The African Development Bank And Its Partners Want Your Ideas For Beating The Covid-19 Pandemic
Set to host an online #AfricaVsVirus Challenge from 16 to 19 April 2020 The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and partners are set to host an online #AfricaVsVirus Challenge from 16 to 19 April 2020. The 72-hour competition is a global hackathon – or “ideathon” – to develop effective solutions to the coronavirus pandemic. The Challenge […]
Facebook Launches Coronavirus Information Center In 17 African Countries
Facebook users can opt in to follow the center to get notifications and see updates in their News Feed from official government health authorities Facebook (www.Facebook.co.za) is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Information Centers form part of Facebook’s effort to help the global fight against COVID-19 by […]
OPEC+ At Brink Of Ending Oil Price War, Awaits G20 Meeting For OPEC++ Deal
By: Africa Oil and Power In a move to save the oil industry — facing the biggest crisis in its history — OPEC and Russia have agreed on new production cuts, with the OPEC+ group agreeing to eliminate 10 million barrels of crude per day for an initial two-month period to save a glutted oil […]
Traveling Overland to Morocco from England with Barely $100
“Morocco was exciting though. It was still some years away from the mass tourism that has helped transform it into a modern destination. Its cities were riddled with dark alleyways. Its marketplaces were alive with haggling. There was a whiff of danger which I realized I liked. Nowadays Morocco has fast and efficient intercity trains, […]
South Africa has the Most UNESCO Biosphere Reserves on the Continent
Just 40 kilometres from Cape Town, the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve is South Africa’s oldest biosphere reserve, and was first designated in 1998. The majority of its 103,629 hectares is comprised of mountainous landscapes including high peals and deep valleys, but also includes coastal plains and 1,629 hectares of marine area. On the south-western coast of […]
The Safari Resorts with a Conscience
Capanne is a conservation-minded retreat opening this month on Nkombo Island in Rwanda’s Lake Kivu, Swedish-Italian preservationist Daniele Kihlgren takes the winning formula from his Sextantio concept further. There’s still the nod to traditional architecture (here that means standalone huts in the local vernacular style), but for Kihlgren’s first property outside Italy all profits will […]
Try a Virtual Tour of the Nambia’s Natural Wonders
The swirling sculptural patterns the Namib Desert’s sand dunes stretch for 31,000 square miles across the Namib-Naukluft national park in southern Africa. Some of the largest can be found in the Sossusvlei area, home to mountainous swathes of pink-orange sand, including the 388m-high Dune 7, which sits opposite Big Daddy at 325m, and Big Mamma, […]
South African Chamber Of Commerce And Industry Backs Africa Oil & Power 2020
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has signed a strategic partnership with Africa Oil & Power (AOP) for the second year. SACCI constructively influences the environment in which business operates in South Africa and has around 20,000 members. AOP 2020 serves as a platform for bold and decisive policy-making decisions in the […]
3 Musicians, 51 Strings: 3MA on Redefining African Musical Traditions
While a recent TSA mishap may have garnered Ballake Sissoko his latest 15 minutes of fame, his musical collaboration with 3MA is affording him acclaim of the lasting kind. In this video interview with NPR, the three musicians that form 3MA discuss the differing influences that each bring to the studio, and how it results […]
Adama Paris Makes African Fashion Popular in Europe
African fashion has begun to gain a foothold across the globe thanks to stalwart proponents of the industry, such as Adama Paris. The Senegalese designer’s promotion of ‘Black Fashion Week’ and her endless championing of African models is turning heads and opening pocketbooks. SOURCE: DEUTSCHE WELLE
