Tuesday 21 - 12:15
Nigeria’s inflation rate increased in March for the first time in a year, according to official data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. Headline inflation rose to 15.38% year-on-year in March, up from 15.06% in February. This marks a break in a 11-month trend of gradual decline, reflecting renewed pressure on consumer prices......
North Star Africa, the continent’s largest startup platform, has brought together more than 700 startups and 400 investors in Marrakech during the fourth edition of GITEX Africa Morocco, held from April 7 to 9. The event operates under the authority of the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, hosted by the Digital......
GITEX Africa Morocco 2026 will highlight how mobility across Africa is being redefined through the convergence of digital systems, energy infrastructure, and sustainable innovation, as policymakers and industry leaders gather in Marrakech from April 7 to 9. Across the continent, transport is evolving beyond traditional models. Mobility systems......
GITEX Africa Morocco 2026 will serve as a platform for advancing intra-African digital cooperation, with Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi describing Nigeria–Morocco collaboration as one of the continent’s most significant untapped opportunities. Speaking ahead of the event in Marrakech, the head of National Information Technology Development......
At GITEX Africa Morocco 2026, discussions around Africa’s technology ecosystem are expanding beyond traditional sectors to include the continent’s growing creative economy, where global visibility is beginning to translate into economic opportunity. Creative industries across Africa, including music, film, fashion, and live experiences,......
Africa’s financial technology sector is expanding rapidly, with projected revenues set to rise from $30 billion in 2025 to $65 billion by 2030. The central challenge has shifted from adopting fintech to building reliable systems through cooperation between banks and technology firms. At GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech, industry leaders......
A series of jihadist attacks in northeastern Nigeria has left at least five people dead, highlighting a renewed surge in violence in the region. According to local authorities, armed militants launched on a police station in the town of Nganzai, located in Borno State, killing four officers during a violent exchange of gunfire. The attackers......
The war involving Iran has disrupted global energy markets, cutting about 8 million barrels of crude oil per day and a fifth of global liquefied natural gas supply. Far from the Strait of Hormuz, African energy producers are emerging as long-term beneficiaries of the shock. Major producers including Nigeria, Libya, Angola, Mozambique, and......
A month into the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted African fuel markets, leaving countries from Kenya to Nigeria grappling with fuel shortages, soaring prices, and emergency rationing measures that threaten to deepen poverty across the continent. Around 600,000 barrels......
One month into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the economic shockwaves of the conflict are spreading well beyond the Middle East, pressing households and industries across three continents. Iran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally flows, has triggered......
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GITEX Africa: The New Frontiers Of African Innovation
Monday 06 - 13:04
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Les Impériales Week 2026: Under the Theme “Daba or Never”
Tuesday 31 March 2026 - 10:03
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Iran under the lens
Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 08:30
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AFCON 2025: Morocco at the heart of African football
Friday 19 December 2025 - 11:16
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Walaw at the Heart of the Mawazine Festival – Rhythms of the World 2025
Saturday 21 June 2025 - 15:48
