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Celebrating #AfricaMonthWe're well into #AfricaMonth on Bizcommunity.com and Bizcommunity.Africa, and you will find all the content across all 18 industry sectors that Bizcommunity.com is active in, in our special #AfricaMonth section. There's a new generation emerging on the continent and experts believe this digital-born and digital-first young generation represent hope for Africa's future. Their consumer behaviour and spending patterns will shape business and society in Africa like never before. The World Bank has listed the top 10 economies showing growth in 2018 - and none of the traditional powerhouses are on it, as South Africa, Nigeria and Angola, are still deemed to be in economic recovery. Also in honour of Africa Day on 25 May, an #AfricanLanguagesDay campaign has been launched to include more African languages on social media platforms like Twitter. Then, the best African film at #FCAT2018 has been chosen; as well as the best African films of all time! Have a great week! Louise Marsland
Africa Editor: Bizcommunity.comComment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news and event invitations to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | |  | Top stories |
| Africa's economy is projected to continue to rise to 3.2% in 2018 and to a further 3.5% in 2019, according to the latest World Bank report released early 2018...read |
| | Louise Marsland A new generation is emerging across Africa who have never known life without the internet or social media. How will their consumer behaviour and spending patterns shape business and society in the future...?read |
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| | | |  | Issued By Fox Networks Group Vasilis Iliopoulos will expand his role to become Senior Vice President for FNG Africa, alongside his role as General Manager, FNG Greece. Evert van der Veer has been appointed as General Manager, FNG Africa... read | |  | CNBC Africa receives award for best business journalism in Nigeria... read | |  | Twitter indexes Kiswahili as one of its languages for #AfricanLanguagesDay and Africa Day... read | |  | Four Sudanese citizens charged with defamation and cybercrimes for social media activity... read | |  | World Rugby's African association, Rugby Africa has appointed the APO Group media relations consultancy for Africa and the Middle East, as their global sponsorship agency... read | |  | Tom Jackson The ed-tech space across Africa is one of great potential, and we regularly hear about innovative startups building solutions tackling educational issues across a variety of countries on the continent... read | |  | AIS welcomes Development Bank of Southern Africa as a sponsor... read | |  | Tanzania: authorities seek to muffle protests... read | |  | Digital transformation of service economy can drive growth across Middle East and Africa, says World Bank... read | |  | leigh andrews Last week's AfricArena media event highlighted the continent's 'funding starvation syndrome', the African startup pyramid, and why we need to boost both the African startup gazelles and unicorns alike... read | |  | Tom Jackson Seedstars World is to open its first MENA-based Seedspace hub in Cairo, Egypt on 4 May 2018 at an inaugural event featuring different actors from the local ecosystem and international community... read | |  | Issued By Primedia Outdoor In continuous efforts to develop new media opportunities for marketers, Primedia Outdoor has recently erected five innovative Prime Towers on the main highways leading into and out of the CBD of Harare, Zimbabwe... read | |  | Orange and Vivendi sign a partnership deal with the CanalOlympia cinema network to make the big screen more accessible to all in Africa... read | |  | New platform opens for entrepreneurs in West Africa... read | |  | Tom Jackson Egyptian startups Harmonica and Shezlong have been chosen to take part in the 23rd batch of the US-based 500 Startups accelerator, securing US$150,000 in funding as well as training and mentorship. read | |  | The 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit takes place from 24-25 May 2018 at The Maslow conference centre in Sandton, Johannesburg... read | |  | Canada will host The Commonwealth Africa Forum in July 2018, convening over 250 delegates and a number of high profile speakers... read | |  | R2K has issued a statement reflecting on happenings over the past year (and current ones) affecting the media in South Africa and Africa as a whole, on World Press Freedom Day... read | |  | Snap Inc. is determined to make its camera-equipped sunglasses, developed for Snapchat users, a hit... read | |  | leigh andrews AfricArena panellists offered various case studies on doing business in Africa and explained why it's time to focus on partnerships and collaboration across the continent before setting sights off our shores... read | | | |  | From personal use to enterprise use, wearable tech is becoming increasingly popular across the globe... read | |  | 76% of CMOs believe their jobs are on the line if customer engagement doesn't satisfy digitally demanding consumers; only 10% can measure financial impact... read | |  | The winners of the 22nd Annual Webby Awards have been announced... read | | | |  | Cari Coetzee Each region is different and coping with different tensions. Mature economies have been struggling to maintain positive growth, and emerging markets have had their own challenges to deal with... read | |  | Rebone Motsa, Avis Rent a Car executive: commercial and licensees on corporate travel in Africa shares his thoughts on the business travel market, MICE destinations and the role government can play in making the country more attractive to corporates. read | |  | Kristof Titeca The population of African elephants is estimated to have declined by 111,000 over the past ten years... read | |  | "Geographical indications are an approach to food production and marketing systems that place social, cultural and environmental considerations at the heart of the value chain." read | |  | Elita Chikwati Farmers in Zimbabwe have commended the government for improving cotton prices through introducing the auction system... read | |  | The European Investment Bank, the European Union, and the Seychelles Ports Authority have entererd into an agreement to finance the rehabilitation and expansion of the commercial part of the Port Victoria harbour... read | |  | The opening of the Accra Marriott Hotel near the Ghanaian capital marks the Marriot hotel group's debut in West Africa. read | |  | Duan Biggs, Carly Cook, Kent Redford and Matthew H Countries with wild elephant populations disagree vehemently on a central policy issue: should we ban all trade in ivory or not... read | |  | More than 150 delegates and speakers are expected to attend the inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum... read | |  | Zephania Ubwani Tanzania and Uganda consume 50% of bananas grown in Africa, but realise only nine percent of the potential yield due to poor productivity due to pests and diseases... read | |  | Danny Bryer The African Continental Free Trade Area promotes the creation of a single market across the continent through the abolition of cross-border tariffs and greater efficiency at border posts. Opening up nearby markets can only bode well for African businesses... read | |  | Tom Jackson "For a country with inadequate public transport systems and a general cultural aversion towards bicycles, the uptake in Namibia has been surprisingly good." read | |  | The Cape Town-based AfricArena event, to be held in partnership with Wesgro and Silicon Cape, will be hosting a "World Tour" in May to select startups to pitch at the event in November... read | | | | Wes Anderson "I wouldn't say that I'm particularly bothered or obsessed with detail." Thomas Hardy "Fear is the mother of foresight." A. C. Benson "People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way." |
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