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Adetutu Laditan's mission to position the African creator

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Public Health

Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

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Health & Safety

Mainstay and Terra Firma multi-hinge aluminium ladders recalled

13 Jul 2023

Image supplied. Selected participants in the 7th Realness African Screenwriters’ Residency are left to right: Michael Omonua (Nigeria), Chantel Clark (South Africa), Babalwa Baartman (South Africa), Chadi Zeneddine (Gabon/Lebanon) and Amartei Armar (Ghana)

Film & Cinematography

5 African screenwriters selected to 7th Realness African Screenwriters' Residency programme

13 Jul 2023

View outside the first plant of paper packaging producer 'Smurfit Kappa' in North Africa, in Rabat, Morocco, in this undated handout image released on July 2023. Smurfit Kappa/Handout via Reuters

Packaging

Smurfit Kappa eyes wider North Africa expansion after Morocco opening

Padraic Halpin 13 Jul 2023

Morocco seeks new fisheries 'partnership' with EU

Fishing

Morocco seeks new fisheries 'partnership' with EU

Ahmed Eljechtimi 12 Jul 2023

Shell finds hydrocarbons in latest Namibia exploration well

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell finds hydrocarbons in latest Namibia exploration well

Ron Bousso 12 Jul 2023

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Environmental Law

Africa: Transforming carbon markets as implementation of Paris Agreement commitments progress

Kieran Whyte and Clara Hans 12 Jul 2023

Morocco names pre-qualification firms in 400MW solar project

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Morocco names pre-qualification firms in 400MW solar project

Ahmed Eljechtimi 12 Jul 2023

#WPRD2023: Key findings from Africa's first PR and communications report

PR & Communications

#WPRD2023: Key findings from Africa's first PR and communications report

Ané-Sonet Bresler 12 Jul 2023

Technology convergence is transforming the workplace. Source: Thisisengineering/Unsplash

4th Industrial Revolution

The future of AI, blockchain, IoT and 5G is convergence

Lindsey Schutters 11 Jul 2023

High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

Commodities & Fairtrade

High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

11 Jul 2023

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

Fishing

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

11 Jul 2023

Chefs demonstrating Adriatic equipment at a past expo. Source: Supplied.

Exhibitions & Events

Dates announced for Hostex 2024

11 Jul 2023

How coworking spaces can boost local economies

Office Property

How coworking spaces can boost local economies

Mariachiara Barzotto, Felicia Fai and Phil Tomlinson 11 Jul 2023

Barrick CEO wants to search for more copper in Zambia and Congo

Mining

Barrick CEO wants to search for more copper in Zambia and Congo

Chris Mfula 10 Jul 2023

Nigeria's Simi Nwogugu wins Africa Education Medal 2023

Education

Nigeria's Simi Nwogugu wins Africa Education Medal 2023

7 Jul 2023

Fishermen catching near windfarms. Source: Tran le Tuan/Pexels

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

The world needs hundreds of thousands more offshore wind turbines - where will they all go?

Hugo Putuhena, Fraser Sturt and Susan Gourvenec 7 Jul 2023

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Construction & Engineering

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

7 Jul 2023

New gold discoveries to extend Barrick's Côte d'Ivoire mine operations

Mining

New gold discoveries to extend Barrick's Côte d'Ivoire mine operations

Loucoumane Coulibaly 7 Jul 2023

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Tourism & Travel

Foreign tourism rebounds with help from the African market

Lee-Anne Bac 6 Jul 2023

New OECD-FAO report maps future trends in global food production, trade

Commodities & Fairtrade

New OECD-FAO report maps future trends in global food production, trade

6 Jul 2023

Nigeria's industrial sector rising to challenges of decarbonisation, energy security

Energy

Nigeria's industrial sector rising to challenges of decarbonisation, energy security

Wale Yusuff 6 Jul 2023

The new show airs on 17 July 2023. Source: Supplied.

TV

Meet Tobi, the unlikely hero of Africa's first Cartoon Network superhero series: Garbage Boy & Trash Can

6 Jul 2023

Image supplied. A media training workshop on violence against women in elections (VAWIE) was hosted by The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN)

Media Freedom

Zimbawe media workshop on violence against women in elections

6 Jul 2023

China's Huayou commissions $300m Zimbabwe lithium plant

Mining

China's Huayou commissions $300m Zimbabwe lithium plant

Nyasha Chingono 6 Jul 2023

Addressing the information gap in Nigeria's durable and consumer electronics retail market

Retail

Addressing the information gap in Nigeria's durable and consumer electronics retail market

NielsenIQ 6 Jul 2023

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Banking

Afreximbank and Fiducia forge partnership to revolutionise supply chain finance in Africa

5 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism shortlisted entries for the 2022 awards have been announced

Media

The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism shortlist announced

5 Jul 2023

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Markets & Investment

Yen nervy as markets on intervention alert; Aussie slips after RBA

Ankur Banerjee 4 Jul 2023

New WYSTC programme to connect travel influencers with brands and destinations

Travel

New WYSTC programme to connect travel influencers with brands and destinations

4 Jul 2023