Depression in Africa: Causes and How Africa Can Conquer Depression
Africa is famous for its beauty, rich cultural diversity and enchanting landscapes. Unfortunately, depression is bedeviling the continent with statistics showing an increased number of depressed people across the continent. Even though depression is a widespread issue affecting all global citizens, depression levels in Africa are on the increase. There is need for the society, […]
Sustainability Standards, Governments Must Do More for Palm Oil Producers
Concealed in half of all supermarket products, palm oil is the most widely produced edible oil. It represents a source of livelihood for over 7 million smallholder farmers worldwide. And given estimates that we need to generate 50% more food by 2050, it could play a key role in enhancing global food security and alleviating […]
Digital Technology a Game Changer for Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Digital technologies and connectivity hold the key to unlocking the true potential of Africa’s young people. By opening up new opportunities for African youth to learn and for teachers to connect with students in the most remote and rural communities, these resources play an integral role in improving African education systems. But only if the […]
25 African Startups Unveiled To Receive $4M Google For Startups’ Black Founders Fund
Google for Startups (GfS) 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. The […]
Tackling Youth Unemployment Through Financial Literacy: A Collective Endeavour
By Vuyo Lee, Director of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at the JSE As we commemorate Youth Month, it is only fitting for South Africa’s spotlight to be firmly focused on the plight of our young people and the sobering challenge of youth unemployment. This pressing issue, compounded by a staggering unemployment rate of over 60% among those […]
Sustainability Standards, Governments Must Do More For Palm Oil Producers
Concealed in half of all supermarket products, palm oil is the most widely produced edible oil. It represents a source of livelihood for over 7 million smallholder farmers worldwide. And given estimates that we need to generate 50% more food by 2050, it could play a key role in enhancing global food security and alleviating […]
Top Governance Policies To Drive Growth In The MSGBC Region
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) or free zones could be established between MSGBC governments and private sector operators to attract foreign investment, promote economic growth and facilitate technology transfer Energy Capital & Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) will host the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power conference and exhibition (https://apo-opa.info/42S7skb) where African and global energy policymakers, and energy firms and investors […]
Evolution Of Debt Landscape Over The Past 10 Years In Africa
Keynote Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, Delivered at the Paris Club on June 20, 2023 Your Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen. Thank you for inviting me to speak at this important session on the evolution of the debt landscape over the past 10 years. The total external debt of Africa […]
Ubongo Launches New Show “Nuzo And Namia” To Promote Inclusive Learning And Celebrate Diverse African Cultures
Ubongo embarked on a journey to create a new show that focuses on the diverse ways in which children can learn while emphasizing the universal language of play Ubongo (www.Ubongo.org), Africa’s leading edutainment organization, is proud to announce the highly anticipated launch of its groundbreaking new show, Nuzo and Namia. This one-of-a-kind program aims to encourage […]
Can New Research into the Behaviour of Biting Flies Help Africa’s Fight against Sleeping Sickness?
Researchers have found that biting flies are attracted to blue colour as they confuse it for an animal they want to feast on. The department of life sciences at Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom led an etymological field study aimed at working out why these flies are especially attracted to blue. The research, which […]
