Beijing prepares for ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
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The ministerial conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), in Beijing in early September,…

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Beijing prepares for ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

OPINION | Can a job-seeker claim discrimination if the recruiter used AI? | Business
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A recent, groundbreaking case in California – where a job applicant claimed biases in AI…

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OPINION | Can a job-seeker claim discrimination if the recruiter used AI? | Business

Rail revival gathers steam as Tanzania opens new line
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Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan inaugurated a new rail line between Dar es Salaam, the…

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Rail revival gathers steam as Tanzania opens new line

Cost of living protests spread to Nigeria
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Partly inspired by their counterparts in Kenya, young people in Nigeria have taken to the…

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Cost of living protests spread to Nigeria

Resist attempts to sink Africa’s MFI lifeboats
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Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote an editorial headlined: African DFIs face existential threat….

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Resist attempts to sink Africa’s MFI lifeboats

African agribusiness explores a geothermal opportunity
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Geothermal energy, harnessed from the immense heat of the Earth’s core, has helped Kenya to…

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African agribusiness explores a geothermal opportunity

Cape Town tech hub brings corporates and innovators together
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Amid the bars and restaurants of Cape Town’s vibey Kloof Street, a converted warehouse plays…

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Cape Town tech hub brings corporates and innovators together

Oil, gold and copper under pressure as markets slide  | Business
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(Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images) Commodities including oil, natural gas, metals and agricultural products joined a…

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Oil, gold and copper under pressure as markets slide | Business

Kenya: The financial implications of the wave of anti-tax protests
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Weeks after the waves of fierce anti-tax protests that rocked Kenya’s capital and other major…

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Kenya: The financial implications of the wave of anti-tax protests

Cautious optimism in the energy sector as South Africa’s new government takes office
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For South Africa’s new government of national unity (GNU), there is no more urgent or…

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Cautious optimism in the energy sector as South Africa’s new government takes office