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Agriculture

Kenya’s farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity – how they can be made more effective

E Njuguna, J Mburu, R Birner and T Daum 21 Jan 2025

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Simon Stiell speaks at the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN), in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 5 September 2024. Reuters/Luc Gnago

Climate Change

Climate change costs Africa up to 5% of GDP, UN climate head says

Duncan Miriri 5 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Lindeka (Leeds) Dzedze, is Standard Bank Global Markets Head of Strategic Partnerships.

Banking

#Women'sMonth: Lindeka Dzedze shares her vision for advancing women in finance

Katja Hamilton 28 Aug 2024

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Logistics & Transport

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Bedassa Tadesse 13 Jun 2024

Economy

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Mining

Gold rush for green: Africa poised to seize opportunity for clean technology leadership

NJ Ayuk 1 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Wikimedia Commons

Finance

Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here's how it could work

Misheck Mutize 27 Jun 2023

Africa's minerals and energy potential: A modern-day 'gold rush'

Markets & Investment

Africa's minerals and energy potential: A modern-day 'gold rush'

Bhavtik Vallabhjee 14 Jun 2023

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Funding

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Thabiso Foto, Issued by Irvine Partners 2 Dec 2022

Healthcare

The challenges and possibilities inherent in turning Africa into a research and development hub

Dr Tadesse T Mekonen 17 Oct 2022

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Finance

Visa announces grant to help African women fund managers grow their businesses

18 Aug 2022

UCT GSB partners with 6 other institutions in energy to launch the ASR initiative

Higher Education

UCT GSB partners with 6 other institutions in energy to launch the ASR initiative

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Feb 2022

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

Health & Welfare

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

13 Jul 2021

The importance of more women becoming investors in Africa

Community

The importance of more women becoming investors in Africa

Lelemba Phiri 27 May 2021

Covid-19 vaccination strategies have been affected by supply woes. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC

Covid-19

Ghana's Covid-19 vaccine rollout is struggling to keep up with its great start

Godfred Boafo 29 Apr 2021

Coding for girls: a glimmer of hope in a coding boot camp

Education & Skills Development

Coding for girls: a glimmer of hope in a coding boot camp

Dr Mwarumba Mwavita 4 Feb 2021

Covid-19: Examining theories for Africa's low death rates

Covid-19

Covid-19: Examining theories for Africa's low death rates

Kevin Mars & Moses Alobo 8 Oct 2020

De-risking investments to boost Africa's renewable energy transition

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

De-risking investments to boost Africa's renewable energy transition

16 Jul 2020

Africa’s dependency on commodity exports, including oil, makes it more vulnerable to the impact of Covid-19. Getty Images

Economy

How a post-Covid-19 revival could kickstart Africa's free trade area

Faizel Ismail 27 May 2020

To meet the needs of its youthful population, African businesses must expand and governments must invest in infrastructure. Getty Images

Economy

Moratorium on debt for Africa? Be careful of unintended consequences

Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal 11 May 2020

Mauritius’ social welfare system is relatively stronger than most nations’ Getty Images

Markets & Investment

Mauritius heads into coronavirus storm with strong social welfare buffers

Myriam Blin 20 Apr 2020

Youth development tops AEC 2019 agenda

Youth Employment

Youth development tops AEC 2019 agenda

2 Dec 2019

Effective means for economic zones development in Africa

Marketing

Effective means for economic zones development in Africa

28 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Marketing

Support for Zimbabwe AfCFTA implementation

10 Oct 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Research

Ghana hopes to benefit from hosting Africa's free trade area secretariat

Adu Owusu Sarkodie 1 Aug 2019

Source image: Getty/Gallo

Public Health

#bhf2019conference: Healthcare as a key driver for economic growth

Nicci Botha 24 Jul 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Media

AMA and African Leadership partner up to promote London Africa Summit

12 Jun 2019

Central Africa could be continent's rising star, thanks to AfCFTA

Research

Central Africa could be continent's rising star, thanks to AfCFTA

12 Jun 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Research

More work lies ahead to make Africa's new free trade area succeed

By Frank Mattheis and Ueli Staeger 7 Jun 2019

Cooperation and economic growth in Africa

Markets & Investment

Cooperation and economic growth in Africa

28 Mar 2019

(L-R) Zouhair Chorfi, Secretary general of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Morocco, newly elected Chair of the bureau of the committee of experts; HE Elsadig Bakheit Elfaki Abdalla, Chair of the outgoing bureau of the committee of experts; Vera songwe, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Credit: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

Research

Digital trade and the economy in Africa

25 Mar 2019

Africa's guide to sustainable development goals

Taxation & Regulation

Africa's guide to sustainable development goals

25 Mar 2019

An aid worker collects health and nutrition data in northeastern Kenya. Shutterstock

Public Health

Why fixing Africa's data gaps will lead to better health policies

27 Feb 2019

SA must focus on its kids to meet UNSDG targets

Health & Welfare

SA must focus on its kids to meet UNSDG targets

Winnie Sambu and Lucy Jamieson 27 Jun 2018

African innovation must be nurtured

Marketing & Media

African innovation must be nurtured

11 Jun 2018

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

Environment & Natural Resources

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

30 Apr 2018

Africa 2017, Egypt.

Marketing

Egypt wants a key role in driving regional integration in Africa

3 Jan 2018

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Green buildings, fit for a sustainable purpose

Alison Groves 8 Jan 2018

Award for dotAfrica's Lucky Masilela

Digital

Award for dotAfrica's Lucky Masilela

16 Nov 2017

How to industrialise Africa in a socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable manner

Marketing

How to industrialise Africa in a socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable manner

24 Oct 2017

The River Nile at Cairo, Egypt. Flickr/Emad Faied

Food, Water & Energy Security

Why the 11 countries that rely on the Nile need to reach a river deal soon

Richard Kyle Paisley 31 Aug 2017

Africa's data revolution probed in UN-backed report

Digital

Africa's data revolution probed in UN-backed report

18 Aug 2017

Dr Kojo Busia, acting coordinator: AMDC

Mining

Shifting paradigms will live up to the African Mining Vision

19 Apr 2017

Image by Nick Fox

Tourism

The best conferencing facilities in Africa 2017

Josephine Wawira 8 Mar 2017

Uncertain times call for smart moves - the promise of agro-alliance

Agriculture

Uncertain times call for smart moves - the promise of agro-alliance

Abdalla Hamdok 5 Dec 2016

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

Agriculture

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

10 Nov 2016

Participants in the Finote Hiwot project to end child, early and forced marriage in Ethiopia. ,

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

How decent data can help African girls overcome second class status

Yassin Brunger 21 Oct 2016

Hospitality

East African hospitality sector set for positive growth

30 Sep 2016

Investing in African innovation

Marketing & Media

Investing in African innovation

29 Sep 2016