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Pola Maneli Port Elizabeth and BCKRDS Johannesburg are among the global winners in the ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa Region along with agencies and designers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates (Image supplied)

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Telecoms & Networks

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Media

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Farah Saafan and Andrew Mills 25 Mar 2024

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Markets & Investment

WTO hits road block over advancing dispute reform talks

Emma Farge 22 Mar 2024

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22 Mar 2024

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Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

22 Mar 2024

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Kenya tells TikTok to show it is complying with privacy laws

Duncan Miriri 22 Mar 2024

Safaricom dominates Ethiopia mobile money with M-Pesa

Telecoms & Networks

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20 Mar 2024

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Scan Display 20 Mar 2024

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Media Freedom

Detained Congolese journalist Bujakera has been freed, lawyer says

Bate Felix 20 Mar 2024

TikTok and the African Union Commission Forge Multi-Year Partnership. Source: Supplied.

Social Media

TikTok and AU Commission launch #SaferTogether for digital safety in Africa

18 Mar 2024

The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

Internet

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cables

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2024

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Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Africa is served by a network of undersea internet cables

Internet

Seacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

Lindsey Schutters 15 Mar 2024

JamiiTrade: Empowering African SMEs to thrive in cross-border trade

SMEs

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Shift Social Development 15 Mar 2024

A tough day at the office for internet users in South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Mzansi in the dark: Microsoft acknowledges EMEA outage, but reports suggest wider issues [updated]

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

Yande Nomvete, operations manager for Africa at Binance

Technology

Yande Nomvete is championing financial inclusion in Africa through crypto

8 Mar 2024

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Lindsey Schutters 7 Mar 2024

Energy

TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy explore South African Orange Basin

America Hernandez and Ron Bousso 6 Mar 2024

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Technology

Unanimous ruling favours Big Tech in DRC child labour cobalt claim

Jonathan Stempel 6 Mar 2024

Global Startup Awards Africa 2024: Call for entries now open

Awards

Global Startup Awards Africa 2024: Call for entries now open

6 Mar 2024

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Technology

Liquid, Google and Anthropic team up to power Africa's digital transformation

6 Mar 2024

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Events & Conferencing

Pretoria to host first World Conference of Science Journalists on African soil in 2025

5 Mar 2024

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Public Health

South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

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Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

Business Engage 4 Mar 2024

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Media

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1 Mar 2024

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Media Freedom

Ethiopian police release French journalist after a week, employer says

Urvi Dugar and Akanksha Khushi 1 Mar 2024

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Media Freedom

Congolese journalist denied provisional release after months in detention

Ange Kasongo, Nellie Peyton and Bate Felix 29 Feb 2024

Technology

Nigeria cracks down on crypto, Binance execs caught in crossfire

Mehnaz Yasmin 29 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Michael K. Obeng, chief executive officer and founder of Miko Pharma.

Pharmaceuticals

Miko Pharma drives $50m investment push to set up pharmaceutical plant in Ghana

29 Feb 2024