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jad20230817-eco-groupe-poulina-1256×628-1692273706 © The Poulina Group’s steel tube and galvanizing plant in Rades, in August 2005. The company is active in the agricultural and agri-food sectors, as well as steel, ceramics, IT, household appliances, distribution, and the hotel industry. SIMON ISABELLE/SIPA

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Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali… Tunisian companies face boycott risk

At a time when Tunisia’s image is being tarnished by violence against Black African migrants, Tunis is aiming to increase the volume of trade with sub...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the press conference after the opening session of Crimea Platform conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 August 2023. Photo: OLEG PETRASYUK / Pool via REUTERS

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Premium badgeKenya, South Africa, Sudan: Ukraine courts African support at UN by offering help President Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies offer nations practical reasons to back Kyiv, from a grain hub in Mombasa to military help in Sudan.

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James Mwangi, Shola Akinlade, Ruth Zaipuna… Champions of Financial Inclusion Access to banking services is a key factor in economic transformation.

300 finance champions 2023

Premium badgeThe war for tech talent rattles Africa’s banking sector Banks across the continent are desperate to fill tech vacancies, with domestic competition, telcos, big tech and cybercriminals all creating headaches...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the press conference after the opening session of Crimea Platform conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 August 2023. Photo: OLEG PETRASYUK / Pool via REUTERS

diplomatic shift

Premium badgeKenya, South Africa, Sudan: Ukraine courts African support at UN by offering help President Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies offer nations practical reasons to back Kyiv, from a grain hub in Mombasa to military help in Sudan.

300 finance champions 2023

Premium badgeThe war for tech talent rattles Africa’s banking sector Banks across the continent are desperate to fill tech vacancies, with domestic competition, telcos, big tech and cybercriminals all creating headaches...

300 finance champions 2023

Premium badgeOld Mutual, Sanlam top list of Africa’s Top 100 insurers The repercussions of the pandemic, along with the trend of major African corporations establishing their own insurance systems, are taking a toll on i...

Africa top stories

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the press conference after the opening session of Crimea Platform conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 August 2023. Photo: OLEG PETRASYUK / Pool via REUTERS

diplomatic shift

Premium badgeKenya, South Africa, Sudan: Ukraine courts African support at UN by offering help President Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies offer nations practical reasons to back Kyiv, from a grain hub in Mombasa to military help in Sudan.

300 finance champions 2023

Premium badgeThe war for tech talent rattles Africa’s banking sector Banks across the continent are desperate to fill tech vacancies, with domestic competition, telcos, big tech and cybercriminals all creating headaches...

300 finance champions 2023

Premium badgeOld Mutual, Sanlam top list of Africa’s Top 100 insurers The repercussions of the pandemic, along with the trend of major African corporations establishing their own insurance systems, are taking a toll on i...

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300 finance champions 2023

Premium badgeOld Mutual, Sanlam top list of Africa’s Top 100 insurers The repercussions of the pandemic, along with the trend of major African corporations establishing their own insurance systems, are taking a toll on i...

300 finance champions 2023

Premium badgeCapitec leads our ranking of Africa top 200 banks In our exclusive ranking of 200 national banks, a South African bank, Capitec, wins the top spot.
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Premium badgeFirstRand, Zenith, GTB… we rank Africa’s top banking groups FirstRand and Nigerian groups dominate the top spots in The Africa Report’s 2023 ranking of the continent’s banks, which for the first time combines m...
Niger’s military leaders greet supporters at a rally in Seyni-Kountché stadium in Niamey on 26 August, a day after they ordered the French ambassador to leave. (Photo: AFP)

Niger power struggle grinds on two months after coup France’s decision to withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by its military contingent in the next months was welcomed by Nigerien military lead...
African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

'immense opportunity'

How East Africa’s investment drive trickles down the rest of continent The whole continent is bound to benefit from the East African region’s impressive run.
School resumption in Nigeria amid the coronavirus-disease (COVID-19) outbreak © Students in Abuja, Nigeria, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

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Premium badgeNigeria: OmniIndex plans nationwide roll-out of Blockchain education data storage California-based OmniIndex aims to use its Google partnership to roll out Blockchain for educational data across Nigeria and Africa.