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Opportunity for Investment in Kenya’s Hospitality Sector

Famous for its great wildebeest migration, national parks, and pristine beaches, Kenya is a beautiful country. It is East and Central Africa’s economic powerhouse, and is popularly known across the globe as a famous travel and leisure destination. It is evident in the recent times that the country’s hospitality industry has made great strides – […]

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Standard Bank launches first-ever biannual African trade index

Lifting the lid on the continent’s USD 70 billion trade opportunity The inaugural publication of Standard Bank’s Africa Trade Barometer is expected to become Africa’s leading trade index. Present in 20 African markets and supporting trade activities in many more, Standard Bank enjoys a uniquely privileged view of Africa, “especially its rapidly emerging enterprises heavily focused […]

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Blockchain: Remittance & Payments Opportunities In Africa

Ian Putter, Head of Blockchain for Africa at Standard Bank Blockchain technology has burst onto the African fin-tech scene over the past two years as adoption on the continent has skyrocketed. The distributed ledger technology creates new possibilities for transparent, decentralized and fraud-proof solutions that can help boost trade opportunities between African countries.  The continent […]

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APO Group Partners With The Catholic Church In Africa To Provide Comprehensive Public Relations Support

Towards Greater Pastoral Effectiveness Partnership with APO Group will bring greater cohesion to the Church’s pastoral communications strategy, helping to deliver the core messages of the Holy Father and the Vatican (Holy See) to Africa’s 251 million Catholics APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, and the Symposium of […]

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Forward Thinking on trade, vaccines, and sustainable and inclusive growth

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The World Trade Organization’s first African—and first female—director-general reflects on the impact of the pandemic on trade, the imperative to ensure that vaccines reach Africa and other emerging economies, and how to ensure that trade is more inclusive in the years ahead. In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, guest […]

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The Flavours Of Africa: Cultural Cooking And Continental Cuisine!

Play Your Part Celebrates Africa’s rich culinary heritage! Celebs and esteemed guests came together this Africa Day to try their hand at creating authentic African food. SA Celebs like TV personality Bonginkosi Dlamini and comedian Lesego Tlhabi were joined by VIP guests such as African enthusiast Adetunji Omo and UN Filmmaker Sara Chitambo. From African […]

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Airbnb Reveals Africa’s Top Trending Destinations

Today, Airbnb reveals the top ten trending destinations in Africa Topping the list is Cotonou, the vibrant capital of Benin, followed by Kinshasa in Congo and Agadir in Morocco Morocco continues to be a popular destination, with three out of 10 places on the list included To commemorate Africa Day, a global celebration of African […]

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The Complicated Role of Religion in Nigeria’s Democratic Transition

Horrendous killing of college sophomore highlights the country’s ethnoreligious fault line, but interdenominational rivalry in the south is of no less momentous. Ebenezer Obadare All in all, reactions to the murder of Ms. Deborah Yakubu, a 200-level home economics student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, have exposed Nigeria’s deepest political fractures and lingering […]

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Africa. Relevant Or Relegated? Find Out At This Year’s Nedbank IMC 2022

On 29 July, at the virtual Nedbank Integrated Marketing Conference (IMC) 2022, one of the stalwarts of South Africa’s marketing scene, Thebe Ikalafeng – founder and chairman of Brand Africa and the Brand Leadership Group – will be asking an important question. Is Africa relevant or relegated? The Nedbank IMC’s theme this year is: Marketing. […]

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The Horn of Africa’s Dubious Dialogues

The dialogues in the Horn of Africa inspire little confidence to resolve the region’s crises while U.S. diplomatic efforts seem insufficient in an area of strategic interest. Michelle Gavin It’s a matter of conventional wisdom that the crises gripping the Horn of Africa are fundamentally political, and that viable, sustainable solutions can be found only […]

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