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| Aug 26, 2026 | Every Other Country Said No: Namibia Just Approved World’s First Seabed Phosphate Mine | By Oscar Lazenby
Published: Aug 26 2026, 3:26 PM EDT
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| Jul 28, 2026 | Uganda Clears Ebola as Congo’s Fastest-Growing Outbreak Approaches All-Time Mark | By James Whitaker
Published: Jul 28 2026, 4:51 PM EDT
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| Jul 27, 2026 | PEPFAR Cuts Left 77,000 Fewer Children on HIV Treatment as AIDS 2026 Opens in Rio | By Jackie Manning
Published: Jul 27 2026, 12:36 PM EDT
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| May 7, 2026 | South Africa’s TikTok election is coming | Icasa wants you to know it has tightened up the rules for South Africa’s pivotal municipal elections, set for 4 November 2026. The communications regulator recently published the Municipal Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisem... |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Imo State wants to become Nigeria’s AI capital. Can it bank on its local talent? | When Sullivan Emerald began his secondary education in Nekede, a quiet rural community near Owerri, his future ambitions were framed by stories his father read aloud from local newspapers—tales of brilliant Nigerian engineers who had made i... |
| Nov 12, 2024 | The Stunning Decline of Globacom, Nigeria’s Third Biggest Telco | When Globacom launched in August 2003, it entered a crowded telecom market, two years behind giants MTN, Econet, and MTEL. Despite this, it quickly made an impact with bold moves, positioning itself as a serious competitor. By pioneering pe... |
| Oct 26, 2024 | The Cyber Siege: Unpacking the Globacom Breach | In the digital age, a company’s lifeblood is its data. When that data is compromised, the repercussions can be catastrophic. The recent cyber attack on Globacom, Nigeria’s telecom giant, serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities lur... |
| Oct 21, 2024 | The Globacom breach: How hackers held Nigeria’s telco giant hostage | On the night of July 13, 2023, staff of Globacom—the Nigerian telecoms company that disrupted the industry in 2003 with ”per second” billing—could not access their emails or use work applications. Employees on the night shift didn’t panic b... |
| May 28, 2024 | State of disaster declared in two SA provinces | State of disaster declared in two SA provinces. Image by Artem Zhukov/Pexels
The government has declared a state of disaster in the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. This is following the heavy rains these regions expe... |
| Apr 16, 2024 | A platform policed: The paradox of free speech and the DA’s hush | A platform policed: The paradox of free speech and the DA’s hush: Image: Supplied
The banishment of blogger Rumani from Twitter (X) has reignited a fiery discussion in South Africa regarding the balance between satire and censorship, with t... |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Агротех на телефоне: Гана, или фермеры, у которых нет Интернета, но есть ИИ | Мы продолжаем серию публикаций об агротехнологиях и их развитии в других странах. В предыдущих статьях (посвященных сельхозинновациям в Бразилии, Саудовской Аравии, ОАЭ, Сингапуре) почти всегда упоминалась колоссальная поддержка государства... |
| May 30, 2023 | Sudan conflicts: gunfire continues despite ceasefire extension | Gunfire heard despite ceasefire extension.
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Warring generals in Sudan have agreed to extend by five days a humanitarian ceasefire they repeatedly violated and which failed to deliver promised aid corridors. Residents told A... |
| May 25, 2023 | Former Malawian President Mutharika’s stepson case postponed to June 8th | Former Malawian President Mutharika’s stepson image by @ZodiacOnline Twitter page
Six men including the former Malawian president’s stepson were arrested in connection to a massive grave discovery in Malawi in 2022. The six men are charged ... |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Illicit trade crackdown can help pull debt-ridden African governments back from the brink | Amid significant global economic turbulence, all eyes last week were on the annual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) held in Washington, D.C. between 10 and 16 April.
High on the agenda were the deterio... |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Red Cross: To cut 1,500 jobs over funding crunch | In this file photo taken on March 21, 2022 the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is seen in Geneva. – Red Cross says to cut 1,500 jobs over next year amid funding shortage on April 4, 2023. (Photo by Fabric... |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Kenya to launch first operational satellite next week | Image by PIRO from Pixabay
Kenya will launch its first operational satellite next week in a landmark achievement for the country’s space programme, the government said on Monday.
