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African culture and creative industries: film, music, art, fashion, diaspora contributions, and the business of African cultural exports to global markets.

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Africa’s DJ economy: Black Coffee leads $60m music empire

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Africaspoint Editorial

Black Coffee has built a $60 million empire from DJing, Grammy-winning production, tech equity and catalogue ownership. He is the…

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AfricaBusiness

Sweden’s 4-year visa targets Africa’s best

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Sweden is doubling its EU Blue Card validity from two to four years from June 1, 2026. For…

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AfricaBusiness

Nigeria’s copyright chief tells MultiChoice: fix the gaps

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Nigeria's Copyright Commission DG Dr John Asein met MultiChoice Nigeria CEO Kemi Omotosho and laid out three areas…

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CultureSouth Africa

South Africa ranked among world’s most polite nations

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Africaspoint Editorial

A global Remitly survey has placed South Africa in the top 10 most polite nations in the world, with 1.82%…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

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EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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Eid al-Fitr and 1,400 years of Islam in Africa

EditorialPaul Kagame

Rwanda shut 15,000 churches. Here is why.

Editorial

Africa’s Oscars moment: wins, nominations at the 98th Academy Awards

African Women LeadersEditorial

Africa’s women who changed everything

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