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Ghana's food and beverage prices see significant drop

Ghana's food and beverage prices see significant drop

The Future of Measurement 2025, part of Warc’s Evolution of Marketing programme, highlights emerging trends in media and creative measurement (Image supplied)

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Nike restructures its leadership team

Nike restructures its leadership team

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MICE

Arabian Travel Market to open next week

6 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

Evan-Lee Courie 5 May 2022

Renewable energy continued to grow, gain momentum in 2021

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy continued to grow, gain momentum in 2021

4 May 2022

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Packaging

Ardagh's $1bn takeover of African glass maker Consol concludes

3 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: Authentic world-class advertising from Africa

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Authentic world-class advertising from Africa

Paul Jackson 3 May 2022

Nigeria oil minister says Russia interested in gas pipeline to Morocco

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria oil minister says Russia interested in gas pipeline to Morocco

Felix Onuah 3 May 2022

Biometric facial-recognition technology takes off at German airports

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Biometric facial-recognition technology takes off at German airports

29 Apr 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

E-commerce

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

Arabian Travel Market to shine spotlight on the future of international travel and tourism

Tourism & Travel

Arabian Travel Market to shine spotlight on the future of international travel and tourism

26 Apr 2022

Liberia to review ArcelorMittal iron ore concession agreement

Mining

Liberia to review ArcelorMittal iron ore concession agreement

Alphonso Toweh 22 Apr 2022

Nigeria's AKK gas pipeline to open in early 2023, NNPC says

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria's AKK gas pipeline to open in early 2023, NNPC says

Camillus Eboh 19 Apr 2022

The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide

Fishing

The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide

Nicholas P. Sullivan 19 Apr 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

Economy

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

Rachel Savage 14 Apr 2022

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Events

Zeitz Mocaa and Gucci launch Art & Opulence fundraiser gala

13 Apr 2022

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Cooper Inveen and Francis Kokoroko 11 Apr 2022

Nigeria's electricity grid collapses for the second time in a month

Energy

Nigeria's electricity grid collapses for the second time in a month

MacDonald Dzirutwe 11 Apr 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Kirk Perry, president and CEO of IRI, will become CEO of the combined company. Source: Business Wire

Research

IRI and NPD to merge, offering view of total retail purchasing and consumption trends

8 Apr 2022

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

Energy

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

Nelson Banya and Sonali Paul 8 Apr 2022

Agri companies withdrawing from Russia

Agribusiness

Agri companies withdrawing from Russia

7 Apr 2022

Platform launched to assist African students in Ukraine

Education

Platform launched to assist African students in Ukraine

7 Apr 2022

Shell 2021 oil spills in Nigeria double in volume

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell 2021 oil spills in Nigeria double in volume

6 Apr 2022

Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

E-commerce

Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

5 Apr 2022

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Banking

IFC invests $50m in the first gender bond issued by Banco Pichincha

5 Apr 2022

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Sustainability

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Laurie Goering 5 Apr 2022

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Social Media

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Martin N Ndlela 5 Apr 2022

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Food, Water & Energy Security

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Nafisa Eltahir and Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah 4 Apr 2022

Dangote to complete Nigerian oil refinery in Q4 - executive

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote to complete Nigerian oil refinery in Q4 - executive

Camillus Eboh 4 Apr 2022

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Research

Cross-border e-commerce to surpass $2.1tn in 2023, new research reveals

4 Apr 2022

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Joshua Amponsem 1 Apr 2022