

Ad Stars reveals shortlist of finalists

Events & Conferencing

Ad Stars reveals shortlist of finalists

16 Jul 2021