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Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

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Senegal's Kwely launches made-in-Africa wholesale marketplace

19 Dec 2022

African YouthAdapt Challenge competition open for entries

African YouthAdapt Challenge competition open for entries

19 Sep 2022

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#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

Bizcommunity.com #BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

21 Nov 2024

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

British Council Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

4 Sep 2024

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New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

28 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 May 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

18 Mar 2022

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

18 Mar 2022

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

14 Mar 2022

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Kenya's Cellulant targets 50,000 new merchants

Duncan Miriri 28 Feb 2022

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Nike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

14 Dec 2021

SA entrepreneur drives sustainable development using African foods

SA entrepreneur drives sustainable development using African foods

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Dec 2021

Finalists for inaugural Äänit Prize announced

Finalists for inaugural Äänit Prize announced

19 Oct 2021

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

28 Sep 2021

Lucilla Booyzen, SA Fashion Week CEO

Why a competitive local fashion industry needs the creativity of designers

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Jun 2021

Marek Zmyslowski

Marek Zmyslowski on plotting a realistic e-commerce growth strategy in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 May 2021

Pardon Makumbe, co-founder and managing partner of CRE Venture Capital

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

Evan-Lee Courie 18 May 2021

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Shift Impact Africa 17 May 2021

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What does it take for African women to be successful entrepreneurs?

Melissa Mbazo-Ekpenyong 5 May 2021

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Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

5 May 2021

Afrikrea executive team L-R: Luc Perussault-Diallo (CTO), Moulaye Taboure (CEO), Guillaume Darnaudet (CFO), and Kadry Diallo (CMO

Afrikrea launches SaaS platform to simplify global selling for African merchants

30 Apr 2021

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Global competition invites startups, enterprises to change the face of food systems

29 Apr 2021

, CEO and founder of MFS Africa

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital to grow in the African payment space

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Apr 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in border closures and an increased desire to localize production and use supply chains that are close to home. (Arthur Franklin/Unsplash)

How online markets are helping local stores survive Covid-19

Myriam Ertz, Damien Hallegatte, Imen Latrous and Julien Bousquet 19 Mar 2021

Ann Cairns, executive vice chair of Mastercard

Diversity matters because diversity wins

Ann Cairns 11 Mar 2021

RSA-EU strategic partnership encourages and supports green economic recovery

GreenCape 14 Dec 2020

Ashaki founder Nthabiseng 'Joy' Duff

#ConsciousLiving: Ashaki driving purpose-led beauty through impact sourcing

Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Oct 2020

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

14 Oct 2020

Dorothy Tembo, acting executive director, International Trade Centre (ITC)

Small businesses in Africa must innovate to survive Covid-19

Kingsley Ighobor 3 Aug 2020

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