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Coca-Cola's iconic Holiday Magic advert created by AI leaves fans feeling sick

Source: © 123rf PRCA Africa’s Internship Charter has been launched

PRCA Africa's Internship Charter drives best practices across Africa’s PR Industry

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Image supplied. The Durban FilmMart has selected 35 participants from 22 countries across the continent for the third edition of its DFMI Business Lab

35 participants from 22 countries from Africa selected to DFMI Business Lab

28 Sep 2023

Burkina Faso junta suspends French magazine over 'untruthful' articles

26 Sep 2023

Rocketseed unveils brand refresh to lead in one-to-one email marketing

Rocketseed 26 Sep 2023

Dentsu Africa welcomes Wenbo Zheng as regional financial controller

Dentsu Africa welcomes Wenbo Zheng as regional financial controller

Dentsu 22 Sep 2023

How African content creators can protect themselves from content piracy

How African content creators can protect themselves from content piracy

Chola Makgamathe, MultiChoice 22 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Somalia's first all-women newsroom spotlights female taboos

Abdi Sheikh 21 Sep 2023

The ad is the only African campaign to make it onto the shortlist. Source: YouTube.

Ogilvy Africa's Lesso Lessons shortlisted at The Care Awards

21 Sep 2023

Image supplied. TV and radio star Dadaboy, cryptocurrency coach Tola Joseph Fadugbagbe and betting guru Winnerbet latest to Join the Crypto Experience

3 high-profile Nigerian personalities sign with Sportsbet.io

21 Sep 2023

Bob van Dijk steps down as CEO of Naspers and Prosus, Ervin Tu named successor

Tannur Anders 18 Sep 2023

#NedbankIMC2023: Ciko Thomas on taking pride in our African identity

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

IPG Health partners with Fine, expanding Africa presence

15 Sep 2023

Congolese government will closely follow case of detained journalist -spokesperson

Alessandra Prentice 15 Sep 2023

African football fans won't be able to watch the big matches on TV - what went wrong and how to fix it

Chuka Onwumechili 14 Sep 2023

Email sign-off etiquette: A comprehensive guide

Email sign-off etiquette: A comprehensive guide

Rocketseed 14 Sep 2023

4 African episodic screenwriters selected for second edition of AuthenticA Series Lab

4 African episodic screenwriters selected for second edition of AuthenticA Series Lab

13 Sep 2023

Congo journalist detained regarding Jeune Afrique article, magazine says

13 Sep 2023

Source: © Adeniji Aabdullah Podcasting can reinvigorate newsrooms, and it is doing just that in Africa

Podcasting reinvigorating newsrooms in Africa

13 Sep 2023

Image supplied. Joe Otin, the chief executive of The Collective, a digital advertising agency in Kenya, is Pamro's Piet Smit Achiever of the Year

Pamro's Piet Smit Achiever of the Year is Kenya's Joe Otin of The Collective

13 Sep 2023

Source: © 123rf ECI Media Management will incorporate Eley Consulting into its European business, effective immediately, which will see it extend its services into Africa

Deal sees media assurance auditing service extend into Africa

12 Sep 2023

Rema has made history by having the first African artist-led track to join the Billions Club on Spotify. Source: Twitter.

Rema's Calm Down with Selena Gomez hits 1bn Spotify streams, a first for African artist

12 Sep 2023

APO Group launches a unique curriculum to empower communications professionals working in Africa

APO Group launches a unique curriculum to empower communications professionals working in Africa

APO Group 12 Sep 2023

Google Africa Internet Academy to focus on AI for Africa

Google Africa Internet Academy to focus on AI for Africa

7 Sep 2023

Newcastle United and Adidas forge multi-year partnership

6 Sep 2023

Revealed: the top-ranking media channels and brands in 2023

Revealed: the top-ranking media channels and brands in 2023

Kantar 6 Sep 2023

Entravision and Match Media Group partner across Africa

Entravision and Match Media Group partner across Africa

365 Digital 1 Sep 2023

Achieving world-class African animation through continental cross-collaboration

Achieving world-class African animation through continental cross-collaboration

Danette Breitenbach 31 Aug 2023

Doug Place is Nando's chief marketing officer. Source: Supplied.