ALSO READ | SpaceX Dragon crew: Blasts off for International ... |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Ghana, and how not to tax mobile money | In May 2022, the government in Ghana introduced a deeply unpopular tax on mobile money transactions, known as the e-levy. When it was introduced, the levy was structured as a 1.5% charge on all electronic and mobile money transactions over ... |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Devolution of power: A new dawn for Nigeria’s struggling power sector | Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari assented to 16 constitution alteration bills. The signed bills include devolving more power to Nigerian states, empowering them to take charge of their growth and granting them autonomy in major areas l... |
| Mar 14, 2023 | On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 14 March? | South African singer, Lira celebrates her birthday. Image via Instagram @miss_lira.
Take a look at what happened on this day, 14 March in history. From a variety of achievements, and milestones throughout human history to groundbreaking inv... |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Google announces 15 women-founded startups in its inaugural accelerator
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Today, the International Women’s Day, Google has announced its inaugural class of women-founded startups in its novel program, Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Women Founders Cohort. The selected women founders will receive business ... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Tinubu wins presidential election in Nigeria | Bola Tinubu. Imahe: The Conversation.
Ruling party candidate, Bola Tinubu has won the most votes in Nigeria’s election this weekend, according to final results on Wednesday morning.
PDP DEMANDS A ‘FRESH’ ELECTION
PDP has called for the vote... |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Africa’s educational system is broken. Can digital learning help fix it?
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Education takes centre stage in conversations about Africa’s prosperity. The rationale for that is simple; formal education, especially at post-secondary levels, exposes its embracers to a world in demand of the knowledge hedged within the ... |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Mauritius braces for intense Cyclone Freddy | This general view shows the Pointe Jeome jetty in Mahebourg, Mauritius, on February 20, 2023 as Cyclone Freddy approaches. -(Photo by Laura MOROSOLI / AFP)
Mauritius was battening down the hatches on Monday as an intense tropical cyclone mo... |
| Feb 12, 2023 | Contextualizing the Nigerian Government’s Forced Abortion Program | Editor’s Note: Sexual violence in war takes many forms. In Nigeria, the government is forcing women impregnated by Boko Haram to have abortions, which the University of Denver’s Hilary Matfess and Georgetown’s Robert Nagel argue is unpreced... |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Why are there blackouts across South Africa? | On Thursday, February 9 at 19:30 GMT:
A prolonged energy crisis in South Africa has left citizens facing daily power cuts as the country’s state owned energy company Eskom takes drastic measures to conserve power. Having failed to modernise... |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Four reasons why Ghana’s domestic debt restructuring has stalled | Ghana is facing multiple financial and economic challenges and the government has requested a US$3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Ghana is facing multiple financial and economic challen... |
| Jan 23, 2023 | UN rights chief urges ‘impartial’ probe after Eswatini killing | Maseko he had a pending court battle with King Mswati III over the monarch’s decision to rename the country Eswatini by decree. Image from Twitter/@NalaThokozane
The United Nations human rights chief on Monday called on Eswatini to swiftly ... |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Ex-president’s son jailed amid Mozambique's “hidden debt” scandal | An ongoing trial of suspects in the so-called “hidden debt” scandal in Mozambique reached a major milestone in early December when Ndambi Guebuza, son of former Mozambique President Armando Guebuza, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for t... |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Mobility for Africa secures $2 million to deploy electric vehicles in rural Zimbabwe
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Zimbabwean investment company, InfraCo Africa, has announced that it has signed a US$2 million (Z$723.8 billion) deal with mobility startup, Mobility for Africa, to deploy 400 electric vehicles to rural areas in the country.
The vehicles, c... |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Man sets himself on FIRE in Hindi language protest | Language is an emotive issue in India where hundreds of languages and dialects are spoken, but English serves as the main official medium while state governments use regional languages. Photo: PEXELS
An octogenarian man burned himself to de... |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Расчёт налогов на глаз, «неагрессивная» коррупция и сотрудники в позе «внезапная смерть»: про бизнес и работу в Гане Статьи редакции | Я из Санкт-Петербурга и уже некоторое время работаю в Аккре. В прошлый раз рассказывал про жизнь и быт в стране, а теперь поведаю, как обстоят дела с регистрацией бизнеса, взятками, налогами и финтехом.
