New Online Course from Harvard Teaches Africans How to Build Scalable Businesses to Solve African Problems
Africa has complex and unique business opportunities. Harvard Business School professors are launching a new online course to teach entrepreneurs how to build scalable businesses designed to solve core problems in Africa. Unlike other business courses, this one focuses on identifying points of opportunity for smart entrepreneurial efforts through live online lectures, peer-to-peer learning, and […]
Mastercard Leads The Payments Industry Forward To A More Sustainable Future
Directory of Sustainable Card Materials and Vendors Now Available 60+ Financial Institutions Have Issued Cards Made From Recyclable, Bio-Sourced, Chlorine-Free, Degradable And Ocean Plastics More than three quarters of people say they are “very concerned”[3]about the environment and feel companies should be doing more to address their impact on the planet[4]. As consumers look for […]
Transitioning To The Digital Economy
Rod Poole, Group Head of Change and Business Transformation at Standard Bank Now is the time that corporates can make a positive contribution to society beyond economic gains because of the fourth industrial revolution and the Covid-19 pandemic. As they shoulder more responsibility for human progress, companies have a crucial obligation to map the way […]
Mastercard Foundation Launches 10-year Plan To Enable 3 Million Young People In Uganda To Access Dignified Work
The Mastercard Foundation today announced its Young Africa Works strategy in Uganda, which has set a goal to enable more than 3 million young people in the country to access dignified and fulfilling work opportunities by 2030. Under Young Africa Works, the Foundation has committed $200 million to ensure young women, men, and refugees in […]
Meet The Future: SA Wine Farm Launches Hybrid & Virtual Conferencing
One of South Africa’s leading conferencing venues, Spier Wine Farm, located in the iconic Stellenbosch wine region in Western Cape, launched its hybrid and virtual conferencing offerings which allows delegates to attend a conference both in-person or from the comfort of their homes. Attendees can experience a range of virtual offerings as if they were […]
Getting to Know the Women of Northern Nigeria
A visual artist in Nigeria’s conservative northern region is on a mission to challenge some stereotypes about women. These include the notion that certain trades are for men only and that women who venture into them are bound to fail. The 25-year-old artist, Maryam Umar Maigida, told VOA Hausa she also uses her paintings to […]
Past Presidents in the Running for Ivorian Poll
The party of former president Laurent Gbagbo, who was acquitted of war crimes by the International Criminal Court last year, on Wednesday called for him to run for president in the October elections. It was not yet clear if Gbagbo, who resides in Belgium, will accept the FPI party’s recommendation and return to Ivory Coast. […]
Mogadishu Says Elections Will Go Ahead
Somalia’s federal government and leaders across the federal member states, FMS, on Wednesday agreed to hold timely national elections as the tenure of the incumbent president and parliaments run out later this year. A technical committee will be nominated to iron out details for the nature of the elections whiles the leaders are expected to […]
Terror Group Kills Aid Workers in Nigeria
Five aid workers abducted last month in north-east Nigeria’s Borno State have been killed, reportedly by jihadists. The men were working for Action Against Hunger, the International Rescue Committee, Rich International and the country’s State Emergency Management Agency, Nigeria’s president confirmed. Muhammadu Buhari blamed Boko Haram and vowed to bring the killers to justice. He […]
Malawi President Sets the Tone of His Administration
Promising to “clear the rubble” of corruption within the government, Malawi’s new president is beginning his term by raising the country’s minimum wage in an attempt to win over both doubters and international donors. In an interview with the Guardian, Lazarus Chakwera, who won a historic victory over Peter Mutharika in June, urged Malawians to […]