#BehindtheIMC: Doug Place, CMO for Nando's Africa, Middle East, and South Asia

25 Aug 2023

Scan Display and its MD win SAACI awards

Scan Display and its MD win SAACI awards

Scan Display 25 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Television and radio presenter Paa Kwesi Asare is the first Ghanaian to win the Komla Dumor Award

TV and radio presenter Paa Kwesi Asare is the first Ghanaian to win the Komla Dumor Award

24 Aug 2023

Young Zimbabweans are using YouTube to ridicule politicians and educate voters

Doreen Rumbidzai Tivenga 24 Aug 2023

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Agriculture

Namibia bans poultry imports from SA due to bird flu

Nyasha Nyaungwa 28 Sep 2023

Uganda's first Four Points by Sheraton hotel boosts tourism recovery

Construction & Engineering

Uganda's first Four Points by Sheraton hotel boosts tourism recovery

26 Sep 2023

Paratus partners with Starlink to boost internet access across Africa

ICT

Paratus partners with Starlink to boost internet access across Africa

26 Sep 2023

Uganda in talks with Chinese credit agency to fund pipeline

Construction & Engineering

Uganda in talks with Chinese credit agency to fund pipeline

Elias Biryabarema 26 Sep 2023

Energy & Mining

Nigeria accelerates oil contract agreements

Camillus Eboh 26 Sep 2023

A combine harvests wheat in a field in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan July 14, 2021. Source: Reuters/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo.

Agriculture

Egypt in talks for Emirati funding to buy Kazakh wheat, says traders

Sarah El Safty and Michael Hogan 26 Sep 2023

Source: Miranda Abraham, RMB’s head of loan syndications.

Finance

Miranda Abraham appointed to LMA Board, boosting EMEA

22 Sep 2023

Ait Abdellah Brahim, 86, gestures among rubble, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Talat N'Yaaqoub. Source: Reuters/Ammar Awad

Construction & Engineering

Morocco to spend $11.7bn on five-year post-quake reconstruction plan

Ahmed Eljechtimi 21 Sep 2023

Africa sets the foundation for an electric vehicle future

Automotive

Africa sets the foundation for an electric vehicle future

Yael Shafrir 21 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Novo Nordisk contracts Aspen to produce insulin for Africa

Maggie Fick 20 Sep 2023

Renewed optimism as agriculture business confidence rebounds in Q3

Agriculture

Renewed optimism as agriculture business confidence rebounds in Q3

Paul Makube 20 Sep 2023

2023 AWIEF Awards finalists announced

Entrepreneurship

2023 AWIEF Awards finalists announced

20 Sep 2023

File photo: Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, 19 September 2023. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Legal

Mozambique can sue Privinvest in London 'tuna bond' case, UK court rules

Sam Tobin 20 Sep 2023

US, Norway join forces to boost African agriculture

Agriculture

US, Norway join forces to boost African agriculture

Daphne Psaledakis 20 Sep 2023

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

Entrepreneurship

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

19 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

SAIC, Maxus EV partner to decarbonise urban logistics fleets

19 Sep 2023

Air Belgium suspends all passenger flight operations

Tourism & Travel

Air Belgium suspends all passenger flight operations

19 Sep 2023

Zambian neobank Lupiya secures $8.25m funding

Entrepreneurship

Zambian neobank Lupiya secures $8.25m funding

18 Sep 2023

ICT

Bob van Dijk steps down as CEO of Naspers and Prosus, Ervin Tu named successor

Tannur Anders 18 Sep 2023

A satellite image shows lower dam on Wadi in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 13 September 2023. Maxar Technologies/Reuters

Construction & Engineering

Libyans furious at revelations that warnings went unheeded before flood

Tom Perry and Angus McDowall 18 Sep 2023

Source: Twitter/ @AfDB_Group President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina wraps up a week of learning and strengthening collaboration with the government and private sector of Korea with a visit to Busan’s port, the busiest in the world.

Finance

African Development Bank and South Korea ink $28.6m deals

18 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

IPG Health partners with Fine, expanding Africa presence

15 Sep 2023

Aerial view of Derna city, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 14 September 2023. Source: Reuters/Ayman Al-Sahili

Construction & Engineering

Explainer: What caused the floods in Libya and why are they so bad?

Tom Perry 15 Sep 2023

Source: Mikhail Nilov/Pexels

ICT

Operation African Surge unmasks cybercrime networks on the continent

15 Sep 2023

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Agriculture

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Pearl Amina Karungi 14 Sep 2023

Liquid launches new terrestrial fibre routes to boost regional connectivity

ICT

Liquid launches new terrestrial fibre routes to boost regional connectivity

14 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

ESG & Sustainability

Flooded Libyan city's past troubles deepen with new disaster

Angus McDowall 13 Sep 2023

Source: MoonPay.

Finance

Nigerian cryptocurrency access revolutionised

13 Sep 2023

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