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| Sep 14, 2022 | Will 5G work in Nigeria? | Last month, there was a lot of celebration (especially within the tech community) around the arrival of 5G in Nigeria, courtesy of MTN. The announcement implied that Nigeria is now on track to launch the 5G network commercially, joining oth... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Why does Nigeria’s inflation defy gravity? | Three things are certain in Nigeria: death, taxes, and ever-rising inflation. The average Nigerian is unsure about several things—their power supply, safety, and even school resumption. But barely anyone doubts that the prices they see toda... |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Women are inherently close to nature: Zimbabwean study challenges idea | Women are inherently close to nature Zimbawean study challenges idea: Image: Adobe stock
In Zimbabwe, it’s mainly women who collect and use fuelwood. The more women cut down trees for household energy needs, the longer it takes to find and ... |
| Aug 17, 2022 | What is behind the trend of legal claims for medical mistakes being on the rise in South Africa | What is behind the trend of legal claims for medical mistakes being on the rise in South Africa: Image; Adobe stock
Medico-legal claims – claims based on medical negligence or malpractice – have skyrocketed in South Africa. Recent figures i... |
| Jul 14, 2022 | How online marketplace Traders of Africa breaking-down barriers to pan-African agri-trade | Uju Uzo-Ojinnaka thought that expanding her family import-export business from Nigeria to other countries in Africa. But her first deal with an entrepreneur illuminated the compliated and often convoluted nature of intercontinental agricult... |
| May 31, 2022 | New Cannabis policies in Africa: A privilege of the rich? | New Cannabis policies in Africa: A privilege of the rich? Image: Adobe stock
Cannabis is a drug crop with a long history in Africa. Alongside coca and opium poppy, it has been subjected to international control for nearly a century. The Int... |
| May 19, 2022 | Power Trials Commence at Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Despite Stalled Negotiations and Regional Tensions | On Feb. 20, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to celebrate initial power generation trials. Ethiopians rejoiced as their decades-old dream neared completion. For years, the previous gover... |
| May 19, 2022 | Xend Finance Opens Transactions in Ghanian Cedis and Kenyan Shilling on The Mobile App | The first international Global Crypto bank, Xend Finance, just made another great stride in providing users in developing countries the opportunity to live above inflation. It announced the addition of the Kenyan shilling and Ghanaian Cedi ... |
| May 3, 2022 | The biggest African tech moves from April | Several important moves were made across Africa’s tech ecosystem in April.
From MTN’s PSB license approval and Airtel’s super-agent license in Nigeria, to Sun King’s $260 million raise in Kenya, and CAR’s crypto adoption, here are the top 1... |
| May 1, 2022 | How Russia’s War in Ukraine Affects Its Meddling in Africa | Editor’s Note: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to greater focus on Moscow's activities around the world. Working through private military companies, Russia has repeatedly intervened in Africa's civil wars, becoming a major power bro... |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Who will take the poison pill? | Share this article:
Hello there,
Today’s not your typical Monday. Usually, you’d be reading this while preparing for or already at work, but public holiday for the win!
How was your weekend? How’s this Monday different — apart from the obvi... |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Digital lenders in Kenya must disclose source of funds as new law takes effect | Digital credit providers (DCPs) in Kenya will have to disclose their sources of funds and provide evidence of the same following the coming into force of a law meant to regulate the sector.
The new regulations published Monday by the countr... |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Indonesia Ensures Strict Compliance with COVID-19 Protocol towards G20 Presidency | JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On track to host the G20 summit in Bali on November 15-16, The Indonesia's Ministry of Health is set to implement a strict health protocol system as a precaution against COVID-19. The syste... |
| Feb 23, 2022 | TradeDepot acquires Accra-based Green Lion as African tech M&A heats up | TradeDepot, a leading B2B e-commerce and embedded finance platform in Africa, on Wednesday said it has acquired Green Lion, a competitor which it describes as the biggest and fastest-growing B2B e-commerce platform in Ghana. The move is mea... |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21 things that happened for the first time in 2021 in the African tech scene | 2021 has been a noteworthy year that has seen the African tech sector bounce back from the difficulties it faced in 2020. Here’s a list of 21 things that happened for the first time in the African tech scene this year.
African artists raked... |
| Dec 20, 2021 | From Plantation to Destination: Your Partners in Sesame Transportation | Posted on 20/12/2021
Sesame is one of the oldest oilseed crops known to mankind - domesticated and consumed in different parts of the world for over 5000 years. Mainly cultivated in tropical regions of Africa and Asia, it is a common cookin... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Kenya to reduce import dependency with production of new site; Co-laboratory space to open in China | Square Pharmaceuticals will start production of its $74.36 million factory in Kenya in early 2022, according to The Daily Nation.
