Cape Town Proves to have More than a Beautiful Mountain
South Africa’s second most populous city is home to so much more, from fantastic restaurants and quirky bars to amazing art, and from beaches and outdoor pursuits to wildlife and habitat conservation spaces. For fans of flora and fauna, plan to visit the breath-taking Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, or, if you have the time, the […]
Tunisia Announces a Slew of Measures to Cushion the Tourism Industry
The move is to try to limit the devastating effect of restrictions imposed to curb spread of the coronavirus on the crucial tourism sector. The Tourism Minister then outlined the next line of actions to boost the North African nation’s tourism sector in spite of the pandemic. “We will allow for the tourists to come […]
Investing in Human Capital Could be Africa’s New Frontier
Whether you believe Jumia was “Africa’s first unicorn”, or Interswitch, or neither of them, what is undeniable is that it has always been assumed that sectors like e-commerce and fintech would be most likely to produce such companies. The relatively unpopulated and undeveloped African human resources (HR) technology space? Not so much. Yet Dr Emmanuel […]
Creating the Biggest Gold Producer in Burkina Faso
West Africa-focused Endeavour Mining has agreed to buy Teranga Gold in an all-share deal to create a top 10 gold producer which will list in London, the companies said on Monday, a week after they announced they were in talks. The agreement is a breakthrough for the fragmented gold sector and for Endeavour, whose previous […]
Desperate Measures Taken During a Desperate Time in Zimbabwe
The residents of Hopley, a large settlement in the south of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, have had to take drastic measures to ensure they have access to water. As community wells dry up, people have been forced to use a well situated in a nearby graveyard. Contamination, from embalming fluids and decomposition, poses risks, but with […]
The State of Cryptocurrencies in Africa
Africa will define the future of Bitcoin. With its various use cases and suitability for the demographic and economic trends on the continent, there has been a growing buzz for its potential to upgrade Africa’s financial system. Due to its decentralized nature, Bitcoin can address many of Africa’s inefficiencies around payments, cross-border transactions and financial […]
How Africans Feel about China’s Influence
China’s growing engagement with Africa has had a positive, albeit uneven, effect on Africa’s economic growth, economic diversification, job creation and connectivity. China-Africa relations are mostly organised via government to government relations. But the perceptions and wellbeing of ordinary people also need to be better considered. In 2016 the pan-African research institute Afrobarometer published its […]
Gains Made to Contain a Locust Outbreak in the Horn of Africa Hampered by Tigray Offensive
Now there are fears Ethiopia might also lose its grip. A UN internal document seen by Reuters last week said efforts to combat the locust swarms were believed to have stopped in Tigray because of the conflict. Aerial operations – involving planes and helicopters for both surveillance and spraying pesticide – have ceased. Young men […]
Ethiopian Diaspora Divided on What’s Happening Back Home
The conflict in Ethiopia is sparking a lot of discussion among the country’s diaspora, and those who share their views online have noticed they often get strong pushback from people who hold opposing opinions. In some cases, the division is ruining friendships. More than 2.5 million Ethiopians live abroad. Besides sending home billions of dollars […]
Pulling Out All the Stops to Protect Rare African Giraffe
The only known white giraffe in the world has been fitted with a GPS tracking device in an effort to protect him from poachers in Kenya. The unique male giraffe now stands alone after a female and her calf were killed by poachers in March. The GPS tracking device, secured to one of the animal’s […]
