Bringing Back Sudan’s Cinema Culture
Films are oxygen for these men, and Talking About Trees follows their mission to reopen a neglected outdoor movie theatre near Khartoum and give away tickets. There are almost no cinemas left in Sudan. As plans go, it looks as rickety as the 12ft ladders they climb to scrub the crumbling walls of the cinema. […]
Challenge Accepted
South African comedian Trevor Noah on Wednesday accepted the challenged to play a doubles tennis match against Roger Federer and philanthropist Bill Gates. Trevor will be paired with Federer’s fierce tennis rival, Rafael Nadal, for the February 7 match to be hosted in the South African city of Cape Town. This star-studded doubles is part of […]
Credit Suisse Ignored Warnings about Mozambique
Credit Suisse Group AG ignored warnings from its outgoing regional chief executive officer on the risks of lending $2 billion to Mozambique in a scandal that has landed the Swiss bank in a lawsuit and opened up questions about its due diligence. A legal filing from Credit Suisse published last week has revealed that Fawzi […]
Another Bailout for Troubled SA Carrier
Cash-strapped state carrier South African Airways (SAA) said on Thursday it would “cancel and consolidate selected flights” to lower costs, days after it received a $244 million government bailout to ease a mounting cash-flow crunch. The government bailout from state-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) was announced on Tuesday. The treasury had initially promised […]
Piloting Nigeria’s Innovations
Vatebra Tech Hub has announced the call for its 6 Months Incubation program. The Tech Hub is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative with the Bank Of Industry to promote skills development, youth entrepreneurship and job creation in new technology and innovations. During the Incubation Program, startups will be provided with the resources and support […]
A Vision for a Small Village in Kenya
Twelve-year-old James has already lost sight in his left eye from a bacterial eye infection call Trachoma. The sight in his right eye is deteriorating fast so the doctors are heading deep into areas poor north-western Kenyan county of Turkana, to offer James and others free eye operations. SOURCE: BBC
MTN and Nigeria Makeup
MTN has pledged to invest $1.6 billion to expand its operations in Nigeria after settling the latest major dispute with authorities in its most profitable market. Africa’s largest wireless carrier announced the investment after a meeting between senior executives including Chief Executive Officer Rob Shuter and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. The two sides appeared to […]
Kenyan Students Talk about What’s Happening on Campus
Across Kenya, students are starting to speak out and challenge a problem they say plagues the country’s campuses. #CampusMeToo, a campaign by ActionAid and UN Women raises awareness of an issue they said plagues Kenya’s universities. Sexual harassment is a big problem. A recent survey by ActionAid revealed that half of all female Kenyan students and a […]
How Much is Actually Invested into African Startups?
As African technology ecosystems have blossomed over the past decade, increased interest from investors has seen them snag millions of dollars in funding. Every year, annual funding reports offer insight into the state of play with regard to investment in the ecosystem but, in search of the same findings, these reports often reach different conclusions. […]
Senegal’s Plans for Coronavirus
Doctor Ousmane Gueye, director of the National Service for Education and Health Information with Senegal’s Ministry of Health, says any time an epidemic outbreak occurs that has the potential to spread to Senegal, the government forms a national committee that includes the ministries of health, livestock and environment. Those ministers have created a toll-free emergency […]
