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Source: African Bank.

Banking

African banks increasingly worried about funding costs, survey shows

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 21 Oct 2022

Namibia, EU reach provisional deal on rare earth minerals

Mining

Namibia, EU reach provisional deal on rare earth minerals

Nyasha Nyaungwa 21 Oct 2022

Film

Kitale Film Week opens call for submissions

21 Oct 2022

Markets & Investment

Liz Truss resignation will not steady markets easily

20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Liz Truss resigns

20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Retailers

Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen 20 Oct 2022

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Coal, Oil & Gas

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Wendell Roelf 20 Oct 2022

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Energy

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

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Finance

MoneyHash debuts in Africa

20 Oct 2022

Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

Construction & Engineering

Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

20 Oct 2022

Botswana resumes beef exports to the EU

Agro-processing

Botswana resumes beef exports to the EU

Brian Benza 20 Oct 2022

Uganda says coffee exports down 14% year-on-year due to drought

Agro-processing

Uganda says coffee exports down 14% year-on-year due to drought

Elias Biryabarema 20 Oct 2022

Africa shares hallmarks of a tech startup, which bodes well for global competitiveness

SMEs

Africa shares hallmarks of a tech startup, which bodes well for global competitiveness

Joshua Raphael 19 Oct 2022

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Environment & Natural Resources

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Erikas Mwisi Kambale 19 Oct 2022

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

Energy

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

19 Oct 2022

Nestlé names Nicole Roos first female MD for East and Southern Africa

FMCG

Nestlé names Nicole Roos first female MD for East and Southern Africa

19 Oct 2022

Source: © Blue Ox Studio A third of advertisers plan to cut their EMEA media budgets in 2023

Media

Third of advertisers plan to cut EMEA budgets next year

18 Oct 2022

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

Environment & Natural Resources

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

18 Oct 2022

Zambia restricts number of mining licenses per company to 5

Mining

Zambia restricts number of mining licenses per company to 5

18 Oct 2022

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Legislation

Media groups ask Uganda's top court to scrap law over free speech fears

Elias Biryabarema 18 Oct 2022

Banking

Mastercard to bring crypto-trading capabilities to banks

17 Oct 2022

Source: World Economic Forum.

Banking

Are asset owners ready to finance a transition to net zero?

17 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Finance

After policy U-turns, UK's Liz Truss says Britain wants stability

17 Oct 2022

Entravision and Meta partner in Ghana

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Entravision and Meta partner in Ghana

365 Digital 17 Oct 2022

Healthcare

The challenges and possibilities inherent in turning Africa into a research and development hub

Dr Tadesse T Mekonen 17 Oct 2022

Media Freedom

Nigeria's Zamfara state orders media to close for covering political rally

Garba Muhammad 17 Oct 2022

Diageo seeks to raise its stake in Kenyan brewer EABL, to keep listing

FMCG

Diageo seeks to raise its stake in Kenyan brewer EABL, to keep listing

Duncan Miriri 17 Oct 2022

World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean 2022 winners revealed

Tourism & Travel

World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean 2022 winners revealed

17 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Congo unveils bids from 9 companies for Lake Kivu gas blocks

Stanis Bujakera 14 Oct 2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Entebbe, Uganda 26 July 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Media & Entertainment Law

Ugandan president signs law critics say will stifle free speech

Elias Biryabarema 14 Oct 2022