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Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 16 Jul 2021

5 Africans selected to serve on Next Creative Leaders 2021 jury

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5 Africans selected to serve on Next Creative Leaders 2021 jury

16 Jul 2021

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Covid-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says

16 Jul 2021

Artisanal miners work at the Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 11 June, 2016. Reuters/Kenny Katombe

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Congo's cobalt monopoly to set price floor for artisanal miners

16 Jul 2021

Dentsu Africa launches Finance, banking and insurance like never before

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Dentsu Africa launches Finance, banking and insurance like never before

Dentsu 16 Jul 2021

Ad Stars reveals shortlist of finalists

Events & Conferencing

Ad Stars reveals shortlist of finalists

16 Jul 2021

New York Festivals Advertising Awards winners announced

Advertising

New York Festivals Advertising Awards winners announced

15 Jul 2021

A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria 18 September, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo

Mining

Factbox: Nigeria's oil overhaul faces last battles over fuel, northern drilling

15 Jul 2021

Mauritius welcomes back international travellers

Tourism & Travel

Mauritius welcomes back international travellers

15 Jul 2021

2021 CMO Pencil jury

Marketing

Jury to select winner of CMO Pencil Award

15 Jul 2021

22 media innovators to receive funding from GNI Innovation Challenge

Media

22 media innovators to receive funding from GNI Innovation Challenge

14 Jul 2021

Africities 2022 offers opportunity to examine water issues

Infrastructure & Utilities

Africities 2022 offers opportunity to examine water issues

Simon Thomas 14 Jul 2021

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How to revive African tourism after the Covid-19 pandemic

14 Jul 2021

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Mining

Botswana begins first iron ore mining project

14 Jul 2021

Covid-19 pandemic is affecting conservation efforts in Madagascar

Environment & Natural Resources

Covid-19 pandemic is affecting conservation efforts in Madagascar

Estelle Razanatsoa 13 Jul 2021

Cannes Trend Talks 2021 Official Programme released

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Cannes Trend Talks 2021 Official Programme released

Bizcommunity.com 13 Jul 2021

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Fashion & Homeware

Tunisian garment workers fight for unpaid wages in pandemic's shadow

Layli Foroudi 13 Jul 2021

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

Health & Social Welfare

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

13 Jul 2021

New Google report reveals a booming African mobile app market

Mobile & Apps

New Google report reveals a booming African mobile app market

13 Jul 2021

Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 25 November, 2015. Reuters/Kenny Katombe/File Photo

Mining

Congo likely to start artisanal cobalt buying

Pratima Desai & Helen Reid 13 Jul 2021

Customers at an ATM at a branch of South Africa's Standard Bank in Cape Town, 15 March, 2016. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Banking

Mozambique central bank fines Standard Bank for fraudulent practices

Manuel Mucari 13 Jul 2021

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Warc details Advertising Trends report 2021/2022

13 Jul 2021

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Agriculture

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Hans Wetzels 13 Jul 2021

Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report

Fashion & Homeware

Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report

12 Jul 2021

Publiseer introduces music licensing services on its platform

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Publiseer introduces music licensing services on its platform

12 Jul 2021

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Latest data from Lusaka morgue analysis shows spike in Covid-19 deaths

Christopher J Gill 12 Jul 2021

Nigerian singing legend Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi aka Sound Sultan dies

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Nigerian singing legend Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi aka Sound Sultan dies

12 Jul 2021

The best African content on Showmax this July - from Devilsdorp to Uthando Lodumo

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The best African content on Showmax this July - from Devilsdorp to Uthando Lodumo

Showmax 12 Jul 2021

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

Food Security

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

12 Jul 2021

How Uber-style trucking business is changing long-haul transport in Africa

Logistics & Transport

How Uber-style trucking business is changing long-haul transport in Africa

Franck Kuwonu 12 Jul 2021

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