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Investing in AfricaContinuing on the theme of "Afrofuturism" that we highlighted last week and hope in the continent's future, investment in Africa is continuing apace, with expansion by both local companies on the continent and global entities. First up was Kenya's mSurvey, which expanded its consumer research platform into Nigeria; followed by Burson-Marsteller Africa which has expanded its reputation management service and tools in Africa, by partnering with Reputation Matters from South Africa. It was a brilliant week for African film, as six African films were up for Oscars this year. South Africa's Triggerfish was at the Oscars to support its Academy Awards-nominated film, Revolting Rhymes. An amazing achievement to be nominated. Then, at the Berlin International Film Festival 2018, African-linked films won nine awards! The conversation will all be about creating Common Good for Africa at this month's Commonwealth Africa Summit in London, 12-15 March, to achieve "Shared Prosperity and Common Good" for Africans and how Africa's growing youth population can transform the continent. Have a great week! Louise Marsland
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| |  | Roy Alves The majority of the world's citizens reside in urban areas and when cities are managed effectively, they can provide their inhabitants with vital opportunities for economic development... read | |  | The African Union Commission, (AUC), has endorsed the 30th edition of the African Public Relations Association Conference... read | |  | Jessica Tennant Catherine Grenfell, ex-5FM presenter who co-founded and manages The Eye radio station, opened this year's IAB Digital Summit sharing her experience of digital and what she predicts for the industry... read | |  | Shan Radcliffe The advent of social media has provided brands with an undisputed marketing opportunity - a direct customer engagement and promotional platform, where brands can build their identity and loyalty to their heart's content. But all good things come with a price... read | |  | Maiyo Febi Today the PR practitioner must be responsive and well versed in many areas, mainly: marketing, social media and influencer management, while remaining tuned into the latest trends likely to affect the industry... read | |  | Issued By Loeries The Loeries, in partnership with AB InBev Africa, will host a networking function for creatives in Lagos on Thursday, 8 March 2018... read | | | |  | An increase in the accumulation of large datasets on agribusiness in Africa is proving crucial to the financing of a sector often overlooked by banks... read | |  | Stephanie Findlay It sounds like something from Wakanda, the futuristic African kingdom of the hit movie Black Panther. But "Transaqua" is a very real proposal for a very real problem - how to replenish the shrinking waters of Lake Chad... read | |  | Bettina Büchel We are not only living in an age where women are being under-represented in many spheres of economic life, but technology could make this even worse... read | |  | ACB has shared a new report, A review of participatory plant breeding and lessons for African seed and food sovereignty movements, which considers the role of smallholder farmers in plant breeding activities in partnership with formal public sector breeders... read | |  | Kenyan conservationists expressed outrage on Thursday, 1 March, after construction of a railway line began inside Nairobi's famed national park, saying this defied a court order halting the project... read | | | | Dr. Seuss "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." |
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