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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 12 hours

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Regulatory overhaul puts halt on DRC cobalt exports

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Branding

Mindshare rebrands to drive 'Good Growth' to deliver in the age of transformation

4 Jan 2022

Construction begins at DP World's $1.1bn port in Senegal

Infrastructure & Utilities

Construction begins at DP World's $1.1bn port in Senegal

Diadie Ba 4 Jan 2022

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Travel

Why Covid-19 means the era of ever cheaper air travel could be over

David Beirman 4 Jan 2022

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Aviation

Blue-sky thinking: net-zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy

Emma Rachel Whittlesea and Tim Ryley 3 Jan 2022

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Banking

The Islamic Development Bank injects $252.5m into Pakistan's vital projects

3 Jan 2022

PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa to curb use of virgin plastics

FMCG

PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa to curb use of virgin plastics

3 Jan 2022

Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey has died

Environment & Natural Resources

Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey has died

Elias Biryabarema and George Obulutsa 3 Jan 2022

Morocco's tough Covid restrictions hammer tourism sector

Tourism

Morocco's tough Covid restrictions hammer tourism sector

Ahmed Eljechtimi 31 Dec 2021

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Retailers

5 ways retailers can create shopper-first experiences in 2022

31 Dec 2021

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Minister welcomes ruling on Zimbabwe Exemption Permits

30 Dec 2021

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E-commerce

Africa shifts to online shopping

30 Dec 2021

WEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility

Sustainability

WEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility

30 Dec 2021

Egyptians gather to buy subsidised sugar in Cairo, Egypt, 1 December 2019. Reuters/Shokry Hussien

Commodities & Fairtrade

Egypt to increase price of subsidised sugar, says minister

Sarah El Safty and Ahmad Elhamy 30 Dec 2021

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Mining

Rescuers work to retrieve bodies at collapsed Sudanese gold mine

29 Dec 2021

Ethiopian Airlines to resume using Boeing 737 Max planes in February 2022

Aviation

Ethiopian Airlines to resume using Boeing 737 Max planes in February 2022

29 Dec 2021

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Digital

AI: technology to help the creative process

29 Dec 2021

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Law Practice

Gambia's Supreme Court dismisses election result challenge

Pap Saine and Cooper Inveen 28 Dec 2021

Iconic Selfridges sold to Thai-led consortium

Retailers

Iconic Selfridges sold to Thai-led consortium

24 Dec 2021

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Media

McDonald's moves US media buying to Starcom

24 Dec 2021

Elgon Kenya, University of Nairobi sign MoU to develop agritech and innovation centre

Agri Tech

Elgon Kenya, University of Nairobi sign MoU to develop agritech and innovation centre

24 Dec 2021

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OOH

DOOH: Best way to reach young tech-savvy consumers

23 Dec 2021

Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia

Criminal Law

Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia

Tarek Amara 23 Dec 2021

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Mining

China's Huayou buys lithium mine in Zimbabwe for $422m

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Tom Daly 23 Dec 2021

Shell declares force majeure on Nigerian Forcados crude

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell declares force majeure on Nigerian Forcados crude

Fikayo Owoeye 23 Dec 2021

People enjoy the water while container ships park near the El Ain El Sokhna port before entering the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 September 2020. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Energy

Suez Canal Economic Zone signs $2.6bn methanol plant contract

Nayera Abdallah 22 Dec 2021

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The One Club for Creativity

2nd deadline for The One Show 2022

21 Dec 2021

A city landscape in flux: Trends shaping cities over the next 1000 days

Trends

A city landscape in flux: Trends shaping cities over the next 1000 days

Bronwyn Williams 21 Dec 2021

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2021 Epica Awards Top 10 ranked agencies

21 Dec 2021

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Financial Services

Smart finance for Kenyan MSMEs

20 Dec 2021

SweepSouth buys Egyptian startup Filkhedma

SMEs

SweepSouth buys Egyptian startup Filkhedma

20 Dec 2021