The Journey from the Ground to Your Phone
Tantalum, a metal used in smartphone and laptop batteries, is extracted from coltan ore. In 2019 40% of the world’s coltan was produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to official data. More was sneaked into Rwanda and exported from there. Locals dig for the ore by hand in Congo’s eastern provinces, where more […]
A Bumper Harvest doesn’t Convert into Local Sales for SA’s Winemakers
Vintners across South Africa may soon be searching for old bottles to hold new wine. The latest in a series of bans on the sale of alcohol since the start of the pandemic has left winemakers with a surplus of 300 million litres nearly half of last year’s harvest—in storerooms, with the latest annual harvest […]
FORBES AFRICA is on the Hunt for Africans Under the Age of 30
Attention entrepreneurs, creatives, sports stars and technology geeks — the 2021 FORBES AFRICA 30 Under 30 nominations are now officially open. Each year, FORBES AFRICA looks for resilient self-starters, innovators, entrepreneurs and disruptors who have the acumen to stay the course in their chosen field, come what may. The FORBES AFRICA 30 Under 30 list […]
Air Traffic on the Continent is Recovering Faster than other Regions
While a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in several more developed markets has sparked a return to lockdowns, most African countries have kept their borders open, even as the continent suffers from a second wave and a death rate above the global average. South Africa returned to stricter lockdowns after being hit by a more […]
The END Fund And Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Bolster Rwanda’s Plan To Eliminate Schistosomiasis By 2024
● Additional 8 million tablets of praziquantel per year for the treatment of adults ● Donation supports Rwanda’s strategic plan to eliminate schistosomiasis and other Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by 2024 The END Fund, a private philanthropic initiative solely dedicated to ending the five most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), today announced their partnership with Merck KGaA, […]
Improving Children’s Futures By Tackling Parasitic Worms
By Warren Lancaster, Programs Consultant, the END Fund In these unprecedented times, parents and children have become quite familiar with the sudden reality of not being able to go to school or interact with their teachers. Furthermore, there are growing concerns that children are falling behind in their learning and a cadre of children may […]
