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Top 5 African Travel Destinations To Visit This August

Top 5 African Travel Destinations To Visit This August

Depending on where you go, the worst of the winter chill is over, the skies are clear, and the weather is generally stunning to cater for those looking for some much-needed sun after the colder months. We’ve done our planning using Petal Maps and selected five of the coolest destinations to consider for your travel adventure. Using […]

Can The Future Of Technology Bridge The Gender Divide In Africa?

Can The Future Of Technology Bridge The Gender Divide In Africa?

Outstanding speakers, compelling content for everyone at the 25th Africa Tech Festival and an exclusive eBook focusing on profiling inspiring South African women in tech. Women’s Day will be celebrated in South Africa on 9 August.  Whilst many people use the bank holiday to take time off and relax, for many, it is an important reminder that a woman’s rights to […]

Tripesa Secures Funding To Digitize Tourism MSMEs And Aid Recovery Post Covid

Tripesa Secures Funding To Digitize Tourism MSMEs And Aid Recovery Post Covid

Travel tech startup Tripesa closes a pre-seed round backed by Eric Osiakwan, Future Africa, Consonance Investment Managers and LTNT Investments to digitize tourism MSMEs in Africa. B2B travel tech startup Tripesa has closed a pre-seed round with participation from Eric Osiakwan, Future Africa, Consonance Investment Managers and LTNT Investments to support the company’s go to […]

Wikimania 2022: The Festival Edition Brings Together Wikipedia Volunteers Around The World

Wikimania 2022: The Festival Edition Brings Together Wikipedia Volunteers Around The World

For Virtual And In Person Celebrations Of Free Knowledge From August 11-14, the 120 conference sessions will feature Wikimedia volunteers, partners, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer Maryana Iskander  Every year, hundreds of Wikimedians – the volunteers who make Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects possible – come together to celebrate free knowledge […]

Morocco, Host Country Of AFRICA PPP

Morocco, Host Country Of AFRICA PPP

The 13th edition of the event on 25- 27 October 2022 Under the auspices of the Government of Morocco, the Ministry of Finances and the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water. The 13th edition of Africa PPP will take place on 25 – 27 October 2022 in Marrakech, Morocco . We are very pleased to have Morocco as the […]

Seagate signs Mitsumi Distribution to penetrate PAN Africa

Seagate signs Mitsumi Distribution to penetrate PAN Africa

Mitsumi to further drive and promote vendor`s complete range of storage solutions across PAN Africa DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 12 August 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Mitsumi Distribution, one of the leading IT distributors in the Middle East and Africa, today announced that Seagate has signed Mitsumi as strategic distribution partner for PAN Africa. Under the accord, the leading […]

Framing the Investable Africa We Want

Framing the Investable Africa We Want

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African institutional investment community of sovereign wealth and pension funds are committed to making a constructive contribution and playing a leadership role in building Africa’s post-COVID-19 economies and laying the foundation to the achievement of Africa’s Agenda 2063. With over 200 categorised practical action steps, the report […]

Planting Spree Helps Ghanaian Women

Planting Spree Helps Ghanaian Women

Fresh fruit and vegetables are expensive in Ghana, with demand met mainly by imports. Alberta Akosa’s NGO Agrihouse Foundation encourages women to plant their own backyard gardens, which allows them to feed their families and also secures them an income. SOURCE: DEUTSCHE WELLE

Making the DRC’s Streets Safe Again

Making the DRC’s Streets Safe Again

Authorities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are searching for hundreds of inmates who escaped from Kakwanguru central prison when gunmen attacked the facility Tuesday night. Five people, including two policemen, were killed during the jailbreak in the city of Butembo. Reuters reported that only 58 of 874 inmates remained at the prison when […]

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