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MediaTek keeps Africa 5G adoption as ‘strategic priority’ for 2024

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Coal, Oil & Gas

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File photo: Customers walk inside the Carrefour hypermarket at the Two Rivers Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, 8 April 2019. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

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Duncan Miriri 20 Dec 2023

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Debbie Hathway 20 Dec 2023

File photo: Customers walk inside the Carrefour hypermarket at the Two Rivers Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, 8 April 2019. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Competition Law

Kenya fines Carrefour franchisee $7.2m for abuse of buyer power

Duncan Miriri 19 Dec 2023

Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

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Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

Iseli energy 19 Dec 2023

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Radio & Audio

Bookish: The story of the Guinness World Record for reading out loud

19 Dec 2023

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Materials & Equipment

M&C Zambia completes compressor motor overhaul in rapid time

18 Dec 2023

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies head Pouyanne pledges $6bn for Nigeria energy

Sudip Kar-Gupta and Felix Onuah 18 Dec 2023

Tourists and locals visit a market in the Medina in Marrakech, following last month's deadly earthquake, Morocco. Source: Reuters/Susana Vera

Tourism

Despite quake and Gaza, Morocco tourism is up

Ahmed Eljechtimi 18 Dec 2023

Mining

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Felix Njini and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 17 Dec 2023

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

Dentsu celebrates the appointment of Chishimba Musonda as managing director in Zambia

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Dentsu celebrates the appointment of Chishimba Musonda as managing director in Zambia

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Health & Social Welfare

UN appeals for $46bn to meet humanitarian needs in 2024

11 Dec 2023

AEC: 'African nations must reject promises of aid and handouts to abandon their oil and gas as COP28 wraps up'

Energy

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NJ Ayuk 10 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Deutsche Welle (DW) launches digital literacy video and radio series for African Gen Z

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Digital literacy video and radio series for African Gen Z

8 Dec 2023

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Social Media

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7 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf For the first time journalists can now submit entries in any category of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

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6 Dec 2023

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Chris Mfula 6 Dec 2023

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Three African communication specialists accredited as SCMP but it is not enough says IABC Africa Chapter

6 Dec 2023

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6 representatives from Africa on Gerety Awards grand jury 2024

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Ethiopia signs $600m UAE deal to expand Aysha wind farm project

Dawit Endeshwa 3 Dec 2023

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Shoprite Group doubles renewable energy use, champions proactive climate action

1 Dec 2023

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Hospitality

Singita celebrates 30 years of eco-tourism

Aa-isha Hassiem 30 Nov 2023

Nairobi sets the stage for premier 2024 Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit

CSI & Philanthropy

Nairobi sets the stage for premier 2024 Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit

Shift Impact Africa 30 Nov 2023