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Ecobank Consolidates Position in Ivory Coast

Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) officially inaugurated its new head office building in Abidjan, with an extremely warm and welcoming reception.

African Insurers must Innovate to Attract Improve Digital Service Delivery

A recent Celent survey on innovation showed that consumers expect a high degree of innovation from their financial service providers, in particular for digital customers.

Is a Solution to East Africa’s Healthcare ‘Brain Drain’ in Sight?

September's Medic East Africa will provide the opportunity for experts to deliberate solutions to the brain drain in East Africa's healthcare industry.

Scatec Solar to Build Largest Solar Plant in West Africa

An historic agreement to build, own and operate West Africa’s first utility-scale solar power plant has been signed by Norwegian company, Scatec Solar and its partners.

Mozambique – What’s Next After LNG?

Mozambique liquefied natural gas, (LNG) stands to transform the country and entrench it as a leading player in the global LNG industry. 

Gulfstream Energy Awarded Fuel Products and Services Contract in SA

Gulfstream Energy has extended its reach within South Africa's public sector with the signing of a contract for the delivery of millions of litres of fuel per annum across more than 100 sites

Facebook Opens First Office on the African Continent

In order to continue connecting even more people on a continent where mobile telephony is prospering, Facebook has opened its first African office in Johannesburg, South Africa

David McIlroy on “Developing the Underdeveloped”

The outlook for African infrastructure has never been more encouraging with the increasingly real potential to transform the fortunes of the continent and help ensure a brighter future for all of Africa

Empowering African Women through the Tech Revolution

African women are to play an ever-increasing role in the telecoms industry and with this will come a whole new way of thinking that is set to revolutionise the tech industry

The Rise of South Africa’s Millionaires

The New World Africa Wealth Report claims more than 160,000 individuals in South Africa are now holders of the millionaire status, holding a combined total of US$660 billion in personal wealth at the end of 2014