Empowering SA Youth As Catalysts For Change, Through Tech
The youth can revolutionise the way we tackle sustainability challenges. By leveraging their knowledge of digital platforms, they can create innovative solutions that promote environmental sustainability, social development, and economic growth. But it’s up to us to empower them as drivers of change, writes Hasneen Sheela Shereef, TCS Head of Marketing and Communication for Middle […]
Cross-Border Women Traders To Benefit From A Newly Launched Safe Trade Market
TradeMark Africa (TMA) jointly with Busia County Government, the Ministry in charge of EAC Affairs and development partners, have today officially launched a safe space market that will benefit 160 women cross-border traders, who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction of the market started in July 2021 as part of the Safe Trade […]
Preventing Foodborne Diseases And Ensuring Sustainability: Urgent Call For Improved Food Standards
The global food industry faces growing demand for sustainable and safe high-quality products. To bridge the gap between food safety and sustainability, there is an urgent need for improved standards and increased action to prevent foodborne diseases and ensure that what people eat is safe. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over a million […]
Soludo’s Lagos Townhall Meeting With Ndi Anambra Investors, Livestreaming Via YouTube On Thursday
LAGOS, Nigeria, 22 June 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- All is set for a special Townhall meeting of the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, and the investment community of Ndi Anambra in Lagos at the Collonades Hotel, Ikoyi. The event will be streamed live on Youtube. For the YouTube livestream click here to […]
25 African Startups Unveiled To Receive $4M Google For Startups’ Black Founders Fund
Google for Startups (GfS) today announced the 25 African-based startups selected for this year’s $4million Black Founders Fund. The Black Founders Fund, now in its third year, aims to help tackle systemic racial inequality in venture capital (VC) funding by providing equity-free grants and mentoring to early stage Black-led high-growth businesses across Europe and Africa. […]
Bill Gates Says Innovative, Talented Young People are a Powerful Asset
At a forum with students and young innovators from Nigeria and across Africa, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, discussed how science and innovation can accelerate positive change and contribute to a brighter future for Africa. The conversation took place during ‘Advancing Africa: Unleashing the Power of Youth in Science and […]
Foreign Office Accused of Ignoring Sudan Atrocity Warnings
The UK Foreign Office has been accused of ignoring repeated warnings from Sudanese groups and western experts that Sudan was teetering on the brink of a conflict that would lead to mass atrocities and identity-based crimes. In a letter sent to the Africa minister, Andrew Mitchell, released on Tuesday, the UK Atrocity Prevention Working Group, […]
Africa is yet to See Comparable Rises in the Use of Digital Technologies by Small Firms in Africa
African philanthropist and businessman Tony Elumelu emphasised the need for African entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses and embrace technology. According to Elumelu, startups must embrace technology to succeed and survive and those who would not embrace technology are building their businesses to fail. “I can say that businesses that fail to embrace technology are preparing […]
Burundian Builds an Empire from a Refugee Camp
Innocent Havyarimana started his soap-making business in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp after being forced to flee his native Burundi. In a conversation with the World Economic Forum, he talks about his vision for the informal business, and the challenges that come with holding a refugee status. His vision for the business, which now employs over […]
One of West Africa’s Most Influential Wax Cloth Traders Dies
Dédé Rose Gamélé Creppy, aged 89 was the youngest, and the last living, “Nana Benz” – the legendary first generation of women cloth traders from Togo. Women traders – who became experts at predicting what the market wanted – started feeding design and colour suggestions back to the manufacturers. They were integral to the cloth’s […]
