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Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

Retail

Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

1 Jul 2024

Inaugural Supply Chain Business Forum and Exhibition

Retail

Inaugural Supply Chain Business Forum and Exhibition

27 Jun 2024

Unlocking the potential of communities in Africa

Marketing & Media

Unlocking the potential of communities in Africa

Issued by Human8 26 Jun 2024

Staring down challenges... and winning

Marketing & Media

Staring down challenges... and winning

Issued by IMC Conference 11 Jun 2024

Marketing & Media

Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards announce 2024 nominees

31 May 2024

Ivory Coast cracks down on fraudulent cocoa certifications

Agriculture

Ivory Coast cracks down on fraudulent cocoa certifications

Ange Aboa 28 May 2024

Levergy has won Gold at the MENA region Warc Awards.

Marketing & Media

Levergy and Telkom's #StandTall campaign wins Gold at MENA Warc Awards

22 May 2024

Publicis Groupe Africa’s “Golden Lions” Internal Awards winners announced

Marketing & Media

Publicis Groupe Africa’s “Golden Lions” Internal Awards winners announced

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 15 May 2024

Giraffe Creative Awards 2024 winners announced

Marketing & Media

Giraffe Creative Awards 2024 winners announced

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 14 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Founder and medical director of Child Accra, Juliette Tuakli.

Healthcare

"And the Lifetime Achievement in Healthcare at AHAS Summit goes to..."

3 May 2024

Tourism & Travel

Index Hotels making great strides in Africa

Issued by Index Hotels 1 Nov 2023

Publicis Groupe Africa is flying the flag high for Africa at Cannes

Marketing & Media

Publicis Groupe Africa is flying the flag high for Africa at Cannes

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 29 Apr 2024

An old woman hospitalized for dehydration during the recent record heat wave, receives IV drip while she is being consulted at an hospital in Niamey, Niger, 13 April 2024. Reuters/ Mahamadou Hamidou

ESG & Sustainability

Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come

Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou 18 Apr 2024

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

Retail

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie 17 Apr 2024

Unilever's Elizabeth Mokwena is on the jury Source: LinkedIN.

Marketing & Media

Big representation from Africa at Cannes Lions 2024

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Apr 2024

The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

ICT

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cables

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2024

Last call for entries: Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2024

Logistics & Transport

Last call for entries: Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2024

15 Mar 2024

UN Tourism report: Global travel openness rebounds to pre-pandemic levels

Tourism & Travel

UN Tourism report: Global travel openness rebounds to pre-pandemic levels

14 Mar 2024

African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens

Agriculture

African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens

Maytaal Angel 14 Mar 2024

Imagine if AI wore lipstick: A leap towards inclusive innovation

ICT

Imagine if AI wore lipstick: A leap towards inclusive innovation

Christina Naidoo, Issued by Irvine Partners 8 Mar 2024

Advice from the top for Africa’s future female leaders

Marketing & Media

Advice from the top for Africa’s future female leaders

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 8 Mar 2024

Image source: andreypopov –

ESG & Sustainability

2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards open for entry

6 Mar 2024

South Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions

Logistics & Transport

South Africa celebrates first AfCFTA export to Ghana amidst global trade disruptions

28 Feb 2024

AWIEF and Victoria's Secret partner to launch Growth Accelerator in Nigeria - Call for applications

Entrepreneurship

AWIEF and Victoria's Secret partner to launch Growth Accelerator in Nigeria - Call for applications

Issued by AWIEF 22 Feb 2024

Logistics & Transport

Zenith Bank commits to aircraft financing with Ibom Air and Airbus partnership

9 Feb 2024

Afcon: everything you need to know about a record year for Africa’s biggest football event

Lifestyle

Afcon: everything you need to know about a record year for Africa’s biggest football event

Chuka Onwumechil 19 Jan 2024

HPC – it’s all in the (traced and transparent) ingredients

Retail

HPC – it’s all in the (traced and transparent) ingredients

Olufunsho Ariyo 11 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Top 10 travel trends for 2024

Tourism & Travel

#BizTrends2024: Top 10 travel trends for 2024

Martin Wiest 12 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Mining critical minerals will depend on creative funding solutions

Energy & Mining

#BizTrends2024: Mining critical minerals will depend on creative funding solutions

Rudi van Blerk and Tycho Möncks 8 Jan 2024

Africa's open visa policy eases cross-border travel, unlocks trade and investment

Tourism & Travel

Africa's open visa policy eases cross-border travel, unlocks trade and investment

13 Dec 2023

Valor Hospitality Partners opens first West African hotel in the DRC

Tourism & Travel

Valor Hospitality Partners opens first West African hotel in the DRC

11 Dec 2023

SAICA hosts inaugural Climate Change Conference

Finance

SAICA hosts inaugural Climate Change Conference

Issued by SAICA 5 Dec 2023

Image supplied. The inaugural Africa’s Business Heroes Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award have been announced

Marketing & Media

Inaugural Africa's Business Heroes Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award winners

17 Nov 2023

Source: Wikipedia. Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Ebrahim Patel.

Finance

Patel backs Agoa reauthorisation and trade boost

6 Nov 2023

Global food prices dip in October

Agriculture

Global food prices dip in October

3 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Belgium drafting new fuel quality law targeting exports to Africa

3 Nov 2023

Source: Derrick Akpalu, co-founder and chief executive officer of Revna Biosciences.

Healthcare

RevnaBio revolutionises cancer diagnostics in West Africa with advanced molecular testing

2 Nov 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for the EU-Africa summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium in 2022. Source: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via Reuters

Energy & Mining

Germany knocks on Africa's energy door

Andreas Rinke, Sarah Marsh, Thomas Escritt and MacDonald Dzirutwe 27 Oct 2023

Senegal seeks regulation deal with TikTok after ban

ICT

Senegal seeks regulation deal with TikTok after ban

Ngouda Dione 5 Oct 2023

Cocoa prices are surging: West African countries should seize the moment to negotiate a better deal for farmers

Agriculture

Cocoa prices are surging: West African countries should seize the moment to negotiate a better deal for farmers

5 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Is Mauritian banking transforming sub-Saharan Africa's economic landscape internationally?

Thavin Audit 4 Oct 2023

Farmers plant more cocoa outside Africa as prices rally

Agriculture

Farmers plant more cocoa outside Africa as prices rally

Marcelo Teixeira 2 Oct 2023

Mpumalanga gas agreement shows potential of LNG economy in Africa

Energy & Mining

Mpumalanga gas agreement shows potential of LNG economy in Africa

21 Sep 2023

US, Norway join forces to boost African agriculture

Agriculture

US, Norway join forces to boost African agriculture

Daphne Psaledakis 20 Sep 2023

Source: MoonPay.

Finance

Nigerian cryptocurrency access revolutionised

13 Sep 2023

Source: © Adeniji Aabdullah Podcasting can reinvigorate newsrooms, and it is doing just that in Africa

Marketing & Media

Podcasting reinvigorating newsrooms in Africa

13 Sep 2023

Rema has made history by having the first African artist-led track to join the Billions Club on Spotify. Source: Twitter.

Marketing & Media

Rema's Calm Down with Selena Gomez hits 1bn Spotify streams, a first for African artist

12 Sep 2023

Panel discussion at Novacom

ICT

WACS undersea cable fixed, but infrastructure bosses call for more resilience

Lindsey Schutters 7 Sep 2023

Image source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit –

ESG & Sustainability

Inaugural Africa Impact Investment Award winners

31 Aug 2023