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Stat: E-commerce grows rapidly in the Middle East and North Africa

E-commerce and fintech adoption are accelerating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with 91% of local consumers buying products onl...

Retail : Technology : Society

Viewpoints

Arise : A glossy fashion and lifestyle publication for Africa and the African diaspora

ARISE Magazine talks about the glossy fashion and lifestyle publication for the African diaspora.

ARISE Magazine : Nigeria : Velo Agency

Big Ideas

How magazine Azeema empowers women from North Africa and the Middle East

The founders of Azeema magazine on representing strong-minded women, empowering young girls and championing inclusivity.

Youth Culture : Fashion : Belonging

Daily Signals

Drive-in cinemas gain traction in West Africa

Nigerian filmmaker Charles Okapaleke has launched a series of drive-in cinemas in Lagos and Abuja.

Entertainment : Leisure : Covid-19

Daily Signals

Good for the sole: Buy shoes and help Africa

Brussels : Belgium : JoJo Project

Daily Signals

How forpeople used bio-electrical tree data to shape Tree Aid’s rebranding

London-based creative studio forpeople has unveiled a pro bono rebranding for international development charity Tree Aid, placing living systems at...

Design : Nature : Technology

Daily Signals

Stat: How cultural relevance is shaping Africa’s gaming market

More than half of African gamers say cultural relevance plays an important role in the games they choose, with a similar proportion wanting to see ...

Gaming : Technology : Statistic

Markets

Africa’s Gaming Market Plugs In

The global gaming market’s next chapter is being written in Africa – by players demanding cultural sovereignty, studios celebrating heritage and lo...

Gaming : Media & Entertainment : Technology

Daily Signals

Abula highlights the growing commercial potential of indigenous sports

A court sport invented in Lagos in 1984 is seeking international recognition. Abula, created by physical education teacher Elias Yusuf, combines el...

Sport : Nigeria : Abula

Daily Signals

How building Bishoftu Airport positions Ethiopia as African travel epicentre

Ethiopia has broken ground at Bishoftu International Airport, a new mega-hub designed by Zaha Hadid Architects that aims to become the largest avia...

Travel : Infrastructure : Airport

Daily Signals

Diesel and Tinder champion LGBTQIA+ visibility in Pride campaign

Fashion brand Diesel and dating app Tinder have partnered on For Successful Loving, a Pride 2026 campaign and capsule collection championing LGBTQI...

Fashion : Branding : Marketing

Webinars

Gen Z: Global Youth Atlas On-demand Webinar

In this exclusive report, The Future Laboratory travels from Brazil to South Korea, and Kenya to India, to analyse what local Gen Z think, need and...

Youth : Generations : Gen Z

Macro Trends

Gen Z: Global Youth Atlas

In this exclusive report, The Future Laboratory travels from Brazil to South Korea, and Kenya to India, to analyse what local Gen Z think, need and...

Gen Z : Generations : Youth

Daily Signals

The Viewpoint: South Africa’s Luxury Surge

In August 2024, LS:N Global sat down with Style Rotate brand director Georgina Bennett to explore the rise of South African luxury fashion, local d...

Luxury : Travel & Hospitality : Design

Daily Signals

Google backs African entrepreneurs

Google is working to support entrepreneurs across Africa through its Black Founders Fund Africa (BFF Africa) programme.

Society : Media & Technology : Black-founded

Daily Signals

Stat: Airbnb is thriving in the African market

More than 3.5 million customers have stayed with Airbnb hosts in Africa since the company began operating on the continent, with around half of the...

Travel : Culture : AirBnB

Daily Signals

Stat: Funding for African start-ups surges

Recent figures show that funding for start-ups on the continent increased dramatically in 2018, with total funding increasing by 300% and the numbe...

Finance : Start-ups : Funding

Daily Signals

Tattoo temple

Kramerville, Johannesburg – Tattoos and alcohol don’t normally make for the best of friends, but Dakota Lee is hoping to change all that.

Dakota Lee : StudioA : Tattoo Parlour

Big Ideas

Samsung launches music service for Africans

Samsung : Music : Universal Music Group

Daily Signals

Stat: New markets lead growing worldwide wealth

In 2018, a number of rapidly developing markets experienced wealth growth above the global average, according to Boston Consulting Group's 19thannu...

Luxury : Global Wealth Report : Luxury Travel

Big Ideas

Rise in African middle class creates mobile boom

Mobile Phones : Bharti Airtel : Pyramid Research

Big Ideas

Retailers branch out into booming Nigeria

Nigeria : Massmart : Spar

Daily Signals

A scholarship amplifying Sub-Saharan fashion designers

The African Fashion Foundation in Ghana is teaming up with the Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design for a scholarship aimed at budding designers ...

Fashion : Society : Education

Daily Signals

Dove boosts diversity in other brands’ adverts

Beauty brand Dove is calling on global brands to improve diversity in their advertising – by offering to cover modelling costs.

Media : Beauty : Diversity

Daily Signals

South African designer Wanda Lephoto and cider specialist Savanna introduce Dry Goods

Cider brand Savanna has called on South African designer Wanda Lephoto to create Dry Goods, a limited-edition collection of waterproof apparel imag...

Fashion : Food & Drink : Cider

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