Africa’s digital economy has never marched to the rhythms of conventional development models. While other regions built step by step on legacy infrastructure, the continent often innovated out of necessity. …
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As can be pretty clear out fashion is so much more than about clothes. It is quite literally one of the tightest ways to express who you are on inside …
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South Africa faces fuel price crisis: Urgent government intervention needed
South Africa is facing what analysts describe as a looming national emergency, with warnings that failure to intervene before the April 1 fuel price surge could trigger dire social and …
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Sunil Mittal to Exit Airtel Africa Board, Gopal Vittal Named Successor
Airtel Africa PLC has announced that its founding chair, Sunil Bharti Mittal, will retire from the board in July 2026. Gopal Vittal, the current managing director and CEO of Bharti …
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $5.65 million reimbursable grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to pilot a new financing mechanism intended to expand clean …
For the first time, some of Africa’s most influential infrastructure financiers, investors, and industry leaders are set to convene in Nairobi to chart a new course for the continent’s industrial …
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Rationing power and diluting petrol – how African countries are coping with effects of Iran war
Countries across Africa are rolling out emergency measures, from diluting petrol to rationing electricity, as the continent grapples with a deepening fuel crisis triggered by the US and Israel conflict …
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UCT spin-out company shortlisted for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
In a groundbreaking leap for Africa’s circular economy drive, researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have transformed a once-experimental idea—turning human urine into high-quality, sustainable fertiliser—into a fully …
Coca-Cola HBC Finance BV is raising at least €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) of debt on Thursday to help fund an acquisition of another drinks bottling firm. The finance entity of …
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Africa’s start-ups turn to debt as funding crunch reshapes $1.2bn market
African start-ups are increasingly leaning on debt financing as traditional venture capital tightens, reshaping what analysts now describe as a booming $1.2 billion venture debt market across the continent. Fresh …