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Lindeka Dzedze, Executive Head of Strategic Partnerships for Global Markets at Standard Bank Corporate & Investment Banking and Chair of the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF) In her inaugural address as the first woman to chair the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma issued a powerful call for pan-African unity: “The only way to ensure […]
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Hotels across the world are investing billions in digital infrastructure, and African operators are leading the way. African hotel chains lead global artificial intelligence (AI) adoption at 57% integration, far surpassing the 35% worldwide average (Source: Hotel.Report). Tech experimentation is over. Forward-thinking operators are now prioritizing procurement that delivers immediate return on investment. That shift […]
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We are deeply concerned by the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Our thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones, the communities facing uncertainty, and the frontline health workers, laboratory teams, responders, and community volunteers working under extremely difficult conditions to protect lives. No single […]
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By Judy Vilakazi. Head of Telkom Foundation A computer lab with no connectivity. A screen without a manual. Learning materials with no classroom to teach them in. A satellite without a connection point. Technology, no matter how advanced, means little if it cannot reach the learners it is meant to empower. For learners, connectivity is […]
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Africa’s Premier PR and Communications Mentorship Initiative for African Female Tech Founders Returns with New Strategic and Exciting ecosystem partnerships to Expand Support for Finalists Allison Worldwide, the global integrated marketing and communications agency operating across 50 markets in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, today announced the return of […]
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When a region is hit by health crisis upon health crisis, governments, scientists, researchers and the medical community must work together to manage immediate impacts on people’s health as well as the longer-term collateral damage. In West Africa — where countries have experienced a series of infectious disease outbreaks including cholera, measles, yellow fever and […]
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The Artificial Future, a multi-week AI initiative from YPIT, launches in Lagos this May with a hackathon for 250 builders, a global webinar series, and a conference bringing together investors, founders, and policymakers on June 13th Young People in Tech (YPIT), a global community founded in Lagos in 2022, has launched The Artificial Future: a […]
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The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday launched the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Roadmap for Africa to channel private investment into Africa’s most fragile economies. The HRI Roadmap for Africa sets out a coordinated, country-led approach to mobilising commercial and catalytic capital in underserved frontier markets […]
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Senior African finance leaders attending the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings (www.AfDB.org) in Brazzaville have called for coordinated action to unlock an estimated $250 billion in assets held by the continent’s development finance institutions to support Mission 300 (https://apo-opa.co/4uCkocy), a joint initiative by the African Development Bank and the World Bank Group to connect 300 […]
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The fifth edition of the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Trade Finance Report paints a picture of resilient African financial institutions in the post Covid-19 years, despite a challenging global environment. Download Report: https://apo-opa.co/4uNLXj6 The 2025 Trade Finance Report, which provides an updated assessment of Africa’s trade finance landscape over the 2020–2024 period following the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
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The continent recorded an estimated average GDP growth of 4.4 percent in 2025, with 22 economies posting rates above 5 percent. In 2026, Africa is projected to grow at 4.2 percent, despite heightened geopolitical tensions and global supply shocks. Central Africa is expected to see growth rising to 3.8 percent in 2026 from 3.6 percent […]
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Nigerian oil and gas company Petroli Energy will participate as a Silver Sponsor at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, scheduled for October 12–16 in Cape Town. Their sponsorship underscores the firm’s expanding regional footprint across upstream exploration, trading and transitional energy services, alongside growing engagement with African investment platforms in line with its long-term growth […]
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