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Where's our song for Mozambique?

Songs have long been powerful vehicles for social change, either through the messages contained in their lyrics, or as high-profile celebrity fundraisers...

Vote for your favourite African creative

Public voting is now open until April 28 for the 30 African creatives selected to compete at the Digital Lab Africa (DLA) Online Pitch Competition...

TV Zimbo signs EFC Worldwide for Angolan viewers

Angola will get to watch the best MMA on TV in a deal TV Zimbo has signed with EFC Worldwide...

Pan-African animation pitching competition

Animation du Monde 2020 returns to DISCOP Abidjan in Ivory Coast - entries now open...

BBC Arabic is now in North Africa

BBC Arabic will now be accessible to 42 million viewers in North Africa...

Nigeria to use television white space technology to provide internet

More than half million of Nigeria's rural population will have internet through the use of Television White Space Technology...

Huawei to launch 5G in Egypt during the African Cup Of Nations

Huawei has announced that it will launch its 5G network for the first time in Egypt during the African Cup of Nations...

Economic strategy for Central Africa

African Development Bank approves strategy for Central Africa "crucial for the economic integration of the region"...

How to make it in Africa - USB panel

"Africa has what the world wants but requires a 30-year instead of a 5-year view..."

BBC rolls out 'Gist Nigeria'

BBC and Channels Television launch new current affairs programme called 'Gist Nigeria' on Channels TV in Nigeria...

Arcadia premium TV to be available on StarTimes

Nigeria's Arcadia Premium Television will make its debut on StarTimes channel 176...

MARKETING & MEDIA

TV Zimbo signs EFC Worldwide for Angolan viewers

Angola will get to watch the best MMA on TV in a deal TV Zimbo has signed with EFC Worldwide...

12 hours ago

MARKETING & MEDIA

How Joe Public taps into the zeitgeist of AI in advertising for Africa

Are you ready for the artificial intelligence revolution in advertising, like Ciclope Africa Festival's agency of the year Joe Public? Here, chief creative officer Xolisa Dyeshana explains the importance of showcasing real South Africans at the forefront of global playing fields, creating a sense of pride and patriotism against the backdrop of their grand prix-winning Chicken Licken work, Sbu 2.0...

By Leigh Andrews 16 hours ago

MARKETING & MEDIA

South African and Nigerian animators win at Animation du Monde ICON

South African and Nigerian animators; Cate Wood Hunter, Sean Steinberg, Sean Braam and Moshood Shades Ridwan, were selected in the Animation du Monde preliminary round at the recent ICON Comic & Games Convention...

17 hours ago

TOURISM

New study reveals top trends in online payments in MENA

In the fourth quarter of 2018, the approval rate rose by 5.1% bringing MENA's rate just 3% behind the rest of the world. Due to the high transaction value in the travel industry, card approval rates have seen a slower growth rate than other industries...

By Fundisiwe Maseko 18 hours ago

MARKETING & MEDIA

Pan-African animation pitching competition

Animation du Monde 2020 returns to DISCOP Abidjan in Ivory Coast - entries now open...

18 hours ago

TOURISM

Event buyer tips on the benefits of booking an arena venue

To many, arenas are the place to go to see your favourite band or sporting team play. However, increasingly arenas are becoming the 'hidden gem' of the business events world...

20 hours ago

MARKETING & MEDIA

Huawei to launch 5G in Egypt during the African Cup Of Nations

Huawei has announced that it will launch its 5G network for the first time in Egypt during the African Cup of Nations...

1 day ago

MARKETING & MEDIA

Economic strategy for Central Africa

African Development Bank approves strategy for Central Africa "crucial for the economic integration of the region"...

1 day ago

FINANCE

US still sees Africa as important. But it must learn from past mistakes

In December last year the US National Security Advisor, John Bolton, gave a speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC, in which he outlined the Trump administration's new Africa strategy...

By Maria Ryan 1 day ago

TOURISM

Forbes Travel Guide to open new office in Cape Town

"Forbes Travel Guide has been verifying luxury for more than 60 years, and we look forward to sharing the finest properties in the region with consumers."

1 day ago

MARKETING & MEDIA

How to make it in Africa - USB panel

"Africa has what the world wants but requires a 30-year instead of a 5-year view..."

1 day ago

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

Siemens has launched its Atlas of Digitalization, a new web-based application that reveals the readiness and potential of six major cities to embrace digitalisation...

1 day ago

ICT

There's a massive cybersecurity job gap - we should fill it by employing hackers

Cybersecurity incidents are gaining an increasingly high profile. In the past, these incidents may have been perceived primarily as a somewhat distant issue for organisations such as banks to deal with...

By John McAlaney and Helen Thackray 1 day ago

HEALTHCARE

Kenyan hospital opens human milk bank - a rarity in sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya's first human milk bank has opened at Pumwani Maternity Hospital. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, spoke to the team spearheading APHRC's research efforts in the establishment of Kenya's first milk bank....

By Elizabeth Kimani-Murage 2 days ago

MARKETING & MEDIA

Arcadia premium TV to be available on StarTimes

Nigeria's Arcadia Premium Television will make its debut on StarTimes channel 176...

2 days ago

FINANCE

African countries need to manage the rising power of credit rating agencies

The rising gap between developmental needs and available financial resources - including poor revenue collection - has pushed sub-Saharan African governments to consider different options to support their budgets...

By Dr Misheck Mutize 2 days ago

MARKETING & MEDIA