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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

By Mrinmay Dey 15 hours

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Regulatory overhaul puts halt on DRC cobalt exports

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Africa's strategic priorities to recover better

ESG & Sustainability

Africa's strategic priorities to recover better

Cristina Duarte 3 Aug 2021

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E-commerce

Walmart opens up its retail tech to other businesses

2 Aug 2021

African countries must include all migrant populations in their vaccination plans. Thierry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Covid-19

Excluding migrants undermines the success of Covid-19 vaccine rollouts

Rebecca Walker, Jo Vearey & Nicholas Maple 2 Aug 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research & Development

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 2021

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ESG

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Jonathan E. Robins 30 Jul 2021

Advancing gender equality in the workplace: African Universities Gender Equality Forum - Register now!

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Advancing gender equality in the workplace: African Universities Gender Equality Forum - Register now!

Shift Social Africa 30 Jul 2021

SimpliFine expands in Kenya with locally produced products

FMCG

SimpliFine expands in Kenya with locally produced products

30 Jul 2021

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Branding

Why business can no longer ignore gaming in Africa

Barry Louzada 30 Jul 2021

In a fast-warming world, Tokyo is the barometer for future Olympics

Climate Change

In a fast-warming world, Tokyo is the barometer for future Olympics

Beh Lih Yi 30 Jul 2021

Ghana's minister of finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, makes remarks at the Institute of International Finance's meeting entitled "G20: Compact With Africa", during the IMF and World Bank's 2017 Annual Fall Meetings, in Washington, US, 11 October, 2017. Reuters/Mike Theiler

Coal, Oil & Gas

Eyeing energy transition, Ghana plans to speed up oil exploration

30 Jul 2021

Zimbabwe finance minister Mthuli Ncube arrives to present the 2020 National Budget at Parliament Building in Harare, Zimbabwe, 14 November, 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Mining

Zimbabwe sells gold refinery stake for $49m

30 Jul 2021

Investors are flocking to Mauritius. Here's why

Markets & Investment

Investors are flocking to Mauritius. Here's why

Irvine Partners 30 Jul 2021

Mukuru Groceries service expands to Malawi

E-commerce

Mukuru Groceries service expands to Malawi

30 Jul 2021

Adjaye Associates reveals design for Africa Institute campus in UAE

Architecture & Design

Adjaye Associates reveals design for Africa Institute campus in UAE

29 Jul 2021

Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert

Environment & Natural Resources

Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert

Christophe Van Der Perre and Cooper Inveen 29 Jul 2021

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#StartupStory: Cape-based startup set to disrupt SA healthtech space

Johannes Masiteng 29 Jul 2021

Global air cargo posts strongest first half-year growth since 2017

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo posts strongest first half-year growth since 2017

29 Jul 2021

Anneke Pienaar named City Lodge Hotel Maputo GM

Hospitality

Anneke Pienaar named City Lodge Hotel Maputo GM

City Lodge Hotels 29 Jul 2021

Tommy Hilfiger collabs with Indya Moore on gender-fluid fashion

Fashion & Homeware

Tommy Hilfiger collabs with Indya Moore on gender-fluid fashion

28 Jul 2021

Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president and Africa's richest woman, sits for a portrait during a Reuters interview in London, Britain, 9 January, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dutch court rules against Dos Santos in oil asset case - lawyers

Noah Browning & Sergio Goncalves 28 Jul 2021

Chatbots can be utilised to enhance customer experience. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images

Banking

More Nigerian banks are using chatbots to serve customers, but with mixed results

Emmanuel Mogaji 27 Jul 2021

A childhood vaccine given at birth is effective. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Infectious Diseases

This is no time to neglect hepatitis - 70-million Africans are infected

Pauline Bakibinga 27 Jul 2021

Rhino and elephant poaching declines in Namibia

Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino and elephant poaching declines in Namibia

Nyasha Nyaungwa 27 Jul 2021

Olumide Soyombo launches Voltron Capital - a Pan-African seed firm

Funding

Olumide Soyombo launches Voltron Capital - a Pan-African seed firm

27 Jul 2021

A worker drives a vehicle at Zimplats' Ngwarati Mine in Mhondoro-Ngezi, file. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Mining

Implats Zimbabwe unit plans 185MW solar power plants

27 Jul 2021

Nigerian Women in PR counts down to its inaugural Reverse Mentorship Workshop for senior PR professionals

PR & Communications

Nigerian Women in PR counts down to its inaugural Reverse Mentorship Workshop for senior PR professionals

Meltwater 27 Jul 2021

Marketing

Scan Display focuses on shopfitting and brand activations

Scan Display 27 Jul 2021

More African cities to emerge as leading startup and investment hubs

Entrepreneurship

More African cities to emerge as leading startup and investment hubs

27 Jul 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that global supply chains are a huge house of cards

Supply Chain

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that global supply chains are a huge house of cards

Glenn McGillivray 27 Jul 2021

Motswere building in Gaborone receives Botswana's first Green Star rating

Sustainable Development

Motswere building in Gaborone receives Botswana's first Green Star rating

26 Jul 2021