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IHG Hotels & Resorts announces African expansion pipeline with 35 new hotels planned

Hospitality

IHG Hotels & Resorts announces African expansion pipeline with 35 new hotels planned

18 Jun 2025

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The One Club for Creativity

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

29 May 2025

African tourism ministers unite to drive continental growth in 2025

Tourism

African tourism ministers unite to drive continental growth in 2025

15 May 2025

Pola Maneli Port Elizabeth and BCKRDS Johannesburg are among the global winners in the ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa Region along with agencies and designers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates (Image supplied)

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2 South African agencies awarded in Global ADC 104th Annual Awards

15 May 2025

Tugboats help tow the Greek-registered MT Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants last year in the Red Sea, after it was successfully towed through Egypt's Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 10, 2025. The Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo

Shipping

Suez Canal Authority proposes fee cuts amid Red Sea crisis

Menna Alaa El-Din, Ahmed Tolba and Mohamed Ezz 13 May 2025

Source: Afreximbank.

Banking

Afreximbank rolls out $3bn credit line to cut Africa's fuel imports

30 Apr 2025

D-school Afrika at UCT launches 3 innovation programmes for students across Africa

Higher Education

D-school Afrika at UCT launches 3 innovation programmes for students across Africa

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 24 Apr 2025

South Africa has two of the 13 finalists from the Middle East and Africa in the ADC 104th Annual Awards (Image supplied)

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ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa has 13 finalists, two for SA

22 Apr 2025

Source: © Dubai Lynx Held after the Lynx Awards, the Winners’ Lunch celebrates the success and creativity of the teams that took home Awards for their work

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All the 2025 Dubai Lynx Awards

14 Apr 2025

Hospitality

Africa's hotel boom: Development pipeline grows by 13.3%

7 Apr 2025

Gcobisa Ntshona, Group Chief People Officer at African Bank

Management & Leadership

#TopEmployers2025: Gcobisa Ntshona - how African Bank is empowering employees with its ‘Audacious People Promise’

Shan Radcliffe 13 Mar 2025

People walk through water at a flooded area affected by rising sea levels and land subsidence in North Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 November 2024. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

Climate Change

Cities face 'whiplash' of floods, droughts as temperatures rise, study warns

David Stanway 12 Mar 2025

HR & Management

Awarding SA and Africa's Top Employers for 2025

28 Feb 2025

Matimba Mbungela, Group Chief Officer for Human Resources at Vodacom Group

HR & Management

#TopEmployers2025: Matimba Mbungela, chief HR officer - from the Cape to Cairo, what sets Vodacom apart from the rest

Shan Radcliffe 17 Feb 2025

OR Tambo among top 10 busiest airports in Middle East and Africa

Aviation

OR Tambo among top 10 busiest airports in Middle East and Africa

7 Feb 2025

Andy Awards The International Andy Awards has released its shortlist with SA heading up the Africa shortlist

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Andys' Africa shortlist announced, Nigeria’s Steve Babaeko on Andy Awards Global Jury 20025

14 Jan 2025

Hilton expands in Egypt with 25 new hotels

Hospitality

Hilton expands in Egypt with 25 new hotels

19 Dec 2024

Africa urged to seize aviation opportunities

Aviation

Africa urged to seize aviation opportunities

21 Nov 2024

Contiki launches first-ever dedicated trip to Albania

Travel

Contiki launches first-ever dedicated trip to Albania

Issued by Urban Espresso 25 Sep 2024

Africa Creatives Alliance launched to harness Africa's creative and cultural sectors

Lifestyle

Africa Creatives Alliance launched to harness Africa's creative and cultural sectors

