APO Group Wins Gold And Bronze At The 2025 Davos Communications Awards For Canon Central And North Africa Campaigns
APO Group, the leading Pan-African communications and media relations consultancy, has earned two major accolades at the prestigious 2025 Davos Communications Awards held on 11 April 2025, in Davos, Switzerland: a Gold Award for Canon’s ‘World Unseen’ campaign at GITEX Africa and a Bronze Award for the ‘10 Years of Miraisha’ celebration. The Davos Communications […]
Infrastructure South Africa, SAICE and SACPCMP Set To Headline Big 5 Construct South Africa And South Africa Infrastructure & Water Expo
The South African construction market is valued at around $125 billion and the broader infrastructure market at $193 billion (source: AbiQ). As the country gains momentum, showing measurable gains on a challenging 2024, Big 5 Construct South Africa and South Africa Infrastructure & Water Expo take place at the Gallagher Convention Centre from 18-20 June […]
From Lagos To Cape Town, African Fintech Giant Paystack Is Reshaping Commerce
As Africa continues to be the mobile and innovation hub of the globe, a Nigerian fintech is using the moment to reshape how South Africans see digital innovation from the continent’s largest economy. Paystack, founded in Lagos in 2015 and acquired by global payments company Stripe in 2020, is making steady inroads in South Africa’s […]
Small Businesses Gain Great Exposure Through Standard Bank’s Multi-Million Rand Radio Campaign
For many small businesses in South Africa, growth is often limited not by ambition, but by lack of access, to capital, to markets, and to the kind of visibility that attracts new customers. Too often, entrepreneurs struggle to scale due to limited exposure, insufficient funding, and lack of access to tailored business support. The right […]
US Exports: Top African Markets for 2024 Unveiled
US exports to Africa surged in 2024, with Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco topping the list of destinations, reflecting a deepening economic partnership across the Atlantic. Egypt led with $6.89 billion in imports, driven by demand for machinery, aircraft, and medical supplies. South Africa followed with $5.8 billion, fueled by its industrial needs, while Morocco’s […]
Ghana Backs Morocco’s Western Sahara Autonomy Plan in Diplomatic Pivot
Ghana has formally endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan as the only viable solution to the Western Sahara conflict, joining a growing list of nations aligning with Rabat. In a joint statement with Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, Ghana’s foreign minister emphasized that the UN should remain the sole platform for resolving the long-standing dispute. The move signals a […]
Africa’s Homegrown Credit Rating Agency Set for September Debut
Africa is taking charge of its financial narrative with the launch of the African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), set to begin operations by September 2025. Designed as a homegrown alternative to Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P, AfCRA will issue its first sovereign ratings by early 2026. The agency aims to offer fairer assessments that more accurately reflect Africa’s […]
China’s Retreat Reshapes Africa’s Energy Investment Scene
A sharp decline in Chinese development finance is transforming Africa’s energy investment landscape, according to the IEA’s World Energy Investment 2025 report. With Chinese funding for African energy projects down over 85% since 2015, the continent is turning to private capital—especially for clean energy solutions. Beijing’s retreat led to public and DFI funding falling from $28 […]
Unlocking Africa’s Past: Ancient Writing System Debunks Long-Held Myths
Spearheaded by the Women’s History Museum of Zambia, the “Frame” project spotlights artifacts like a hunter’s toolbox bearing Sona symbols—a sophisticated and ancient Zambian writing system once taught by women. These geometric patterns encoded knowledge about the cosmos, math, nature, and social life. Previously unknown, the discovery of these artifacts challenges long-held assumptions about African culture. From […]
Visa Wars: Chad Hits Back at Trump’s Travel Ban with Its Own Block
In a bold diplomatic move, Chad has suspended the issuance of visas to US citizens in direct response to the Trump administration’s renewed travel ban. The US policy targets 12 nations, including Chad, over what it calls “deficient” security checks and deportation refusals. Chad’s president, Mahamat Idriss Déby, called the decision to retaliate a matter of “dignity […]