Africa
Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa
Billions of dollars’ worth of gold are being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in...
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Google launches news innovation challenge for African media
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is launching in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey...
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Failure to integrate gender equality is costing African economies billions of dollars
If Africa is to achieve the sustainable development goals, it needs to prioritise women's access to finance, said Economic Commission...
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Ethiopia’s largest commercial bank opens historic all-female branch
Ethiopia’s largest commercial bank, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) made history on Monday when they opened an all-female branch...
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Uganda Airlines: Good investment wrong timing
Uganda Airlines will soon be back in the skies again but the questions remain on how the national carrier will...
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Africa’s digital revolution can unlock inclusive growth & job creation
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been downgraded to 2.3% for 2018, down from 2.5% in 2017, according to the April...
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African Development Bank’s Plan to accelerate African trade
The Board of the African Development Bank approved an institutional support grant of $4.8 million to the African Union (AU)...
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African nations could lose $420m in a no-deal Brexit
Morocco, Ghana and Tunisia are among African nations that would lose the most if the U.K. does not negotiate a...
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These are the 3 busiest domestic routes in Africa
Three African routes have been ranked among the 10 busiest domestic routes in the Middle East and Africa by air...
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Jiji acquires OLX businesses in Ghana and Kenya to make it a pan-African classified marketplace
Jiji, online classifieds marketplace in Nigeria – has acquired OLX businesses in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, pending certain regulatory...
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