Central Africa | Bizcommunity

News

Homes are submerged in water after a massive flood in N'djamena, Chad, 14 October 2022. Reuters/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo

Climate Change

Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

Mahamat Ramadane and Alessandra Prentice 15 Nov 2024

Residents walk in a flooded area during rescue operations in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria, 12 September 2024. Reuters/Ahmed Kingimi/File Photo

Climate Change

Climate change worsened rains in flood-hit African regions, scientists say

Alessandra Prentice 23 Oct 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Public Health

Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic

21 Aug 2024

Ampersand's e-mobility powers up conservation efforts in Akagera National Park

Transport

Ampersand's e-mobility powers up conservation efforts in Akagera National Park

29 Apr 2024

Pepsi unleashes new refreshed look after 14 years

Retail Marketing

Pepsi unleashes new refreshed look after 14 years

16 Apr 2024

Source: © Modern Marketing Kalay Maistry and Dustin Chick, Razor PR, Nevashnee Naicker, Anglo American, and Ryan Woor, M&C Saatchi Talk at the 2023 Sabre EMEA Awards

PR & Communications

Multiple Sabre Awards for SA PR agencies, with five awards for Razor PR

15 Apr 2024

News flash: Calling all businesses with an Africa expansion strategy

ESG

News flash: Calling all businesses with an Africa expansion strategy

Issued by Shift Social Development 2 Apr 2024

Anele and The Club Live: A radio extravaganza proudly brought to you by Pepsi

Radio & Audio

Anele and The Club Live: A radio extravaganza proudly brought to you by Pepsi

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 28 Mar 2024

The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

Internet

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cables

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2024

Source: Unsplash/Markus Spitke

Telecoms & Networks

Mutiple undersea cable faults affect internet in Africa

Anait Miridzhanian and Ngouda Dione 15 Mar 2024

Tiger Brands announces new managing directors to head up business units

Food & bev. services

Tiger Brands announces new managing directors to head up business units

21 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Economic growth falls to 3.2% in 2023, African Development Bank

Rachel Savage 16 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Viebeg's chief executive officer, Tobias Reiter and chief commercial officer Alex Musyoka.

Healthcare

How one African health tech firm is expanding access to affordable health care in Africa

12 Feb 2024

AWIEF Growth Accelerator for South Africa in partnership with Nedbank - Call for applications

Awards

AWIEF Growth Accelerator for South Africa in partnership with Nedbank - Call for applications

Issued by AWIEF 8 Feb 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Codeine Care Initiative: Tackling South Africa's rising substance abuse

31 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Ndeye Diagne - Africa at a crossroads: Threads of gold

Advertising

#BizTrends2024: Ndeye Diagne - Africa at a crossroads: Threads of gold

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Jan 2024

Image supplied. New African magazine's 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023 list reflects the shifting trends and priorities in Africa, as the continent faces new challenges and opportunities in the post-pandemic era

Media

Creatives dominate New African’s 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023

8 Jan 2024

Africa's open visa policy eases cross-border travel, unlocks trade and investment

Tourism

Africa's open visa policy eases cross-border travel, unlocks trade and investment

13 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Africa's economic growth to slow in 2023, AfDB says as it slashes forecasts

Rachel Savage 30 Nov 2023

#BizTrends2024: Multi-platform, multi-industry, multimedia reports

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Multi-platform, multi-industry, multimedia reports

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 27 Nov 2023

Image supplied. The inaugural Africa’s Business Heroes Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award have been announced

Media

Inaugural Africa's Business Heroes Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award winners

17 Nov 2023

Markets & Investment

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

15 Nov 2023

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Food, Water & Energy Security

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Mtchera Chirwa 25 Oct 2023

Tanzania, DP World partner to improve efficiency of Dar es Salaam port

Shipping

Tanzania, DP World partner to improve efficiency of Dar es Salaam port

23 Oct 2023

Former Central African Republic militia leader Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka attends the International Criminal Court hearings to determine the exact charges it will bring against him, in The Hague, Netherlands, August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool/File Photo

Human Rights Law

ICC prosecutor drops charges against Central Africa militia leader

Bart Meijer 19 Oct 2023

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

Online Media

Podcasting reinvigorating newsrooms in Africa

13 Sep 2023

A man carries his bicycle over a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100km outside Blantyre, Malawi, 18 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Climate Change

Extreme weather events under the spotlight as Africa Climate Summit kicks off

Hereward Holland 4 Sep 2023

#BizTrends2024: Sponsorships officially open for business

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Sponsorships officially open for business

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 31 Aug 2023

The Bar (left to right) co-founders Yash Deb, Animesh Deb, Marls Truter, and Shounak Guhathakurta

Advertising

Africa's newest creative agency: Raising the Bar

Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2023

Image supplied.

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2023: IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2023 finalists announced

22 Jun 2023

Rare shipment of US oil heads to SA Glencore refinery

Coal, Oil & Gas

Rare shipment of US oil heads to SA Glencore refinery

Arathy Somasekhar 22 May 2023

Bic sheds light on school dropout rates

Primary & Secondary Education

Bic sheds light on school dropout rates

22 May 2023

Source: © Provoke Media The 2023 Africa Sabre Awards finalists and winners have been announced

PR & Communications

All the Sabre Awards Africa 2023 winners & finalists

14 Apr 2023

Kantar fuels growth in the Middle East & Africa through strategic appointments

Marketing & Media

Kantar fuels growth in the Middle East & Africa through strategic appointments

Issued by Kantar 12 Apr 2023

Vehicles move amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan 24 November 2021. Reuters/Mohsin Raza/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries - survey

Krishn Kaushik 14 Mar 2023

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

Forrest Crellin and Sudip Kar-Gupta 27 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

South Africa reports first death due to cholera as cases rise to five

24 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Malawi cholera death toll crosses 1,300: health official

Bhargav Acharya 14 Feb 2023

Danone Southern Africa appoints Herve Orama Barrere as MD

FMCG

Danone Southern Africa appoints Herve Orama Barrere as MD

13 Feb 2023

Media

John Williams Ntwali, Rwandan journalist critical of government has died

23 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Alice Tomdio, chief financial officer at Yellow Card Financial.

Trends

#BizTrends2023: The future of crypto in Africa

Alice Tomdio 11 Jan 2023

Pernod Ricard appoints Havas Media SA as its media agency of record

Media

Pernod Ricard appoints Havas Media SA as its media agency of record

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 22 Dec 2022

Climate change - the real threat to farming profitably

Agriculture

Climate change - the real threat to farming profitably

Felix Kagura 16 Nov 2022

Image supplied: The Pendoring Award winners were announced at a ceremony on 3 November

Pendoring

Pendoring Award winners announced!

4 Nov 2022

Pendoring Awards finalists announced!

Pendoring

Pendoring Awards finalists announced!

27 Oct 2022

Source: African Bank.

Banking

African banks increasingly worried about funding costs, survey shows

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 21 Oct 2022

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Energy

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Google to establish its first African cloud region in South Africa

Cloud

Google to establish its first African cloud region in South Africa

6 Oct 2022