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CANEX WKND 2026 brings Global Africa’s creative economy to Lagos this November

CANEX WKND 2026 brings Global Africa’s creative economy to Lagos this November

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TotalEnergies sweeps in as fuel supplier after Namibia drops Vitol

Members of the Civil Protection, a local community-based team that works to help mitigate the spread of the Ebola virus and ensure burials happen safely and quickly, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), carry a wooden coffin before loading the body of an unidentified man, who, according to his family, died of Ebola, as they attend to retrieve it from his house, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t

By Jia B. Kangbai 14 Sep 2026

A Dangote crude oil tank is seen inside the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

More fuel shortages to come, warns Africa’s biggest oil refinery

By Robert Harvey 10 Sep 2026

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Food Security

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

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#Newsmaker: Lesego Nyamane joins Acer Africa as marketing lead

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#Newsmaker: Lesego Nyamane joins Acer Africa as marketing lead

Evan-Lee Courie 10 May 2022

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Arabian Travel Market to open next week

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

Africa Month

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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

TV advertising embraces digital in Kantar's Creative Effectiveness Awards 2022

Advertising

TV advertising embraces digital in Kantar's Creative Effectiveness Awards 2022

Kantar 3 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

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

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

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

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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

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

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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

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

Forestry

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

H. Damon Matthews, Amy Luers and Kirsten Zickfeld 1 Apr 2022

Cast members of the locally produced Netflix series Blood & Water

Film & Cinematography

Why Netflix believes Africa is a good investment

Danette Breitenbach 30 Mar 2022

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

29 Mar 2022

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