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Source: © 123rf Airtel Africa has appointed Publicis Groupe Africa as its integrated marketing partner across 12 key markets on the continent

Marketing

Publicis Groupe Africa appointed Airtel Africa's integrated marketing partner

16 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

PwC shuts operations in 9 African countries

Bipasha Dey, Kanjyik Ghosh and Harshita Meenaktshi 16 Apr 2025

Art is closing the cultural gap between Africa and Abu Dhabi

Art

Art is closing the cultural gap between Africa and Abu Dhabi

Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak 15 Apr 2025

Source: World Trade Organization.

Markets & Investment

The US escalates trade tensions by halting WTO payments

28 Mar 2025

Sam Hospitality brings world-class safari lodge training to East Africa

Skills Training

Sam Hospitality brings world-class safari lodge training to East Africa

Issued by Sam Hospitality 14 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African leaders approve creation of financial stability fund

Dawit Endeshaw 19 Feb 2025

Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2025: African employment law trends - employee rights and well-being, workplace and technology evolution

Chloë Loubser 13 Jan 2025

30 filmmakers from 13 African countries selected for DFMI Business Lab

Film & Cinematography

30 filmmakers from 13 African countries selected for DFMI Business Lab

4 Oct 2024

A bird perches on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, 4 April 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Environment & Natural Resources

Elephant deaths trigger Kenyan call for Tanzania to curb hunts

Duncan Miriri 11 Apr 2024

VFS Global appointed to administer UK government visa, passport service in 142 countries

Travel

VFS Global appointed to administer UK government visa, passport service in 142 countries

19 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Africa's economic growth to slow in 2023, AfDB says as it slashes forecasts

Rachel Savage 30 Nov 2023

Markets & Investment

#IATF2023: Afreximbank secures over $1bn in trade and investment deals

15 Nov 2023

Source: Advin Healthcare.

Noncommunicable diseases

TB vaccine: WHO expert explains why it's taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it's such a big deal

Charles Shey Wiysonge 8 Nov 2023

Map of oil discovery area.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Panoro Energy strikes oil in Gabon, boosting Africa's energy security

7 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Africa-US trade programme needs at least 10-year extension, AU says

Joe Bavier 3 Nov 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a press conference on the day of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels. Source: Reuters/Johanna Geron

Energy

Germany is willing to spend on Nigeria energy

Felix Onuah and Andreas Rinke 29 Oct 2023

#AOW: Gas deals and decarbonisation dominate continent energy conversation

Coal, Oil & Gas

#AOW: Gas deals and decarbonisation dominate continent energy conversation

Lindsey Schutters 13 Oct 2023

File photo: A police officer walks next to an electric mass transit bus assembled by electric vehicle manufacturer Roam at the Green Park Terminus in Nairobi, Kenya 19 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Climate Change

Large investments expected at first Africa climate summit

Duncan Miriri 22 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters. China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel.

Economy

#BRICS2023: What is Brics and who are its members?

Bhargav Acharya 22 Aug 2023

Image: Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, 21 September 2022. Reuters/Brendan McDermid

ESG & Sustainability

Gabon 'blue bond' swap raises hopes for wave of African debt-for-nature deals

Rachel Savage 16 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters. A view shows an ecoguard walking on a path in the Arboretum Raponda Walker during a press visit of this protected forest aera on the eve of the opening of the One Forest Summit in Libreville, Gabon, February 28, 2023.

Banking

Gabon launches tender for Africa's first debt-for-nature swap

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 26 Jul 2023

Image supplied. Selected participants in the 7th Realness African Screenwriters’ Residency are left to right: Michael Omonua (Nigeria), Chantel Clark (South Africa), Babalwa Baartman (South Africa), Chadi Zeneddine (Gabon/Lebanon) and Amartei Armar (Ghana)

Film & Cinematography

5 African screenwriters selected to 7th Realness African Screenwriters' Residency programme

13 Jul 2023

Image source: Chayanit Chankhong –

Environmental Law

Africa: Transforming carbon markets as implementation of Paris Agreement commitments progress

Kieran Whyte and Clara Hans 12 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

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Ramaphosa to join Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris

21 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

SocGen pares back Africa businesses in first move by new CEO

GV De Clercq and Mathieu Rosemain 9 Jun 2023

Climate change: Africa has a major new carbon market initiative - what you need to know

Climate Change

Climate change: Africa has a major new carbon market initiative - what you need to know

Jonathan Colmer 27 Jan 2023

DHL Express named most certified employer in Africa

Road Freight & Fleet Management

DHL Express named most certified employer in Africa

18 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. China's foreign minister, Qin Gang addresses delegates at the inauguration of the new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, which China is building and equipping in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 11, 2023.

Economy

Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

12 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Biden says US is 'all in' on Africa's future

15 Dec 2022

Image supplied. The inaugural Keep Walking: Africa Top 30 List have been announced

Youth Marketing

Africa's Next-Gen cultural shapeshifters announced

26 Oct 2022

Source: African Bank.

Banking

African banks increasingly worried about funding costs, survey shows

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 21 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. African scientists receiving training in genomics surveillance at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), South Africa.

Covid-19

Covid-19 variants in Africa were introduced from abroad, study finds

16 Sep 2022

Why public relations (PR) professionals need to mind their language when working in Africa

PR & Communications

Why public relations (PR) professionals need to mind their language when working in Africa

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Issued by APO Group 9 Sep 2022

Netflix scholarship applications open for West and Central Africa

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Netflix scholarship applications open for West and Central Africa

23 Aug 2022

Source: Arise Ivoire.

Banking

RMB funds Greenfield dry bulk port concession in Côte d'Ivoire

27 Jul 2022

Research

Drop in optimism among Africa's youth - report

27 Jun 2022

Hospitality

Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa announces new hires to support its expanding business portfolio

22 Jun 2022

Air Côte d'Ivoire opens new route to SA

Travel

Air Côte d'Ivoire opens new route to SA

10 Jun 2022

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Climate Change

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Jean-Paul Adam 15 Feb 2022

Values of African philanthropy can right social imbalance

CSI & Philanthropy

Values of African philanthropy can right social imbalance

Issued by Wits Business School 24 Jan 2022

Meta reveals its 'Africa Year in Review' for 2021

Social Media

Meta reveals its 'Africa Year in Review' for 2021

10 Dec 2021

Source: ©dmbaker

Covid-19

R3.5m grant for Pan-African vaccine development

10 Nov 2021

All the 2021 Afrima Awards nominees

Music

All the 2021 Afrima Awards nominees

23 Sep 2021

COP26 on climate: Top priorities for Africa

Climate Change

COP26 on climate: Top priorities for Africa

Tanguy Gahouma-Bekale 26 Jul 2021

Celebrating Africa Month with Triller Africa

Music

Celebrating Africa Month with Triller Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 26 May 2021

African rainforests slow climate change despite record heat, drought

Forestry

African rainforests slow climate change despite record heat, drought

Nita Bhalla 18 May 2021

Restricting digital media is a gamble for African leaders

Digital

Restricting digital media is a gamble for African leaders

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz 3 May 2021

Strong and stable: First South African invests in the IWG franchise model

Markets & Investment

Strong and stable: First South African invests in the IWG franchise model

Issued by GO Content Lab 28 Apr 2021