Once a strong symbol of unity and identity in Africa, the sports, music and entertainment industry awaits huge revival under new continental agreement
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Once a strong symbol of unity and identity in Africa, the sports, music and entertainment industry awaits huge revival under new continental agreement

ByBrian Kithinji

In the precolonial era, music was a strong symbol of unity between men, women and children. African customs are littered with plenty of diverse, indigenous entertainment which expanded past their communal boundaries as most of the continent bar Ethiopia and Liberia came under imperial rule. They provided relief, united, and motivated freedom fighters alike from…

Ivory Coast decries backlog in cocoa sale
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Ivory Coast decries backlog in cocoa sale

ByBrian Kithinji

Ivory Coast’s government is warning that a large backlog of unsold cocoa could result in a 10% slump in guaranteed price for the 2020/21 mid-crop and further hurt the country’s economy that is battling the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a tense post-election period. The world’s largest cocoa producer would normally have sold…

Heineken South Africa to slash jobs and abandon investments
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Heineken South Africa to slash jobs and abandon investments

ByBrian Kithinji

Heineken’s South African subsidiary will cut 70 jobs and put new investments on hold due to the country’s third ban on alcohol sales and COVID-19 trading restrictions, the firm announced on Wednesday. Africa’s most developed nation imposed a third ban on alcohol sales in early January, a move the government said was necessary to free…