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Côte d’Ivoire mining: a widening pay gap between nationals and expatriates
The Ivorian mining sector is being confronted with a social fault line: a study circulated in early June by industry stakeholders shows marked pay gaps between
At Manta Reef, spotting manta rays and swimming with whale sharks off Inhambane
The Inhambane coast in southern Mozambique has, in recent years, established itself as one of the world’s key areas for seeing manta rays and whale sharks
Digital banking in Kenya: how mobile money and neobanks are reshaping the economy
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) notes that the rise of digital banking built around mobile wallets and banking applications is redefining the structure of the
Chinese industrial machinery in Africa: balancing price, quality and technology
The rapid multiplication of production lines in Africa increasingly relies on Chinese industrial machinery, seen as a compromise between acquisition cost, technological level and acceptable industrial
Ecobank’s world-first Nature Bond tests the frontier of African green finance
The key question for African bankers is whether a “Nature Bond” can truly shift the scale of biodiversity finance, or whether this is simply a new
RTX Spark: NVIDIA’s new AI laptop reference platform and its implications for African markets
In May 2025, NVIDIA announced the RTX Spark platform, a new reference line of AI PCs combining RTX GPUs, software tools and services, designed for manufacturers that
Eritrea’s mining sector quietly gains strategic weight
The central question for investors in Eritrea today is no longer whether the country has mining potential, but how its copper, zinc, gold and potash resources
Côte d’Ivoire mining: a widening pay gap between nationals and expatriates
The Ivorian mining sector is being confronted with a social fault line: a study circulated in early June
At Manta Reef, spotting manta rays and swimming with whale sharks off Inhambane
The Inhambane coast in southern Mozambique has, in recent years, established itself as one of the world�
Digital banking in Kenya: how mobile money and neobanks are reshaping the economy
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) notes that the rise of digital banking built around mobile wallets and ba
Chinese industrial machinery in Africa: balancing price, quality and technology
The rapid multiplication of production lines in Africa increasingly relies on Chinese industrial machiner
Ecobank’s world-first Nature Bond tests the frontier of African green finance
The key question for African bankers is whether a “Nature Bond” can truly shift the scale of biodiver
RTX Spark: NVIDIA’s new AI laptop reference platform and its implications for African markets
In May 2025, NVIDIA announced the RTX Spark platform, a new reference line of AI PCs combining RTX GPUs,
Eritrea’s mining sector quietly gains strategic weight
The central question for investors in Eritrea today is no longer whether the country has mining potential
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