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In communication courses, coaches sometimes give an exercise: in a group where participants know little or nothing, they sit one of them on a chair and he stays silent, while …

African Alliance Insurance Plc has appointed Alexander Nwuba as the non-executive director of the insurer. According to a disclosure filed to The Exchange, the appointment has been approved by the …

Uber is unlikely to revise the 25% commission it charges drivers contracted to its platform, as it says the fee is crucial to maintaining the e-hailing service provider which has …

Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, needs R26 billion rand to stabilize power supply, Mayor Mpho Phalatse said. However, the city only has R7.7 billion for a budget that includes other …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to extend the duration of its financial aid programme to Somalia. The fund’s aid was due to end this month if a new …

Nigeria’s leading telecommunication companies lost over 17,000 subscribers between June 2021 and February 2022, data published on the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) website has shown. Details of data from the …

Burkina Faso’s government has launched a judicial investigation into a flood at a zinc mine that left eight workers trapped, with rescue efforts entering a third week, it said. Canada-based …

The family of Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina has sued the Rwanda government and filed a $400m lawsuit in the US over his alleged abduction and torture. Rusesabagina is serving  a 25 …

Health workers in Tigray told The New Humanitarian by phone that shortages are so acute they are using expired drugs to treat chronic conditions, while tens of thousands of patients …

After a difficult 2020 during which global investment plummeted due to the pandemic, 2021 emerged as a very successful year for both public and private markets, with various sectors recording …