The 2023 List of the 100 Most Reputable Africans
Reputation Poll International, a leading global reputation firm, has released a list featuring individuals from diverse sectors including governance, human rights, education, entertainment, and business. The selection criteria are integrity, impact and visibility. Kenya’s Amina Chawahir Mohamed, South Africa’s Bonang Mohale, Chancellor at the University of the Free State and Professor at Johannesburg Business School; and […]
Malawi’s Delicate Balance between Protection of Life and Continuity of Learning during Cholera Outbreak
Advocates for education and health care in Malawi are criticizing the government’s decision to close schools in two cities to try to contain a cholera outbreak. The Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus and Cholera said in a statement Monday that the suspension is applied to all primary and secondary schools in the capital, Lilongwe, and commercial […]
Buhari Signs the 2023 Appropriation Bill into Law in Time for the End of His Term
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says Africa’s largest economy will have to pay $4bn extra interest this year if parliament rejects a loan-to-bond swap request on the central bank’s overdrafts to the government. Buhari made the comments in his budget speech to parliament after signing the 2023 budget into law on Tuesday. In his speech on […]
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan Lifts Six-year Ban on Political Rallies
Her decision is part of her 4Rs initiative – Reconciliation, Resilience, Reforms and Rebuilding. She acknowledged parties had the right to hold rallies but she urged them to be “civil” and not to “trade insults.” Mr Magufuli had banned rallies in between elections in what was seen as an attempt to weaken the opposition. He […]
One of Somalia’s most Ambitious Education Campaigns in Years
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced the country will hire a record 3,000 new teachers to try to bridge a wide education gap. The move follows a four-fold increase in the Somali ministry of education’s budget for 2023. But critics note funding for education is still poor, and that insecurity and poverty have pushed the […]
Tunisia’s Public Transport Strike Paralyzes much of the Capital
The streets of Tunis nearly came to a standstill on Monday, as public transport workers walked off their jobs in protest against delays in payments. Transport workers gathered outside the prime minister’s office in Kasbah square, accusing the authorities of ignoring their sector’s many problems. They singled out particularly the delay in disbursing payments. The […]
Agriculture Forms Part of Benin’s Development Plan, Mushroom Farming Offers Sustainable Benefits for Overlooked Female Workforce
Olyvia Fadeyi is a mycologist – she studies fungi at Toui-Kilibo reserve in Benin – and is teaching the women from the village of Yaoui how best to harness the economic value of this strangest of crops. Opportunities for women in areas away from the urban hubs are few. Just 13% of women in Benin […]
Africa’s Economic Performance Will be Carried by the Underdogs
Economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to gather momentum in 2023, though SA, Nigeria and Ghana will continue to pose a significant risk to the region’s overall performance, according to Fitch Solutions. The unit of Fitch Group, the global financial information services company, expects Sub-Saharan Africa’s overall growth to accelerate to 3.6% in 2023, […]
Kenyan Streaming App Allows Artists to Make more Money and Connect Directly to Audiences
Grammy-nominated Kenyan musician Bien-Aime Alusa of popular group, Sauti Sol, has co-founded a digital streaming and payment platform, HustleSasa to help artists recover from revenues lost to the coronavirus lockdown. HustleSasa, which officially launched in November 2021, allows the singer-songwriter and fellow creatives to stream music or sell branded merchandise, concert tickets, food, fashion and […]
What Makes Africa the Ideal Safari Destination for Families?
An African safari is the ideal vacation destination for your family and more so if you are nature and travel enthusiasts. What could be more thrilling than an African wildlife safari in a place of unrivaled exotic beauty, unlike anything your family has ever seen or experienced? Travel to a faraway place and experience the […]
