Honouring Cameroonian Traditional Cuisine

Cameroonian Traditional dishes may be falling out of favour in the Central African country, but that is if one fails to factor in this new initiative: Generations: Partners of Progress (GPP) and the African Investment Corporation (AIC) are working together to begin the process of standardizing and codifying Cameroonian cuisine [and later African], thereby positioning these […]
Why Cutting The Red Tape Off SMMEs Is A National Need

By Alan Shannon, Nedbank Executive: Small Business Services and Private Clients The untapped potential of small, medium and microenterprises (SMMEs) in the country is astounding. However, the red tape placed on them is even more startling. In South Africa we wouldn’t stand for our national teams playing with their hands tied behind their back. We do, […]
Netflix Announces Price Changes In Kenya And Sub-Saharan Africa

We’re always exploring ways to improve our members’ experience on Netflix. We know members have never had more choices when it comes to entertainment — and we’re more committed than ever to delivering an experience that doesn’t just meet, but exceeds their expectations. Today, we’re updating the pricing of our plans to Mobile $2.99, Basic […]
Using Technology to Improve Healthcare Services in Africa

The African continent is home to over 1.4 billion people as of 2021, and the health challenges faced by its population are numerous and complex. Poor healthcare infrastructure, inadequate funding, and a shortage of medical professionals have hindered the provision of quality healthcare services to many Africans. However, technology has the potential to revolutionize the […]
Guterres in Africa: End political stalemate in Libya now, UN chief urges leaders

UNSMIL/Abel Kavanagh – A view of Tripoli, Libya. New York, USA, 21 February 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/Overcoming the current political impasse in Libya can unleash much-needed progress in tackling myriad crises there, the UN chief said on Friday at a high-level meeting of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital. “What is urgently needed is the political […]
Addressing The Cow In The Room, Lowing For Nutrition And Livelihoods

By Busani Bafana Meat, milk, and eggs are bad for you, and livestock is bad for the environment. Growing negative narratives about cattle’s contribution to climate change are shrinking the growth of the strategic livestock sector on which the livelihoods of more than 1.3 billion people in the world depend. In Africa, livestock farming is life, […]
An Expose on Violations on Kenya’s Tea Farms

Sexual exploitation has been uncovered on tea farms that supply some of the UK’s most popular brands, including PG Tips, Lipton and Sainsbury’s Red Label. More than 70 women on Kenyan tea farms, owned for years by two British companies, told the BBC they had been sexually abused by their supervisors. Secret filming showed local […]
France’s Final Weekend in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit West African state were officially over, after bilateral relations soured in recent months. Senior officers from Burkinabe and French forces in the country held a flag-lowering ceremony to mark the occasion at a camp on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou […]
Condolences for Ghanaian Footballer

The remains of Ghanaian football star Christian Atsu arrived home Sunday following his death in Turkey’s devastating earthquake. Atsu’s coffin, draped in Ghana’s flag, arrived by plane in Accra and was received by his family and with military honors. The 31-year-old athlete was discovered dead on Saturday following the 7.8-magnitude quake that hit southern Turkey […]
Plans Are Now Afoot for M-Pesa to Split from Safaricom

With global remittances set to reach $5.4 trillion by 2030, according to a specialized UN agency, African fintech darling M-Pesa wants to grab a piece of the pie. The Kenyan fintech behemoth is ramping up an ambitious expansion drive to woo markets in the global North. According to Aly-Khan Satchu, Economist and CEO of the […]