The site from the Bangladeshi pharmaceutical leader will produce malaria and diabetes dr... |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Ex-Fishcor CEO blames illegal quota sales on government “misunderstanding” | The former CEO of the state-owned National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) has told a High Court in Namibia he never received direct instructions on how funds earned from sale of the company’s fishing quotas were to be disbursed.
M... |
| Oct 7, 2021 | M-Pesa, Opay, Telebirr, Palmpay: How Chinese tech is powering African fintech | In 2013, M-Pesa, Africa’s largest mobile money platform, was faced with a major challenge: Its users couldn’t settle insurance premiums and make bank payments in real-time. Payments made to Kenya Power took 48 hours before reflecting in the... |
| Oct 5, 2021 | From ‘urgent’ ₦30k to $50m: How Hanu Fejiro Abodje built Patricia from scratch | Share this article:
Before he founded Patricia, CEO Hanu Fejiro Agbodje says he tried and failed at 13 businesses, all of which, in his words, “ended in tears”.
The businesses ranged from a commercial bike business — in which his employee c... |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Despite Cease-Fire in Tigray, No End in Sight for Conflict | Editor’s Note: The bitter war between Tigrayan forces and the Ethiopian government has claimed thousands of lives. In late June, a ray of hope appeared when the Ethiopian government declared a cease-fire, but this quickly vanished as the vi... |
| Aug 12, 2021 | This is Patricia; a place where convention comes to die | Share this article:
If you are Nigerian, live in Nigeria, know someone who knows someone who lives in/is Nigeria(n), or you have anything at all to do with Nigerian pop culture, chances are you’ve heard of Patricia and its now famous “crypt... |
| Aug 4, 2021 | MTN Group finally returns $280m in 2020 dividend from Nigeria | South Africa’s MTN Group has repatriated its last year’s dividend of around $280 million (R4.2 billion) from its local unit in Nigeria. The company reported the payout on Monday during the release of preliminary financial results for the si... |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Tanzania’s president is one of the world’s most prominent Covid-deniers – and now he may be hospitalized with Covid | Tanzanian President John Magufuli at an event in August 2020. ERICKY BONIPHACE/AFP via Getty Images
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has not been seen for 17 days, prompting rumors about his health.
Magufuli declared Tanzania Covid-free la... |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Kenyan government out to raise $45million digital tax revenue before July | In Kenya, the government has started to implement the Digital Services tax it proposed last year for internet businesses. They are hoping to raise 45 million dollars in revenue before the second half of the year.
A policy drafted by the Ken... |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Mauritius In Crisis As Militarized Police Deployed Against Peaceful Protestors | 7 Jan 2021: Protests in capital city of Mauritius, Port Louis, at a court hearing against Mauritius ... [+] Cabinet Minister ahead of a case that could eventually overturn the outcome of the country's general electionAufait Media Mauritius |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Protests Continue In Mauritius Five Months After Oil Spill | Social Activist, Bruneau Laurette (left) leads a protest in capital city Port Louis on December 29, ... [+] marking four months since the 100,000 protest in the capital on August 29.Le Mauricien |
| Nov 10, 2020 | Coral Reproduction Being Disrupted By Experimental Ship Fuel Leaked In Mauritius | 5 Nov 2020: Coral spawning seen as thicker and with a viscous surface this year, raising concerns ... [+] about the health of coral reproduction. Seen here: spawning from November 5 at Pointe Jerome Mangrove Forest by Iles aux Aigrettes.Bru... |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Captain’s Noon Reports Crucial Missing Evidence For Mauritius Oil Spill Ship | Captain's Noon Reports could prove crucial evidence to the Wakashio Inquirygetty |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Singapore Drawn Into Growing International Controversy Surrounding Mauritius Oil Spill | The city state of Singapore has been drawn into the controversy surrounding the Wakashio oil spill ... [+] in MauritiusGetty Images |
| Oct 28, 2020 | Rwandan Entrepreneur: Water Flow Crucial During Coronavirus Crisis | Rwandan mechanical engineer and social entrepreneur Christelle KwizeraChristelle Kwizera |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Could Oil Ship Wakashio Been Hacked Before Mauritius Spill? | Ship's cyber security vulnerabilities, revealed by Cyber Security specialists, Pen Test PartnersPen Test Partners |
| Oct 19, 2020 | Latest Satellite Analysis Reveals New Theory For Deadly Wakashio Oil Spill In Mauritius | Latest analysis of Wakashio's track compared to the major shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean reveal ... [+] major anomalies.AIS Analysis: Windward |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Getting a National ID card takes up to 4 years in Nigeria: going digital will not solve the problem | In Nigeria, attempts at creating a National ID card dates back to 1986. After several decades and millions of dollars, the government is now looking to take the process digital
In Nigeria, getting any accepted means of identification can be... |
| Aug 19, 2020 | SAVANNAH ENERGY PLC
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| Aug 7, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 5th August 2020 | Hey Guys,
It’s time for the mid-week groove with the Big 5 Daily.
