BonelliErede: Two New Of Counsel To Boost The Firm’s Presence In Africa And The Middle East
BonelliErede welcomes Calvin Walker and Ezequiel Sanchez Herrera – who both boast outstanding international backgrounds. Calvin, former partner and global head of Baker McKenzie’s project finance dept (2009-2019) and partner at Allen & Overy (1998-2009), has over 25 years’ project finance experience and is recognised as a leading expert by the main international legal guides. […]
ViacomCBS Networks Africa Partners With The Zero Malaria Starts With Me Movement
ViacomCBS Networks Africa (VCNA) has joined forces with the Zero Malaria Starts With Me (ZMSWM) movement to inspire and engage young people in the fight against malaria – the generation that can end this preventable disease. VCNA’s commitment to malaria and its powerful platforms will provide a unique opportunity to draw attention to the oldest […]
Poets And Writers Around The World Come Together To Spread Love, Hope And Optimism
Worldwide writers including George the Poet team up to use their positive words to help people stay connected Poets, author, writers and artists around the world including British spoken-word artist George the Poet – famed for kicking off Harry and Meghan’s wedding with a poem about union back in 2018 – have come together to create a series of messages to help spread love and optimism in challenging times. Fifteen original and favourite positive stories of love, friendship, […]
Stevie Wonder is Moving to Ghana
The iconic, award-winning performer spoke to Oprah Winfrey in an interview explaining his decision, citing the political turmoil in the United States. “I wanna see this nation smile again. And I want to see it before I leave to travel to move to Ghana because I’m going to do that.” This isn’t the first time […]
Global Music Streaming Service Spotify is making a Giant Leap into Africa
So far Spotify is only available in South Africa and North African states, but the music streaming service has announced it will launch in another 39 countries on the continent in the coming days. Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Capo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Estwani, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea and Guinea […]
What Challenges Remain for African Fintech Companies?
There are strong arguments backing the prevalent trend of African fintech startups expanding operations from a product perspective, adding new verticals rather than moving into new geographies. That is according to Johan Bosini, partner at fintech-focused VC firm Quona Capital, who was speaking on the latest episode of Disrupt Podcast in the wake of his […]
Creating Sustainable Programmes for Africa’s Charcoal Production
Charcoal is an essential source of domestic fuel in many sub-Saharan African countries. Overall, the region produces 65% of the world’s charcoal, with Nigeria, Ethiopia and Ghana being the top three producers. The charcoal sector employs about 40 million people in the region. Smallholders are responsible for most charcoal production, and it’s an important safety […]
Trade Agreements in Africa Need to be Revised if the AfCFTA is to become a Success
The man charged with implementing Africa’s historic free trade agreement has rallied against the World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying it needs to refine its rules to make it possible for Africa and the developing world to industrialise. “We have a consistent demand. Give us the policy space for industrial development, the policy space that we […]
A Win for Mali’s Braille Community
Linguists and Braille experts in Mali have translated the country’s most widely spoken African language, Bambara, into Braille for the country’s blind. Bambara is spoken and understood by about 15 million Malians, even more than the colonial French, making it an important step for blind people. Moussa Keita has been at the Malian Union of […]
Creating Fantasy Worlds from African Stories
Author Namina Forna loved JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis’ books as a child, but saw little that resembled the magic and rich mythology she saw in Africa. This is the reason I became a writer. I wanted to create a fantasy world on par with the ones in my favourite books from childhood: The Lord […]
