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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Annual Orange Social Venture Prize for MEA is open for applications

13 Mar 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

AfCFTA's ambitious plan: Opportunities and roadblocks ahead

Meluleki Nzimande 10 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: The fight against corruption in South Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The fight against corruption in South Africa

Michelle Rawlinson and Melissa Steele 21 Jan 2025

Souvenir luggage tags are displayed at a Barrick Gold Corp at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren

Mining

Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized

Portia Crowe, Divya Rajagopal, David Lewis and Giulia Paravicini 14 Jan 2025

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Climate Change

Historic climate change advisory: What the case before the International Court of Justice might mean

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala 27 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

#BRICS2024: Inside the plan to harness nuclear power for sustainable growth

25 Oct 2024

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Competition Law

Ecowas launches regional competition authority to streamline cross-border mergers

Tamara Dini, Richard Bryce, and Nazeera Mia 3 Oct 2024

PayRetailers expands further into Africa

Banking & Finance

PayRetailers expands further into Africa

18 Sep 2024

Africa's Travel Indaba: Minister de Lille underscores Africa's tourism potential

Tourism

Africa's Travel Indaba: Minister de Lille underscores Africa's tourism potential

15 May 2024

Media Freedom

Burkina Faso suspends more foreign media over killings coverage

Alessandra Prentice 29 Apr 2024

Africa's Travel Indaba 2024 to boost economy with R1.2bn contribution

Travel

Africa's Travel Indaba 2024 to boost economy with R1.2bn contribution

24 Apr 2024

An old woman hospitalized for dehydration during the recent record heat wave, receives IV drip while she is being consulted at an hospital in Niamey, Niger, 13 April 2024. Reuters/ Mahamadou Hamidou

Climate Change

Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come

Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou 18 Apr 2024

Source: Unsplash/Markus Spitke

Telecoms & Networks

Mutiple undersea cable faults affect internet in Africa

Anait Miridzhanian and Ngouda Dione 15 Mar 2024

Markets & Investment

#IATF2023: Afreximbank secures over $1bn in trade and investment deals

15 Nov 2023

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

Film & Cinematography

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

28 Sep 2023

Publishing

Burkina Faso junta suspends French magazine over 'untruthful' articles

26 Sep 2023

Image supplied. The official nominees for the National Film & TV Awards South Africa (NFTA) has been released by the National Film Academy

TV

All the National Film & TV Awards South Africa nominees

4 Sep 2023

Africa's textile heritage is key to a sustainable future

ESG

Africa's textile heritage is key to a sustainable future

24 Aug 2023

Economy

#BRICS2023: Putin's pledge: A path to food security in Africa

Katja Hamilton 23 Aug 2023

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agri Tech

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 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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IP Law

What is happening in Africa's IP landscape

Marco Vatta and Megan Dinnie 14 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Ghana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine

13 Apr 2023

Media Freedom

Burkina Faso expels 2 French journalists

Thiam Ndiaga, Alessandra Prentice, Raissa Kasolowsky 3 Apr 2023

Source © Business Wire India The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition More Than a Mother Awards 2022 and Diabetes and Hypertension Awards 2022 winners were announced via via videoconference.

Media

The Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards 2022 winners

28 Mar 2023

Media

Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts in the country after al Qaeda interview

Hereward Holland, Gareth Jones 27 Mar 2023

Global food prices decline for 11th month

Agro-processing

Global food prices decline for 11th month

6 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Medical charity MSF suspends operations in Burkina Faso to assess risk

20 Feb 2023

Healthcare

Steady rise in demand for contraception among women, study shows

27 Jan 2023

Media

Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction

Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Edward McAllister, William Maclean 24 Jan 2023

Source: © AV
The National Assembly in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Mining

Burkina Faso denies paying mercenaries with mine rights

21 Dec 2022

Kenya's GMO maize push sowing trouble for food sector, farmers warn

Agro-processing

Kenya's GMO maize push sowing trouble for food sector, farmers warn

Duncan Miriri 15 Dec 2022

Markets & Investment

New e-platform links 7 African capital markets with $1.5tn market capitalisation

12 Dec 2022

2022 cohort for the Anzisha Prize revealed

Awards

2022 cohort for the Anzisha Prize revealed

5 Dec 2022

Healthcare

Modern contraceptives on the rise across sub-Saharan Africa

16 Nov 2022

Cotton exporter Benin developing home-grown textile industry

Design & Manufacturing

Cotton exporter Benin developing home-grown textile industry

Alison Williams 24 Oct 2022

Image supplied: Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) Boosts Digital Skills in Côte d’Ivoire with the launch of its national digital academy

Skills Training

Smart Africa Digital Academy launches in Côte d'Ivoire

19 Sep 2022

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Health & Safety

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

15 Sep 2022

Storing cattle feed can improve milk and meat yields: why African farmers aren't doing it

Agro-processing

Storing cattle feed can improve milk and meat yields: why African farmers aren't doing it

Mulubrhan Gebremikael 26 Aug 2022

Netflix scholarship applications open for West and Central Africa

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Netflix scholarship applications open for West and Central Africa

23 Aug 2022

New programme aims to fast-track entrepreneurial education among African youth

Education & Skills Development

New programme aims to fast-track entrepreneurial education among African youth

22 Aug 2022

5 South African recipients announced as part of the third Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

Media

5 South African recipients announced as part of the third Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

Issued by Irvine Partners 1 Aug 2022

Source: Arise Ivoire.

Banking

RMB funds Greenfield dry bulk port concession in Côte d'Ivoire

27 Jul 2022

Ready for unrivalled opportunity at Fame Week Africa 2022

Events

Ready for unrivalled opportunity at Fame Week Africa 2022

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 Jun 2022

Air Côte d'Ivoire opens new route to SA

Travel

Air Côte d'Ivoire opens new route to SA

10 Jun 2022

Burkina Faso's award-winning architect returns home a hero

Architecture & Design

Burkina Faso's award-winning architect returns home a hero

Thiam Ndiaga and Anne Mimault 6 Jun 2022

Launch of SADA national digital academy in Ghana - MoU signing

Skills Training

National digital academy launches in Ghana

20 May 2022

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Food Security

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Nelson Banya 11 May 2022

Global scramble for metals thrusts Africa into mining spotlight

Mining

Global scramble for metals thrusts Africa into mining spotlight

Helen Reid and Clara Denina 9 May 2022