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Kylie Slambert, Associate, Dispute Resolution Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg
Legal
#BizTrends2024: Dispute resolution trends - rising demand for legal compliance and due diligence

Kylie Slambert 22 Jan 2024

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

13 Dec 2023

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya
Construction & Engineering
Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Seth Schindler and Tom Gillespie 22 May 2023

Image source:©welcomia via
Tourism & Travel
Visa openness in Africa sees steady improvement in policies

14 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied.
Healthcare
The Institut Pasteur de Dakar's new alliance bolsters West Africa's epidemic preparedness

7 Sep 2022

West Africa to jump-start power market with $568m power line
Energy & Mining
West Africa to jump-start power market with $568m power line

Camillus Eboh 25 Feb 2022

Newspapers are pictured after Nigeria government announced the lifting of Twitter ban in Abuja, Nigeria, 13 January 2022. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
Legal
Rights group goes to court to get Nigeria to publish agreement with Twitter

14 Feb 2022

Source:
Finance
African Development Bank outlines new health infrastructure strategy

25 Nov 2021

West African leaders and officials stand for a photo at the Ecowas extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Reuters/Anne Mimault
Finance
West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

21 Jun 2021

The sooner the better: implementing cybersecurity and data protection law across Africa
Legal
The sooner the better: implementing cybersecurity and data protection law across Africa

Darryl Bernstein and Janet MacKenzie 8 Jun 2021

Competition law in post-pandemic Africa a key driver for change and development
Legal
Competition law in post-pandemic Africa a key driver for change and development

15 Apr 2021

Medical staff check each others protective suits. Photo by SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images
Healthcare
Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past

Mosoka Fallah 19 Feb 2021

Wildu du Plessis
Legal
#BizTrends2021: Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa

Wildu du Plessis 6 Jan 2021

Poorly implemented tech leads to enforcement investigations at 40% of global companies - report
Legal
Poorly implemented tech leads to enforcement investigations at 40% of global companies - report

20 Nov 2020

Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development headquarters in Lome. Willem Heerbaart/Wikimedia Commons
Finance
How West Africa economic partnership deals put the cart before the horse

Michael E Odijie 18 Nov 2020

CFA franc countries will no longer have to keep 50% of their foreign exchange reserves at the French Treasury. Shutterstock
Finance
Is the time right for a single currency in West Africa?

Iwa Salami 27 Feb 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty.
Marketing & Media
Africa should focus on industrialisation. Free trade will follow

Michael E Odijie 27 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.
Marketing & Media
'Where to Invest in Africa' publication launched

23 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo
Finance
Where to invest in Africa

19 Sep 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.
Marketing & Media
Ghana hopes to benefit from hosting Africa's free trade area secretariat

Adu Owusu Sarkodie 1 Aug 2019

Why abandoning the CFA Franc would be a risky operation
Finance
Why abandoning the CFA Franc would be a risky operation

Cheikh Ahmed Bamba Diagne 22 Jul 2019

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Marketing & Media
Africa helping to shape the world

Kingsley Ighobor 3 Jul 2019

Central Africa could be continent's rising star, thanks to AfCFTA
Marketing & Media
Central Africa could be continent's rising star, thanks to AfCFTA

12 Jun 2019

Pedro Guerreiro, Managing Director: Central Africa at SAP Africa.
Marketing & Media
#AfricaMonth: From aid-dependent to becoming an investment-dependent continent

Pedro Guerreiro 10 May 2019

Finding rails solutions that are fit for purpose
Logistics & Transport
Finding rails solutions that are fit for purpose

Andre van der Walt 22 Mar 2019

FrontPageAfrica publisher Rodney Sieh, pictured on his release from prison in November 2013. Sieh says journalists in Liberia continue to face threats and harassment for their critical reporting. (CPJ/AP/Mark Darrough).
Marketing & Media
How Liberia's press is faring under Weah presidency

Angela Quintal 18 Feb 2019

Economic growth of 4% forecast for Africa this year
Marketing & Media
Economic growth of 4% forecast for Africa this year

7 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa - The optimist's view
Marketing & Media
#BizTrends2019: Africa - The optimist's view

Andrew Skipper 7 Jan 2019

Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General.
Marketing & Media
Africa has phenomenal potential for intra-continental trade

Zipporah Musau 30 Aug 2018

Is Africa ready for nuclear energy?
Energy & Mining
Is Africa ready for nuclear energy?

Laura Gil 30 Aug 2018

African Union chairperson and president of Rwanda Paul Kagame (from left); president of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou and African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the launch of AfCFTA in Kigali in March 2018. Credit: Office of President Paul Kagame.
Marketing & Media
Africa's massive free trade area a "gamechanger"

Kingsley Ighobor 29 Aug 2018

Legislative reforms still needed in Gambia
Marketing & Media
Legislative reforms still needed in Gambia

21 May 2018

How the free movement of people could benefit Africa
Tourism & Travel
How the free movement of people could benefit Africa

Tshepo T. Gwatiwa, Michael Noel Sam 15 Mar 2018

ECOWAS court rules Gambia violated rights of journalists
Marketing & Media
ECOWAS court rules Gambia violated rights of journalists

15 Feb 2018

New Africa-wide initiative will create jobs
Marketing & Media
New Africa-wide initiative will create jobs

7 Feb 2018

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Tourism & Travel
Poor flight connectivity, strict visa rules make tourists avoid Africa

Maryanne Gicobi 29 Nov 2017

An integrated Africa: A boon to the private sector
Marketing & Media
An integrated Africa: A boon to the private sector

Ihuoma Atanga 6 Sep 2017

How to support ‘economic patriotism' to grow Africa's economies
Marketing & Media
How to support ‘economic patriotism' to grow Africa's economies

15 Jun 2017

Guide to visa requirements for work in Africa
HR & Management
Guide to visa requirements for work in Africa

19 May 2017

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Marketing & Media
Pan-African passport to open up borders on the continent

Tonderayi Mukeredzi 18 Aug 2016

Orange buys Airtel in Burkina Faso
Marketing & Media
Orange buys Airtel in Burkina Faso

23 Jun 2016

Africa needs to be more business-friendly to foster growth
Logistics & Transport
Africa needs to be more business-friendly to foster growth

30 May 2016

Intra-Africa trade plays a role in GDP
Marketing & Media
Intra-Africa trade plays a role in GDP

27 May 2016

Charles Brewer: 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry in Africa
Logistics & Transport
Charles Brewer: 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry in Africa

Cari Van Wyk 8 Jun 2015

Logistics lift-off for Africa in 2015
Logistics & Transport
Logistics lift-off for Africa in 2015

27 Mar 2015

Rail network will stimulate trade in West Africa
Logistics & Transport
Rail network will stimulate trade in West Africa

Franck Kuwonu 4 Mar 2015

Kenya Airways to fly between Nairobi and Abuja from June
Tourism & Travel
Kenya Airways to fly between Nairobi and Abuja from June

26 May 2014

Food security in West Africa can improve with policy support
Agriculture
Food security in West Africa can improve with policy support

19 Dec 2013

Piracy in West Africa: a bumpy road to maritime security
Security
Piracy in West Africa: a bumpy road to maritime security

17 Dec 2013

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