18 Sep 2024

CANEX WKND: Afreximbank Deal Room applications now open

Marketing & Media

CANEX WKND: Afreximbank Deal Room applications now open

Issued by CANEX WKND 4 Sep 2024

Inclusive leadership in real estate: A pathway to better cities

Trends

Inclusive leadership in real estate: A pathway to better cities

Bathobile Chime, Issued by Catchwords 29 Aug 2024

Qatar Airways acquires 25% stake in Airlink, expands African footprint

Travel

Qatar Airways acquires 25% stake in Airlink, expands African footprint

21 Aug 2024

Jaecoo is the official vehicle partner of EFC

Dealers

Jaecoo is the official vehicle partner of EFC

13 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied

Travel

Qatar Airways expands in Africa, lands in Kinshasa

14 Jun 2024

Source: © Strategy South Africa’s Promise agency has won Africa and the country’s only awards at the ADC 103rd Annual Awards

The One Club for Creativity

SA's Promise agency wins at the ADC 103rd Annual Awards

15 May 2024

Africa travel sector encouraged to redefine global presence for businesses

Tourism

Africa travel sector encouraged to redefine global presence for businesses

14 May 2024

Egypt's tourism numbers on the rise despite geopolitical tensions

Tourism

Egypt's tourism numbers on the rise despite geopolitical tensions

Nette Nöstlinger; Editing by Frances Kerry 8 Mar 2024

Radisson expands in Middle East, Africa after record year

Hospitality

Radisson expands in Middle East, Africa after record year

14 Feb 2024

APO Group appoints Rania El Rafie as vice president of public relations and strategic communications

PR & Communications

APO Group appoints Rania El Rafie as vice president of public relations and strategic communications

Issued by APO Group 18 Jan 2024

Juliet Kavishe is on the jury. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

9 African creatives on ADC Awards global jury

11 Jan 2024

A general view of shops in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Construction & Engineering

Egypt President al-Sisi's new capital plans coming along

Patrick Werr 5 Jan 2024

Source: Campaign Brief NZ Africa has six representatives on the Gerety Awards grand jury 2024; two from South Africa, and one from Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria

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6 representatives from Africa on Gerety Awards grand jury 2024

5 Dec 2023

A view of a gas plant seen from the desert road of Suez outside Cairo. Source: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Coal, Oil & Gas

Israel conflict harms Egypt LNG export outlook

Marwa Rashad and Sarah El Safty 8 Nov 2023

KZN entrepreneurs to showcase wares at Intra-African Trade Fair

Entrepreneurship

KZN entrepreneurs to showcase wares at Intra-African Trade Fair

6 Nov 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA participates in Cairo Water Week

30 Oct 2023

Source: Pixabay/Pexels

Smart Buildings & Cities

#CybersecurityMonth: Smart cities are built from the network up

Rebatho Madiba 18 Oct 2023

All the SAMA29 nominees

Music

All the SAMA29 nominees

5 Oct 2023

Travel

Historic Brazil-Africa air route to boost trade

Katja Hamilton 6 Sep 2023

Source: Afreximbank.

Banking

Afreximbank and China Development Bank forge $400m loan pact for African SME support

29 Aug 2023

Egypt cuts power to ease load during heatwave - cabinet

Energy

Egypt cuts power to ease load during heatwave - cabinet

Nayera Abdallah 20 Jul 2023

At least 13 killed in Cairo building collapse

Construction & Engineering

At least 13 killed in Cairo building collapse

Mohamed Abdel-Ghany 18 Jul 2023

Public Health

Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

Fishing

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

11 Jul 2023

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Kieran Whyte et al. 26 Jun 2023

File photo: Farmers use a threshing machine as they harvest their wheat crop at a farmland on an island on the River Nile next to the capital city of Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2023. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Hospitality

Qatar in talks with Egypt's wealth fund over hotels investment - sources

Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andrew Mills and Patrick Werr 15 Jun 2023

Image supplied. The Warc Awards for Effectiveness 2023, in association with Lions, have been announced

Cannes Lions

Africa and Middle East in Warc Awards for Effectiveness 2023 shortlist

12 Jun 2023