Enjoy the read!
Liquid Telecom is not only to be addressed as Liquid Intelligent Technologies, but it also plans to lay off staff as it transitions. Notices have been sent ou... |
| Jul 21, 2020 | What Ever Happened to Digital Contact Tracing? | In May of this year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged the United Kingdom would develop a “world beating” track and trace system by June 1 to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. But on June 18, the government quietly abandoned its ... |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Deep Dive: Nigeria’s Technical Talent Landscape from 1963 to 2018 | Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a two-part series about Nigeria’s technical talent landscape. Read part two here. The research in this article was powered by Tek Experts.
In 2001, about two decades ago, Chika Nwobi, an investor ... |
| Jul 2, 2020 | NETCARE LIMITED
Netcare : Pay Black Women Healthcare Workers, The Backbone of Our Health Sector | It will take the average professional nurse 65 years to earn the annual salary of a chief executive officer of one of the private hospital groups in South Africa.
This is according to Oxfam report The Right to Dignified Healthcare Work, a R... |
| Jun 25, 2020 | COVID-19 is quietly threatening the future of Nigeria’s news media | Despite furloughs, salary reduction and job cuts, many Nigerian news media companies will still struggle to stay afloat in the short term. More operational changes may need to happen.
Over the last few months, the struggles of news media bu... |
| Jun 22, 2020 | Security startup, AirSynQ wants to help oil and gas companies check vandalism | Share this article:
Vandalism and theft of public facilities have been plaguing Nigeria for quite some time. From ICT infrastructure to oil and gas pipelines and power equipment, losses worth billions of naira are recorded annually.
As at 2... |
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| Apr 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Weekly Update: E-commerce boom faces policy roadblock
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| Jan 27, 2020 | Trump’s travel ban could extend to Africa’s top tech country, Nigeria | The Trump administration is poised to add several African countries to a U.S. travel ban list, including Africa’s top tech hub, Nigeria.
Politico first reported the White House is considering Tanzania, Eritrea, Sudan and Nigeria for new tra... |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Kenya’s Competition Authority Approves Airtel & Telkom Merger | The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has approved the merger between Airtel and Telkom Kenya. The approval came after a 10-month long quid pro quo between the regulators and the telcos.
The move by the two telecom operators to merge the... |
| Dec 4, 2019 | Ethiopia Government Partners Infervision to Build National Intelligence Infrastructure, See Finalists of the Innovate Now Accelerator Program and More | Hi Guys,
It’s the mid-week edition of the Big 5 Daily and we bring innovative gist from all over Africa.
Enjoy!
Drum roll! The Ethiopian government and China-based Infervision Technology Corporation, have partnered to build a National Artif... |
| Dec 4, 2019 | South Africa commences e-Visa test with Kenya; Nigeria, India, and China to follow | Share this article:
On Sunday, December 1, 2019, the South African Department of Home Affairs (DHA) announced that it has begun testing its electronic visa application system (e-Visa) on an international scale with Kenya.
#DHA has started t... |
| Oct 14, 2019 | How a proposed bill could increase internet costs in Nigeria | Nigerians face the possibility of a new tax on electronic communications which is already being levied in Ghana. The Communications Service Tax bill was championed by the former communications minister Adebayo Shittu and thrown out by the N... |
| Sep 30, 2019 | Opinion: A South African startup steps in to bridge the gap of financial inclusion | Achieving financial Inclusion and cashless societies have been on the agenda of governments and other stakeholders across Africa for the past few years – with varying success across the board.
Despite many efforts, most African countries’ b... |
| Aug 2, 2019 | How soil-less farming aims to tackle Nigeria’s 11 billion dollar annual food imports | Triggered in 2015 by Nigeria’s economic woes due to declining oil revenues, Mevis Aiyeju, a TV producer, looked to farming to salve her pricking conscience.
