AAI Honored Remarkable Achievements of Africa and its Worldwide Diaspora
The Africa America Institute opens doors to talented young people, helps them further their education and develop a network, and encourages connections between people from different disciplines who might not otherwise cross paths.
Why We Are The Generation To End Malaria
By Farida Tiemtore, President of “Les Héroïne du Faso” and recipient of the Voix EssentiELLES in Burkina Faso The fight to eliminate malaria, one of the deadliest diseases ever to face mankind, is at a major crossroads in which the power of young people is required – to be the generation to end malaria. The […]
Knife Capital Reaches Second Close Of Its African Expansion Fund With Commitments From Standard Bank And The SA SME Fund
Standard Bank and the SA SME Fund have joined other credible investors in backing venture capital firm Knife Capital’s new USD50 million African Series B expansion fund, Knife Fund III. The Fund’s aim is to invest behind the expansion of African innovation-driven companies and fill a critical follow-on funding gap. The commitment positions Standard Bank […]
Minor Hotels Africa Gears Up For The Business Travel Revolution
The name Minor Hotels belies the heft behind this steadily growing international brand. With 530 properties across the world ― 29 of which are in Africa ― the group is built on the core principles of innovation, partnership, and people development. Since they were founded in 1967, results are driven by a “customer first” mentality. […]
Ethiopian Airlines And Geven-SkyTecno Partner For Insulation Blankets Manufacturing For Boeing 737 MAX, Inaugurate New Facility
Ethiopian Airlines and Geven-SkyTecno have inaugurated a state-of-the-art facility for the manufacturing of Insulation Blankets for Boeing 737 MAX airplanes as part of a Boeing agreement (BSCA) between The Boeing Company, Geven-Skytecno and Ethiopian Airlines. The new joint venture company of Ethiopian Airlines and Geven-SkyTecno, named “Ethiopian Sky Technologies”, is based in Addis Ababa with […]
Rwanda Leads Africa In Plastic Waste Management
Author: Radhia Mtonga, Network Coordinator, African Circular Economy Network & Co-Founder of Ulubuto The production, use and disposal of plastics pose the biggest challenge in waste management. While individual governments have instituted legislative measures and even signed international conventions aimed at stemming the tide of the plastic waste menace, the world is yet to see […]
Essential Medical Supplies at Critically Low Levels in Ethiopia’s Conflict Zone
Doctors at the biggest hospital in Tigray say they have just days supply left of insulin, as the resumption of fighting between rebels and Ethiopian government troops once again cuts off supplies to the region. In what the head of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has branded “a humanitarian crime,” medics at Ayder specialist referral […]
DRC Apes Kidnapped for Ransom
An animal sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing demands for ransom money, after kidnappers abducted three of its baby chimpanzees. “This is the first time in the world that baby apes were kidnapped for ransom,” Franck Chantereau, founder of the sanctuary where the kidnap took place, told CNN. Kidnappers broke into […]
Nigeria is the Most Popular Investment Destination on the Continent
Nigeria leads the way for tech startup funding on the African continent over the last eight years, with fintech companies the main driver. That is according to the Nigerian Startup Ecosystem Report 2022, released by startup-focused news and research company Disrupt Africa. Between January 2015 and August 2022, 383 tech startups raised a combined US$2,068,709,445 […]
Mysterious Death of Kenyan Lawyer Prompts Probe
Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, who was facing charges of witness interference at the International Criminal Court (ICC), has died, his family and the police have confirmed to local media. The police said Mr Gicheru was found dead at his home in the capital, Nairobi, on Monday night. A Kenyan rights body asked the police to […]
