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Water infrastructure developments in North Africa provide a possible model for other parts of the continent

Libya's capital Tripoli was once home to a flourishing cinema scene. But the dictatorship by Muammar Gaddafi and the Libyan civil war led to the disappearance of all cinemas and filmmaking in the city. One director is trying to change that.

Forest rangers say pressure is mounting. Corneille Makonga recalls how a powerful individual arrived with heavy machinery, claiming to have purchased the community’s forest despite villagers holding official documents. He says the attempt amounted to a land grab.

As energy poverty persists and global pressures intensify, Africa must assert control over its energy future - on its own terms, timelines and priorities, writes NJ Ayuk.

Ecobank is a rare success story when it comes to building institutions that have a true continental footprint. There are fewer than 50 African groups that have managed to scale up beyond their own jurisdiction, including a dozen African banks that are present in at least ten countries. As the Group celebrated 40 years in December, CEO Jeremy Awori and chair Papa Madiaw Ndiaye highlighted the opportunity the continent offers and the responsibility to do even more.

Africa's investment outlook is positive on the whole but a critical drawback is the enormous 'Africa premium' the continent pays for non-concessional loans. African Business reports.

Blockchain technology allows tradable tokens for physical gold. Mamadou Toure, founder of Ubuntu Tribe, explains how the system works to Lennox Yieke.

After strife following the fall of dictator Muammer Ghadaffi 15 years ago, the Benghazi-based General Command is inviting international investors to be 'partners in the building of modern Libya', Mahmoud Elforjani tells African Business.

In Aomori, Japan, women in kimonos performed the Taue Mochitsuki rice pounding ceremony amid snowfall, aiming for a good harvest and family protection.

We Africans are very engaged in talking up Africa at conferences and in the media, but do we actually measure the implementation of all those high-sounding ideas, asks Moky Makura.