Africa must redefine terms with global mining houses
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Imagine you’re the landlord of a prime piece of real estate in the middle of…

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Africa must redefine terms with global mining houses

Japanese PM: Co-creating Africa's brighter future at TICAD 9
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Twenty-five years ago, in 2000, I visited Senegal for the first time, marking my initial…

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Japanese PM: Co-creating Africa's brighter future at TICAD 9

Nationalised Gabonese oil company insists it will boost production
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Assala Energy, one of Gabon’s largest oil companies, has been through a tumultuous period. Its…

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Nationalised Gabonese oil company insists it will boost production

Japan's foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya: Africa cooperation is vital
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TICAD 9 comes at a pivotal moment for global cooperation. Could you share Japan’s vision…

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Japan's foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya: Africa cooperation is vital

To Kill a Monkey: Kemi Adetiba’s overwhelming Lagos crime tale
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Every movie director has a cinematic signature, visual and thematic cues that define their oeuvre;…

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To Kill a Monkey: Kemi Adetiba’s overwhelming Lagos crime tale

Jeremy Awori on how AI and fintech are transforming Ecobank
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Jeremy Awori has the contemplative demeanour of a don. He speaks with the confidence and…

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Jeremy Awori on how AI and fintech are transforming Ecobank

Africa looks to Japan as a source of capital
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Solving Africa’s development challenges will require a huge boost to capital investment. Some $454bn is…

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Africa looks to Japan as a source of capital

Sukuk popularity growing in Africa
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Four of the five largest African economies have resorted to raising funds from the international…

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Sukuk popularity growing in Africa

Can Africa hook into growing ‘local capital start-ups’ trend?
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In 2017, I gave a TEDx talk entitled‘Who Will Own Our Future Unicorns?’ At the…

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Can Africa hook into growing ‘local capital start-ups’ trend?

How they $pend it: Africa’s new millionaire elite
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On the banks of the Jukskei River just north of Johannesburg in South Africa, lies…

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How they $pend it: Africa’s new millionaire elite