MIT Technology Review27d
Africa fights rising hunger by looking to foods of the past
After falling steadily for decades, the prevalence of global hunger is now on the rise—nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa, where conflicts, economic fallout from the covid-19 pandemic ...
Bizcommunity26d
Empowering African women: Major financial package unveiled by Absa and the African Development Bank
The African Development Bank and Absa group celebrated a landmark agreement to mark the execution of a transformative financial package aimed at increasing funding for under-served segments ...
The Economist24d
Africa’s EV revolution has two wheels not four
Last year, Uber launched its first e-bike fleet in Africa on Nairobi’s streets. In the first six months of this year the number of registered EVs in Kenya tripled. Similar trends are apparent in ...
CNN29d
Two African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work
Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating, majestic wild animals to feed desperately hungry people. In August ...
Reuters25d
African online retailer Jumia to exit South Africa and Tunisia
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Africa-focused e-commerce retailer Jumia Technologies will close its South African online fashion retailer Zando and its Tunisian operations by the end of the year ...
Zawya16d
African women mobilize to end hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in structured support to ongoing peace processes
Women from across the continent have mobilized to support H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola and Champion of the AU for Peace and Reconciliation in Africa, in his ...
AllAfrica.com26d
Africa: How African Women Are Protecting Communities From Devastating Droughts
This is a view of the African countries included in the report's case studies: In Uganda, women are equipped with the knowledge and skills to interpret and disseminate climate information and to ...
The Conversation24d
Joe Biden in Africa: US president has ignored the continent for his entire term – why he’s visiting Angola
Samuel Oyewole is affiliated with Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. Christopher Isike does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...
Daily Post Nigeria12d
Access Bank launches ‘Power of 100 Africa’ to celebrate trailblazing women across the continent
Access Bank, Africa’s leading commercial bank, has launched The Power of 100 Africa initiative, aimed at honoring women driving change across various sectors in Africa. Building on the success ...
scmp.com28d
Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s first Black central bank chief, dies at 65
Tito Mboweni, who was the first Black governor of the South African Reserve Bank and was heralded by financial markets and businesses for keeping tight fiscal controls on the nation’s public ...
eNCA4d
Africa braces for Trump's return to White House
Sam Mkokeli is the lead partner at Mkokeli Advisory, joined eNCA to discuss Trump's return and what it means for South Africa and the continent. Mkokeli says there are people who will be concerned ...