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Business & Innovation

DBIA doing business in Africa country guides

Expanding Real-time Money Movement For Businesses Globally

Real time Money Movement For Businesses Globally

Ericsson Mobility Report: Sub-Saharan Africa To See Fastest 5g Subscription Growth

Sub-Saharan Africa 5g

The IMF Is Back in Dakar. Africa’s Sovereign Markets Are Open for Business

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Powering Africa’s Industrial Future: Why Electrification is a Key Enabler

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Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire Align Cocoa Pricing to Stabilise Global Supply

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Zambia and US Expand $491 Million Grant to Power Critical Minerals Future

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TLcom’s $70 Million Pan-African Tech Fund Ignites Startup Momentum

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AFC’s $600 Million Lifeline to Dangote: Tripling Africa’s Fertilizer Muscle

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Youth Unemployment: We Already Have A Proven Solution

Youth Unemployment

South Africa Can Serve As A Template For Wealth Management In Emerging Markets

SA Wealth Management
Discover how AI is shaping Africa's future and transforming industries across the continent.
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Women CEOs in Africa - Africa.com.
Discover how AI is shaping Africa's future and transforming industries across the continent.
Digital infrastructure map of Africa with icons representing connectivity and technology.
Women CEOs in Africa - Africa.com.
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Features & Opinion

Youth Unemployment

Youth Unemployment: We Already Have A Proven Solution

SA Wealth Management

South Africa Can Serve As A Template For Wealth Management In Emerging Markets

South African power plant with industrial infrastructure and smokestacks under a cloudy sky.

The Risk Problem With Investors Treating African Energy As One Market

Centres Of African Wealth

The New Centres Of African Wealth: How The East And West Are Evolving

Access Oxygen Programme

Air Liquide Deploys Its Access Oxygen Programme In Madagascar To Improve Oxygen Access In Rural Areas

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Fatoumata Diawara’s Massa: An Eternal Philosophy of Freedom

Hundreds of Malawians return home amid tensions in South Africa

Hundreds Of Malawians Return Home As South Africa Tensions Rise

Macron Supports Ghana

Macron Supports Ghana’s Push For Reparatory Justice Over Slavery

Young doctors

Young doctors focus on community wellbeing

Africas Digital Growth

Africa Is No Longer Catching Up — It Is Rewriting The Rules Of Digital Growth

Engineering Theory and Industrial Practice

Bridging the Gap Between Engineering Theory and Industrial Practice Through Digital Twin-Based Training

Silindile Mabuyazi Receives 2026 Wayfinder Award

National Geographic Society Recognizes Silindile Mbuyazi With 2026 Wayfinder Award

Mining Investment In Francophone Africa 1

Mining Investment In Francophone Africa – Navigating Finance, Partnerships And Reframing Risk

TB in SA

TB Is Curable. South Africans Can’t Wait Around For Someone Else’s Rescue.

Africa's Power Market

Africa’s Power Market is Learning to Share

Blood Donation day

The Blood Donation Story Doesn’t End When You Roll Up Your Sleeve

Africas Creators 1

The Continent Is Not Waiting. Africa’s Creators Are Already Building The Economy.

African MSME Finance

Why African MSME Finance Is Built For Uncertainty

South Africa’s Renewable Energy

How ACTOM NECRT Solutions Are Powering South Africa’s Renewable Energy Expansion

Fibre And Economic Creativity In The Townships

Inside Four Walls: Fibre And Economic Creativity In The Townships

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Arts, Culture & Society

The Joy

Internationally-Recognised Band The Joy Releases New Single & Music Video “Precious”.

The Joy releases Precious, a new single, on Friday 19 June. The exciting new song combines Zulu and English verses, building ...

Fatoumata Diawara’s Massa: An Eternal Philosophy of Freedom

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Abdullah Ibrahim: A Remembrance

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Cape Verde Keeps World Cup Hopes Alive With Dramatic Draw Against Uruguay

Cape Verde’s World Cup Dream

Youth Unemployment: We Already Have A Proven Solution

Youth Unemployment

South Africa Can Serve As A Template For Wealth Management In Emerging Markets

SA Wealth Management
Global trade Africa

How Africa Can Counter Weaponized Trade Dependence

As geopolitical tensions increasingly reshape global commerce, African economies face the difficult task of balancing economic integration, protecting themselves from the ...

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New Development Bank Backs South Africa’s Urban Infrastructure Plan

The New Development Bank, established by the BRICS nations, has approved $1 billion in financing for infrastructure projects across eight South ...

H.E. Felix Tshisekedi, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, and H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé.

Youth Unemployment: We Already Have A Proven Solution

Amid widespread concern about youth unemployment in South Africa, Safe-Hub is creating pathways to opportunity, one community at a time. According to the latest figures from Stats SA, approximately 3,9 million young people aged 15-24 are not...

South Africa Can Serve As A Template For Wealth Management In Emerging Markets

Banking groups operating in Emerging Markets can take lessons from South Africa and Brazil when it comes to building out profitable wealth management offerings. This is according to recent research released by Boston Consulting Group...

The Risk Problem With Investors Treating African Energy As One Market

By Vuyo Mafrika, Head, Global Markets, Client Solutions –  Africa Regional Offices; Chewe Chumanya, Bank  Manager, Absa Zambia; and Opy Ramaremisa, Head, Client Solutions, Absa CIB The El Niño-linked drought that parched Southern Africa in...

