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  Network International (Network) (www.Network.ae), a leading enabler of digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa, has been chosen by Absa Business Banking, one of Africa's leading business banks, as its digital payments technology partner. Network will provide Absa Business Banking with end-to-end payment processing capabilities through a single payments platform and fully outsourced managed services model. The uptake of Payments as a Service (PaaS) is fuelled by Africa’s […]

  Angola’s national oil company Sonangol has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference – taking place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town – as a Lead Sponsor. Sonangol’s participation comes as the company achieves a series of production milestones in collaboration with international operators across strategic offshore projects, and is poised to create new pathways for partnerships in Angola’s oil and gas […]

  Deputy President Paul Mashatile this week convened the National Dialogue Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to receive a report on the state of readiness ahead of the first National Convention set to take place at UNISA’s Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria from the 15th to 16th of August 2025. The Deputy President chairs the IMC, which comprises Government Departments to coordinate the Government’s contribution towards the National Convention and the National Dialogue.  […]

  Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), has been featured by a leading lifestyle media organization, Vogue India (http://apo-opa.co/45tQQm5). The article, titled "Leading with Courage and Conviction: Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej on empowering women, advancing healthcare, and transforming media in Africa," highlights the unique approach she adapted by engaging the art, fashion, and media communities to address critical social issues such as Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, […]

  By Bas Wijne, CEO, APO Group (www.APO-opa.com) AI-generated content is flooding the internet, and much of it is low-quality and misleading. Editors call it ‘AI slop’: hallucinated quotes, fake press releases, and algorithm-chasing headlines. In an era where content is cheaper and faster than ever, trust has become the rarest commodity. That’s where professional public relations – once accused of 'spin' – is playing a new, unexpected role: safeguarding credibility […]

  Bank’s investment anchors first close of $118 million for Africa's leading green infrastructure initiative The Fund, managed by Africa50, seeks to raise $400 million of blended, early-stage development capital to deliver a pipeline of investment-ready green infrastructure projects in Africa The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa – Project Development Fund, anchoring the Fund’s first […]