Kenya Aims to Achieve a Net-zero Carbon Neutral Economy by 2050
Kenya aims to set up an emissions trading system that will allow companies and other bodies to buy emissions allowances, the finance minister sai earlier this week, as the country strives to limit the release of greenhouse gases. Emissions trading is a pollution control mechanism where a central authority issues a limited number of permits […]
A Sit-down with Liberia’s Former President
As a former head of state and Nobel peace prize winner, Sirleaf has achieved more than most in her lifetime. She spoke to Forbes Africa on her experiences as president and what she thinks is needed to bridge the gender gap in Africa. In March, she also received the 2021 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Lifetime Achievement Award. […]
Fintech in Nigeria – and Africa in General – Seen as the Final Frontier of Untapped Opportunity
We have not even reached the halfway point of 2021, but already it seems nailed on that the year will break all sorts of funding records – with the surge in investments led by the Nigerian fintech space. The landmark acquisition of Paystack by Stripe back in October seems to have set an unstoppable train […]
Race Played a Role in Who was Rescued During Moz Attack
Survivors of a recent attack by Islamist insurgents in Mozambique have told Amnesty International that private military contractors prioritised white workers for evacuation as the extremists closed in during days of confused fighting. An estimated 220 civilians sought refuge in the Amarula hotel in Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, during the attack […]
Ethiopia’s Ongoing Conflict Means more than 5m People aren’t Getting the Food they Need
The United Nations has confirmed that military forces are impeding humanitarian access to parts of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, after an exclusive CNN investigation revealed that Eritrean troops were coordinating with Ethiopian forces to cut off critical aid routes. A CNN team traveling through Tigray’s central zone witnessed Eritrean soldiers, some disguising themselves in old […]
Pharmaceutical Giant Plans to Build South Africa’s Vaccine Capability
South Africa-born pharmaceutical entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong has said that his family’s foundation will spend $211m to help develop vaccine production in South Africa. Dr Soon-Shiong, who is now based in the US, made his fortune in drug development in the US. But he told a meeting of the World Health Organization on access to the […]
