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Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.

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Social impact innovations awarded at 2024 Orange Social Venture Prize

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New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

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Global food prices rebounds in July

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices rebounds in July

7 Aug 2023

Judah Zunze's workshop is located in Harare's Warren Park township. Source: Reuters.

Fashion & Homeware

Zimbabwean tailors cash in on party apparel demand as vote nears

7 Aug 2023

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

Abraham Achirga 7 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Pharmaceuticals

GSK Nigeria calls an end to its business, to return cash

4 Aug 2023

FlySafair expands regional reach with four new routes

Travel

FlySafair expands regional reach with four new routes

4 Aug 2023

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Oncology

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Esra Erkomay 3 Aug 2023

Meetings Africa 2024 registrations now open

MICE

Meetings Africa 2024 registrations now open

3 Aug 2023

Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia

Markets & Investment

Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia

Alistair Smout 3 Aug 2023

Media Freedom

Senegal blocks TikTok in widening clampdown on dissent

Ngouda Dione and Joel Kouam 3 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Fintech

Kenya suspends crypto project Worldcoin over safety concerns

Humphrey Malalo 3 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Dollar shrugs off Fitch's US credit rating downgrade

Rae Wee 2 Aug 2023

SolarAfrica, Starsight Energy complete merger

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SolarAfrica, Starsight Energy complete merger

2 Aug 2023

Source: Dutch runner Boas Kragtwijk.

Healthcare

Dutchman running from Amsterdam to Kyiv to buy ambulances for Ukraine

1 Aug 2023

EU sees 'no immediate risks' if Niger cuts uranium supplies

Markets & Investment

EU sees 'no immediate risks' if Niger cuts uranium supplies

Gabriela Baczynska 1 Aug 2023

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Health & Welfare

Pesticides are harming Nigeria: it's time to update the law

Jane Ezirigwe 31 Jul 2023

Standard Chartered to provide Angola €1.29bn financing for solar infrastructure development

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Standard Chartered to provide Angola €1.29bn financing for solar infrastructure development

31 Jul 2023

Challengers to Watch 2023: Mejuri

Retail

Challengers to Watch 2023: Mejuri

Jenna Dougherty, eatbigfish 31 Jul 2023

File photo: William Ruto, President of Kenya, speaks during a joint press conference with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Bank President Ajay Banga at the end of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Friday, 23 June 2023 in Paris, France. Lewis Joly/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Legislation

Kenya appeals court unfreezes finance law that sparked unrest

Humphrey Malalo and Hereward Holland 28 Jul 2023

Kampala, Uganda. Source: Keith Kasaija/Unsplash

Telecoms & Networks

MTN launches first 5G network in Uganda

Elias Biryabarema 28 Jul 2023

Image supplied. Cathy Gathu has joined Ogilvy Africa as managing partner

Marketing

Cathy Gathu appointed Ogilvy Africa's managing partner

28 Jul 2023

CIMA partners with ICAZ to elevate the accounting and finance profession in Zimbabwe

Accounting & Auditing

CIMA partners with ICAZ to elevate the accounting and finance profession in Zimbabwe

AICPA & CIMA 28 Jul 2023

The 2019 film Kijiji Changu is a story about a love triangle and the disastrous consequences of a woman’s choice. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

Here are 5 African films screening in Russia this weekend

28 Jul 2023

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Mining

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Susa Maleba and Wouter Jordaan 28 Jul 2023

The winners were announced on Monday. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

SA filmmakers win 8 awards at Durban FilmMart

27 Jul 2023

SolarAfrica's David McDonald recognised among SolarQuarter's 40 under 40 for 2023

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SolarAfrica's David McDonald recognised among SolarQuarter's 40 under 40 for 2023

27 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters. A view shows an ecoguard walking on a path in the Arboretum Raponda Walker during a press visit of this protected forest aera on the eve of the opening of the One Forest Summit in Libreville, Gabon, February 28, 2023.

Banking

Gabon launches tender for Africa's first debt-for-nature swap

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 26 Jul 2023

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Food Security

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Simon Roberts and Ntombifuthi Tshabalala 26 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Yuan jumps as Beijing vows to bolster economy

Rae Wee 25 Jul 2023

Burnt trees and vehicles are pictured in the aftermath of a wildfire in Bejaia, Algeria, 25 July 2023. Reuters/Ramzi Boudina

Climate Change

Deadly fires rage along Algeria coast, spread to Tunisia

Tarek Amara and Michele Kambas 25 Jul 2023

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Informal Retailing

Small-scale retailers will need to adapt to survive and thrive

25 Jul 2023