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The Global Citizen Fellowship Program 2022/23 powered by BeyGood, expands for the first time into Kenya

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China's retail revolution: Innovations that could change the way the world shops

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Mark Greeven 11 Mar 2022

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EU's Global Gateway initiative to provide access to €150bn for African infrastructure development

10 Mar 2022

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Nile basin at a turning point as Ethiopian dam starts operations

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Ukraine: The good, bad and ideal refugees

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Ukraine: The good, bad and ideal refugees

Yvonne Su 9 Mar 2022

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

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Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

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How rapid growth in the tech sector is setting the tone for Africa's property market

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How rapid growth in the tech sector is setting the tone for Africa's property market

9 Mar 2022

Recognising women's rights as human rights and breaking the bias

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Recognising women's rights as human rights and breaking the bias

Valerie Traore 8 Mar 2022

6 die as Ivory Coast apartment block collapses

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6 die as Ivory Coast apartment block collapses

Loucoumane Coulibaly and Ange Aboa 8 Mar 2022

TFG to buy Coricraft and Volpes owner in R2.35bn deal

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TFG to buy Coricraft and Volpes owner in R2.35bn deal

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Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

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Aleph Hospitality signs first hotel in Rwanda

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Aleph Hospitality signs first hotel in Rwanda

7 Mar 2022

Global food prices rise to record high in February

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Global food prices rise to record high in February

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Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have done business in Russia for decades - here's why they're leaving now

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Ivory Coast tests new cocoa traceability system to fight deforestation

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Ange Aboa 4 Mar 2022

Ghana mining fund to invest $60m in 2022 expansion drive

Mining

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Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen 3 Mar 2022

Microsoft announces new initiatives to support 10,000 African startups

Tech Startups

Microsoft announces new initiatives to support 10,000 African startups

3 Mar 2022

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Events

Comic Con Africa announces a new addition to 2022 festival

3 Mar 2022

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Africa's internet economy is set to boom

Internet

Africa's internet economy is set to boom

2 Mar 2022

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Finance

World Bank's $157bn takes edge off global pandemic fallout

2 Mar 2022

Dubai tops Knight Frank PIRI 100 for 2021, luxury housing boom expected to endure

Markets & Investment

Dubai tops Knight Frank PIRI 100 for 2021, luxury housing boom expected to endure

2 Mar 2022

Future cities could be 3D printed - using concrete made with recycled glass

Construction & Engineering

Future cities could be 3D printed - using concrete made with recycled glass

Seyed Ghaffar, Mehdi Chougan, Pawel Sikora 2 Mar 2022

Dotun Bello and The One Club launch free creative boot camp in Lagos

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Dotun Bello and The One Club launch free creative boot camp in Lagos

2 Mar 2022

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe

Energy

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe

1 Mar 2022

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Malawi declares polio outbreak

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