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Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa has been shortlisted in the New York Festivals (NYF) 2023 Health Awards.

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Source: Prime Business Africa Chinalurumogu Eze, a third-year student, will represent Nigeria at the 2023 Cannes Lions Roger Hatchuel Student Academy

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Image supplied. This year's Loerie's theme is Blood, Sweat & Tears

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Image supplied. Koo Govender is the first female CEO at Publicis Groupe Africa

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Source © Benoit Daoust Google says it is committed to making the ad-supported web a safer and more private place for everyone in Africa

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Ogilvy EMEA CEO Patou Nuytemans: Creating impact is my ultimate objective

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Source © Adobo Magazine Moving Walls and Dentsu Africa have formed a partnership to launch a full-stack Out of Home (OOH) advertising technology platform across multiple markets in the continent

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Image supplied. Koo Govender is the first female CEO at Publicis Groupe Africa

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Image supplied. Vikas Mehta, chief executive officer, Ogilvy Africa would like to see more great award-wininng work come from Africa

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Source: © Joy Online Johnnie Walker’span-African The Ones Who…Keep Walking has won a Grand Prix and a Gold at the World Media Awards

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

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Entravision and Meta partner in Ghana

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Souce: © Whats Creative David Kennedy and Dan Wieden, cofounders of Wieden+Kennedy

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Image supplied. Koo Govender will join as the new chief executive officer: Publicis Groupe Africa on 1 February 2023

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Source © Zefart Nigeria has moved to ban foreign models and voiceover artists from advertisements said to be in line wiht “new sense of pride” among young Nigerians

Nigeria bans foreigners from advertisements

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Image suppied: Rohit Dosi, general manager, Microsoft Advertising business at InMobi.

InMobi expands Microsoft partnership to Africa

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Pitcher Awards 2022 winners announced

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#AfricaMonth: Ageism in African advertising

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