Airline body urges African governments to act on opening market access
‘Strategies don’t move people. Now it is time to make the difficult decisions and execute them,’ senior executive stresses.
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Ghana gears up: Labadi Beach Hotel welcomes Africa’s top marketers & tech innovators
By our Marketing Spread News Team | 2025
The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) and the Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa) have announced a strategic partnership with Labadi Beach Hotel, Ghana’s premier hospitality destination, as the Official Host and Venue Sponsor for the highly anticipated AMC & TICON Africa Joint Conference. Scheduled to take place from 20th to 22nd August 2025 in Accra, Ghana, this event will serve as a key platform for marketing, technology, and business professionals across the continent.
Uganda Tourism Board partners with major European ice hockey league
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Competition continues to grow in the Moroccan supermarket sector
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Study identifies harmful paradox behind well-meaning green efforts
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President Mahama commissions expanded evaporated milk facility in Ghana
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PwC report examines the future of African entertainment and media
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Unilever investment expands its Vaseline production capacity in Africa
The new production line at the historic Maydon Wharf facility in Durban will address growing international demand.
World MICE Awards in Jamaica honour best African and global achievers
Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and South Africa all feature in the African meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions awards.
AI won’t replace market research. But it will expose weak strategy
Much of the broader conversation around AI in market research assumes conditions that do not consistently exist across many African markets, writes Soyinka Witness.