“I felt I was a part of the problem, by helping promote all of these multinational ... |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Abalone poaching plagues South Africa | South Africa is proposing a review of an existing policy on abalone fishing rights to ensure more small-scale fishing coastal communities – hitherto considered marginalized under existing fisheries regulations – have their share of access t... |
| May 29, 2019 | First ladies can help lead the fight against HIV/AIDS | Complacency, the United Nations warned in its latest report on AIDS, constitutes a grave threat to decades of progress against HIV. The report, a self-proclaimed “wake-up call,” was directed at the entire global health community. But its me... |
| May 19, 2019 | Turkey and the New Scramble for Africa: Ottoman Designs or Unfounded Fears? | Editor’s Note: Turkey has emerged as an important, but confusing, actor in the greater Middle East and beyond. Its policies have oscillated as its role has expanded, and it now plays an important role in the Horn of Africa as well as with i... |
| May 15, 2019 | The Kenya–Somalia Maritime Dispute and Its Potential National Security Costs | The at-times fraught relationship between Kenya and Somalia took a new turn in 2014, when Somalia submitted a compromis before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) claiming that Kenya was conducting illegal acts in what Somalia claimed ... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | Nigeria’s Gloo.ng drops consumer e-commerce, pivots to e-procurement | Nigerian startup Gloo.ng is dropping consumer online retail and pivoting to B2B e-procurement with Gloopro as its new name.
The Lagos-based venture has called it quits on e-commerce grocery services, shifting to a product that supplies larg... |
| Mar 4, 2019 | How ForLoop Africa Became the Continent’s Largest Community for Developers | It’s 2015 and Ridwan Olalere is the Engineering Manager at Hotels.ng and finding local developers has been quite a task. Developer communities are still a relatively new concept and foreign-based communities like GitHub are not yet popular.... |
| Jan 23, 2019 | One solar water pump at a time, Spunvertek is solving the water challenges in rural Nigeria | Share this article:
According to a 2017 UNICEF declaration, over 57 million Nigerians lack access to potable water supply.
Additionally, available alternatives — such as drinking water from rivers, lakes, ponds, streams and irrigation canal... |
| Sep 18, 2018 | African countries fighting back against illegal fishing | One in four fish in Africa is still caught illegally, despite the efforts of many African nations to overcome the problem.
According to the organization Stop Illegal Fishing, an independent non-profit based in Africa dedicated to ending ill... |
| Aug 16, 2018 | From Kampala to Nairobi, SafeBoda is taking on East Africa’s public transport challenges | Share this article:
Not many years have passed since Ricky Rapa Thomson left the Boda Boda (a widely adopted name for commercial motorcycles in most parts of East Africa) business as a rider to take on a major challenge Ugandans experience ... |
| Jul 11, 2018 | Ethiopian Tech Entrepreneurs Are Gradually Transforming Its Education System | While Nati Gossaye was learning French with the different language apps he found, he noticed it was quite tough to learn on those platforms. So when Facebook launched its Messenger Bot Challenge for Middle East and Africa, he decided to bui... |
| May 28, 2018 | Africa’s Most Tech-Friendly Governments | We know that Africa is a great, big continent filled with abundant resources, great people and the rest of that gist. We also know that African governments, through the eyes of the tech ecosystem – if you will, can be a bit obtuse at times.... |
| May 9, 2018 | Curtailing cyber attacks in Africa | Cyber Attack
In order to curtail the high cost of cyber-attacks in Africa, it is imperative that African business take more decisive steps to make data protection a high priority.
In the light of this, Ken Munyi, Country Manager at iWayAfri... |
| Mar 1, 2018 | How do you capture a market like the African VoD market? | Share this article:
In 2017, Africa lost a fine prospect in its nascent video streaming industry; the startup, Afrostream, died after only 2 years of operation.
Surprisingly, the startup was not berated for failing to keep its head above wa... |
| Jan 25, 2018 | Africa News Roundup: Nigeria handpicked for $5 billion global solar energy project | Share this article:
Here are this week’s top headlines on startups, entrepreneurship, innovation and tech around Africa.
Nigeria to get solar energy plants. At the recently concluded World Future Energy Summit, the International Solar Allia... |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Donald Trump's highly abnormal presidency: the week of Nov. 13
Trump is graciously picking up his own legal bills now that the RNC won’t pay them
Trump slams Franken, stays silent on Moore’s alleged child abuse
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| Sep 27, 2017 | A case for personalised learning in the Nigerian educational system | Share this article:
Despite rapid technological changes that have transformed the way we live and work; Nigerian classrooms have remained resistant to this change.
Recently, Silicon Valley’s celebrated style of learning was validated by a r... |
