sub Saharan africa

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BUSINESS

African Music on the Rise – Sub-Saharan Market Hits Ksh15.5B

Sub-Saharan Africa’s music scene is hitting new heights. Recorded music revenues in the region grew by a solid 15.2 per cent in 2025,...

Rising public debt has emerged as one of the region’s biggest challenges
BUSINESSECONOMY

WEF: Debt Burden Casts Shadow Over Sub-Saharan Africa’s Economic Outlook

Economic prospects for Sub-Saharan Africa are weakening this year as rising debt and costly borrowing continue to strain government finances, according to economists...

mergers & acquisitions
MARKETS

Kenya Misses Sh40 Billion Mergers & Acquisitions Party

Refinitiv, an LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) business, has released the first half 2023 investment banking analysis for the Sub-Saharan African. According to...

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Sub Saharan Africa Mergers and Acquisition transactions totalled US$ 6.1 billion in Q1 2021

Refinitiv today released the investment banking analysis for the Sub-Saharan African for the first quarter of 2021. According to the report, an estimated US$99.3 million worth...

smartphone
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Despite Global Slump, Africa Is Still Buying Smartphones

Smartphone sales across the world are forecast to dip in 2019, but Africa is having none of that. The continent is bucking the...

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5 myths sabotaging quest for affordable access to clean water

A new policy brief from Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) has revealed myths holding back universal access to water and...

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New study finds five-fold HIV infection disparities in parts of Africa

Despite the rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) since 2000, HIV/Aids is still the most common cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa, according...

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Facebook to hire 100 reviewers in content centre in Nairobi

Social Media platform Facebook is set to open its first content review centre in sub Saharan Africa in Nairobi. About 100 reviewers who...

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First Visa’s Everywhere Initiative in Sub Sahara Africa unveiled

Visa has announced that its Visa’s Everywhere Initiative, a global innovation programme that tasks start-ups to solve commerce challenges of tomorrow and further enhance their own...