The New Centres Of African Wealth: How The East And West Are Evolving

South Africa remains a key anchor in Africa’s wealth landscape, but its dominance is steadily giving way as wealth and influence spread across the continent.  Standard Bank’s Psyche of Africa’s Wealthiest report highlights how growth...

Air Liquide Deploys Its Access Oxygen Programme In Madagascar To Improve Oxygen Access In Rural Areas

Access to oxygen is an essential component of any healthcare system. Yet, more than half of the global population still lacks access to an oxygen source1. To address this public health challenge, which is supported...

Jomo Kenyatta Airport

Kenya Taps Banks for $1.2 Billion Airport Expansion

Kenya has appointed the Trade and Development Bank and the Africa Finance Corporation to arrange financing for a $1.2 billion expansion ...

Africa's Latest News

Egypt Claims First-ever World Cup Win

Salah Egypt

Nigeria’s Reserves Climb to Highest Since 2009

Modern Nigerian skyscrapers symbolize economic growth and financial stability.

Accra Conference Sets Out Reparatory Justice Roadmap

Africa and Caribbean leaders

Guinea Moves to End Raw Gold Exports

Guinea leader

Egypt Claims First-ever World Cup Win

Salah Egypt

Nigeria’s Reserves Climb to Highest Since 2009

Modern Nigerian skyscrapers symbolize economic growth and financial stability.

Accra Conference Sets Out Reparatory Justice Roadmap

Africa and Caribbean leaders

Guinea Moves to End Raw Gold Exports

Guinea leader

Ethiopia’s Ruling Party Wins Elections by Landslide

Ethiopia ruling party

Guinea Advances Simandou Iron Ore Processing Ambitions

Simandou mine

Engage & Learn

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Wahab Feyisara Fatima, ALP ‘25, Works With Aspire Collaborator BUILD54 Africa Foundation to Empower Youth in Africa

Vodacom Eco-Warriors Competition

From Gen Z To Gen Solution: Young Innovators Win Vodacom Eco-Warriors Competition

South Africans

The Unfinished Work Of June 16 – Many South Africans Are Still Being Educated Into Exclusion

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Cross-Border Learning: Kepler College Explores Ashesi’s Career Services Approach  

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From Classroom to Workforce: Building AI-Ready Talent in Uganda

Child Protection Week

Why Child Safeguarding Must Become SA’s Loudest Promise During Child Protection Week

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AWIEF

AWIEF Launches Pitch N Grow 2026 – A Women Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) announces the launch of Pitch n Grow, a flagship annual women entrepreneurship pitch ...

Ericsson Mobility Report: Sub-Saharan Africa To See Fastest 5g Subscription Growth

Sub-Saharan Africa 5g

Haleon And Upper Tana–Nairobi Water Fund Partner To Replenish 76,000m³ Of Water Annually

Haleon And Upper Tana–Nairobi Water Fund

AMCHAM Kenya Appoints Paul Muthaura As Chief Executive Officer

Paul Muthaura

Youth Unemployment: We Already Have A Proven Solution

Youth Unemployment

South Africa Can Serve As A Template For Wealth Management In Emerging Markets

SA Wealth Management
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Headlines

Companies RISE to the cloud as AI moves into core business operations

Companies RISE to the cloud as AI moves into core business operations

The mosquito is one of the world’s most studied insects. Here’s why.

The mosquito is one of the world’s most studied insects. Here’s why.

Who are the women working on the frontlines of Sudan war’s sexual violence epidemic?

Who are the women working on the frontlines of Sudan war’s sexual violence epidemic?

Under Mission 300, A New Way of Doing Business Connects Over 50 Million People to Electricity Across Africa

Au nord du Togo, le PAM et le Gouvernement se mobilisent pour lutter contre l’insécurité alimentaire

Over 400,000 Chadians Return from Sudan, IOM Urges Stronger Support

Over 400,000 Chadians Return from Sudan, IOM Urges Stronger Support

Agenz Raises Million from Breega, Attijariwafa Ventures and Saviu Ventures to Accelerate the Digital Transformation of Morocco’s Real Estate Market

Agenz Raises $5 Million from Breega, Attijariwafa Ventures and Saviu Ventures to Accelerate the Digital Transformation of Morocco’s Real Estate Market

Seychelles and Eritrea adopt first WHO prequalified 4th generation HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B integrated test

Seychelles and Eritrea adopt first WHO prequalified 4th generation HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B integrated test

WFP brings food security to the big screen through moving cinema campaign in Egypt

Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan

African Development Bank launches project to boost agriculture in Sudan

DESTIN D’ENTREPRENEUR The new flagship show hosted by ELOÏNE BARRY

DESTIN D’ENTREPRENEUR The new flagship show hosted by ELOÏNE BARRY

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Marketplace

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Latest News

Youth Unemployment

Youth Unemployment: We Already Have A Proven Solution

SA Wealth Management

South Africa Can Serve As A Template For Wealth Management In Emerging Markets

South African power plant with industrial infrastructure and smokestacks under a cloudy sky.

The Risk Problem With Investors Treating African Energy As One Market

Centres Of African Wealth

The New Centres Of African Wealth: How The East And West Are Evolving

The Joy

Internationally-Recognised Band The Joy Releases New Single & Music Video “Precious”.

Real time Money Movement For Businesses Globally

Expanding Real-time Money Movement For Businesses Globally

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