Tag: Business
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🇲🇦 Société Générale Ghana Changes Hands as Moroccan Banking Giant Attijariwafa Bank Takes Control
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank is set to become the majority shareholder of Société Générale Ghana after acquiring 55.22% of the bank, while Ghana’s SSNIT increases its stake to 24.36%. The transaction marks a major shift in Ghanaian banking ownership and strengthens financial links between North and West Africa.
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🇹🇿 The Tanzania Influence Question: Pornography, Foreign Funding and the Politics of Digital Influence
By Panafrican.email Editorial Desk A provocative claim circulating online has raised an uncomfortable question about the intersection of foreign funding, social-media influence, adult entertainment and political activism in Tanzania: Can popular culture and internet personalities become instruments of political influence? The controversy centers on Tanzanian digital personality Rachel Dangwa and activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai, alongside…
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🇳🇬 Dangote Refinery Launches $1.6 Billion IPO in Africa’s Biggest Share Sale
Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery is preparing a $1.6 billion initial public offering that would value the refinery at about $47 billion, in what Reuters reports would be Africa’s largest stock-market listing. The planned November listing marks a major stage in the development of the Lagos-based refine…
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🇬🇭 Ghana Garden and Flower Show Highlights Green-Economy Opportunities
The 14th Ghana Garden and Flower Show has opened in Accra with a focus on horticulture, floriculture, environmental sustainability and green enterprise. Vice-President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang highlighted opportunities across production, transportation, storage, standards, finance and mar…
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🇺🇸 Baltimore Icons Under Armour and Longtime Partner Announce 10-Year Partnership Extension
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — A longstanding partnership between two Baltimore-based institutions is entering a new decade, with the organizations announcing a 10-year extension of their relationship with Under Armour. The renewed agreement strengthens a relationship built around shared Baltimore roots, sports, culture and community. The announcement celebrates the continued collaboration between two organizations that have become…
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ECOWAS Renews Push for Eco Currency, Targets 2027 Launch
Abuja, Nigeria — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has renewed its commitment to introducing the long-awaited Eco, a single regional currency, setting 2027 as the new target for its launch. The announcement was reaffirmed during the bloc’s latest summit, where regional leaders described the initiative as a critical milestone in advancing economic…
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Ethiopian Airlines Is Becoming Africa’s Global Aviation Powerhouse
For decades, the global aviation conversation has been dominated by airlines from Europe, North America, and the Gulf. Yet one carrier has steadily rewritten the narrative from the heart of Africa. Ethiopian Airlines has evolved from Ethiopia’s national airline into Africa’s largest, most connected, and arguably most influential aviation company. Its rise is more than…
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🇰🇪 Kilimani’s Emerging Chinatown: How Chinese Influence Is Reshaping a Nairobi Neighborhood
How and when it started Kilimani has long been an upper‑middle‑income Nairobi neighborhood, but it began shifting from low‑density residential to high‑density mixed‑use from the 2000s onward, creating space for new foreign‑owned businesses.[3] Most Chinese migrants arrived in Kenya from the late 1990s and especially after the early 2000s infrastructure boom, then clustered near the…
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🇪🇬 Egypt: Luxor festival sees Tahtib take centre stage
At a cultural festival in the Egyptian city of Luxor last week, the spotlight was primarily on tahtib, which is part sport, part traditional dance. With its moves drawn from a martial art, tahtib has its origins back in ancient Egypt, as the director of the festival’s opening ceremony explained. “Many tahtib players are participating…
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Africa’s Entrepreneurial Future: Startup, Tech, & Data Skills Programs
Across Africa, entrepreneurs and data innovators are fueling economic growth, job creation, and transformation. From foundational courses to advanced tech boot camps, learning programs are giving Africa’s youth and professionals the knowledge and tools to launch successful ventures and accelerate their careers. Top Free and Affordable Courses to Boost Your Skills For those interested in…