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With the conclusion of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), one of the constant issues on the agenda was Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, gender equality. Gender inequality is a major hindrance to development across Africa, costing the continent over $95 billion, and threatens sustainable peace. As a result, SDG 5 is central to […]
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Senior officials from the United States Departments of Energy and State will be heading to South Africa to attend Africa Oil Week and its sister event the Green Energy Africa Summit, taking place here from 3-7 October and 4-5 October 2022, respectively. The U.S. delegation’s participation in these prominent events will be a chance for […]
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Africa’s young people are undoubtedly one of the continent’s greatest resources. As other regions battle with ageing populations and declining birth rates, Sub-Saharan Africa can lay claim to a median age of 19.7 with around 70% of the population under the age of 30. Those young people are increasingly well-educated and connected. But all that […]
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JLL, a leading professional services firm that specialises in real estate and investment management, has been named the Top Property Services Group at the 6th Annual Africa Property Investment (API) Awards 2022. The firm was awarded for its achievements including technology innovation, sustainability, and successful diversification and execution of deals and services across the real […]
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Written by Guido Haller, Standard Bank’s Head of Global Markets Have you ever wondered how palm trees survive hurricanes? Where other trees have broken branches or even snap in half, the palm tree survives seemingly unscathed. Its survival secret is hidden on the inside. Unlike traditional trees, palm trees are not made of wood but […]
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This funding round was led by Alitheia IDF Funding will be used to grow current business and expand into other regions Funding comes after their acquisition of Egyptian home services platform, Filkhedma, in December 2021 SweepSouth, an online home services platform with presence across Africa, today announced that it has completed an US$11m investment round […]
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The Perivoli Schools Trust, which shows teachers the power of play by making educational games out of waste materials, plans to help millions of children over next ten years Organisation defies Covid adversity to continue with its ambitious mission – receiving praise from top Government officials in the process A training scheme for nursery schoolteachers […]
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Business process outsourcing (BPO) has a long and exciting history that dates back decades when businesses started exploring ways to outsource peripheral activities to other companies who could do it cheaper. While many still associate BPOs with setting up call centers in other countries like India and the Philippines, today, the landscape is evolving. More […]
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Somoil – the single largest and first privately held 100% Angolan capital company to operate in Angola’s oil and gas sector – will be participate at African Energy Week (AEW) – Africa’s premier event for the oil and gas sector – as a bronze sponsor. Taking place from October 18 – 22 in Cape Town, under the theme Exploring and […]
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Climate finance is a hot topic in the run up to COP27. While Africa waits for developed nations to fulfil their aid pledges, climate financing is making a difference on the continent, but more needs to be done. Less than two months to this year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, African leaders […]
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Empowering Any Organisation To Take Climate Action On Their Journey To Net Zero New Net Zero Marketplace connects buyers with ecopreneurs in a trusted, transparent carbon credit platform to scale climate-positive impact Carbon credit providers Climate Impact Partners, Cloverly, Lune, Pachama, Native, A Public Benefit Corporation, Respira International, and South Pole, third-party rating companies Calyx […]
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Moves 11 Ranks Up In The World’s Top 100 Airlines Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has been named the winner of four awards at the SKYTRAX 2022 World Airline Awards, at a ceremony held in London on 23 September 2022. Ethiopian has taken the crown for: Best […]
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