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Daily news insights and analysis of the African business Landscape, covering from emerging startups to macroeconomics from across the 55 African Union member states com.
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Soundcloud page of Business Fleet Africa special features editor, Tristan Wiggill. Topics covered include fleet management, road transport, logistics and supply chain issues in South Africa.
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Welcome to TechAtLast Int'l podcast, where we make amazing things happen for your listening pleasure.
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The East Africa Business Podcast: African Start ups | Investing | Entrepreneurship | Interviews
Sam Floy: Entrepreneur in East Africa
A podcast interviewing entrepreneurs and business leaders in the emerging market of East Africa. Host Sam Floy showcases companies operating across Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Find conversations with companies ranging from solar power and food production to smoothies and toothpicks.
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The business potential of Africa is tremendous in all sectors, including energy, infrastructure, agriculture, natural resources, and information and communications, offering opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs. Africa has the potential to ensure its own food sufficiency and be a major supplier in global food markets. Similarly, the continent has the world’s largest reserves of vanadium, diamonds, manganese, phosphate, platinum-group metals, cobalt, gold, aluminum, and chromium, of ...
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Stories and analyses of African technology companies
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We create programs and services that set the standard of education and training for salon business owners and hairdressers in Nigeria by teaching them to explore or pursue career opportunities in the industry.
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Knowledge Bandits: Inspiring Stories from African Entrepreneurs on Doing Business in Africa
Arum Galadima: African Entrepreneur | Blogger | Marketer
Arum Galadima is the Founder and Host of the Knowledge Bandits podcast, a weekly podcast where he interviews African entrepreneurs on the Continent and in diaspora. Knowledge Bandits is inspiring African entrepreneurs all over the world to take their next leap.
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Entrepreneurs Talk Africa: Uncovering the Stories of Africa's Rising Business Stars
Gerald, Jason, and Marc
"Entrepreneurs Talk Africa" is a captivating podcast dedicated to exploring the dynamic landscape of African entrepreneurship. The show offers listeners an opportunity to learn from the experiences, challenges, and successes of African entrepreneurs and start-up founders, as well as gain valuable insights and practical tips for their own ventures.Hosted by Gerald Ami, Jason Delorie and Marc Israel, seasoned entrepreneurs and business experts with a passion for African innovation, the podcast ...
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President Joe Biden has been urged to ban imports of Chinese-made electric cars to the US. The chair of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Sherrod Brown, wrote that Chinese electric vehicles are an existential threat to the American auto industry. The White House earlier said the US was opening an investigation into whether Chinese cars pose a n…
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Togo's parliament has given final approval to a new constitution extending the president's term after critics denounced the move as a coup. The West African country will move from a presidential to a parliamentary system. President Faure Gnassingbé's supporters argue the changes reduce his powers by transforming the presidency into a ceremonial rol…
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Gauteng province, home to South Africa's major cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria, has officially scrapped tolls on freeways, ending more than a decade of public defiance. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says that removing the charges would bring much-needed relief to the people of Gauteng who have had to bear the brunt of paying e-tolls. Transport…
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Military leaders in the West African nation have sought closer ties with Russia since seizing power in a coup last year. The US also announced that it had agreed to close down its drone base near Agadez, in the Sahara Desert. The US has relied on Niger as its primary base for monitoring regional jihadist activity. Niger has also distanced itself fr…
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Ethiopia's first-ever sexual violence registration system is in the works and set to start operations next year, the government has said. The system which aims to prevent and respond to sexual violence against women and children is hoped to make an impact in a country where prosecuting gender-based violence is a major challenge. The anticipated sys…
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The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers has called on the Federal Government to audit all power infrastructure assets in the country. President, Felix Olu advised against the backdrop of the recent poor electricity supply in the country despite an increment in electricity tariff recently announced for Band A customers by the N…
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The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress confirmed that the new wage of N615,000 monthly was reached after consultations between the NLC and the Trade Union Congress. The labour unions say the current minimum wage of N30,000 can no longer cater for the well-being of an average Nigerian worker, lamenting that not all governors are paying the cur…
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The Nigerian government plans to commercialise the Federal Mortgage Bank as part of efforts to enhance housing delivery efficiency for Nigerians. The FMBN Managing Director, Shehu Osidi, says the focus was shifted to repositioning and recapitalisation after a series of engagements with the Bureau of Public Enterprise on the need for the bank to sta…
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The EU will vote Wednesday on a vast overhaul of its immigration policies that would notably harden entry procedures for asylum-seekers and require all the bloc’s countries to share responsibility. The European Parliament will decide a series of laws forming the bloc’s migration and asylum pact, based on a European Commission proposal first made in…
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Crisis-hit Chinese property developer Country Garden has suspended trade in its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after delaying the publication of its annual financial results. Country Garden says due to the continuous volatility of the industry, the operating environment the Group confronting is becoming increasingly complex" when it announc…
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New Zealand has tightened work visa rules in response to unsustainable migration levels. Low-skilled applicants now have to fulfil English-language requirements and are allowed to stay on for three years - down from five previously. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says getting their immigration settings right is critical to this government's pl…
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A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has opened an inquiry into Elon Musk after the multi-billionaire said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that the judge had ordered to be blocked. Mr Musk posted on the platform that the restrictions had been lifted because the court order was unconstitutional. He also call…
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Zimbabwe has introduced a new gold-backed currency called ZiG - the name stands for Zimbabwe Gold". Central bank governor John Mushayavanhu said the ZiG would be structured and set at a market-determined exchange rate. The ZiG replaces the Zimbabwean dollar, the RTGS, which had lost three-quarters of its value so far this year. Zimbabweans have 21 …
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Sierra Leone's president has declared a national emergency over rampant drug abuse. Kush, a psychoactive blend of addictive substances, has been prevalent in the country for years. President Julius Maada Bio called the drug a death trap and said it posed an existential crisis. One of the drug's many ingredients is human bones - security has been ti…
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The Federal Government announced that testing has commenced on the 700 megawatts Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant ahead of the evaluation of electricity from the facility to the national grid. It also stated that the $1.3bn project had been connected to the national grid, in contrast to claims in some quarters that the plant was not connected to t…
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The Federal Government is to launch three new national identity cards in May this year and has a target of providing them for about 104 million citizens across the country. The three new national identity cards planned by the National Identity Management Commission include a bank-enabled National ID card, a social intervention card, and an optional…
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The Nigerian Customs Service announced a 90-day window for regularising import duties on specific categories of vehicles. The Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, says Customs noted the initiative applies solely to vehicles imported into Nigeria where the requisite customs duty has not been fulfilled or vehicles detained due to undervaluati…
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