The Role Of Financial Institutions In Increasing The Pace And Scale Of Africa’s Renewable Energy Transition
By James Agin – Executive – Corporate and Investment Banking Absa Bank Kenya The urgent need to combat climate change has thrust renewable energy into the global spotlight. As governments, businesses, and individuals grapple with the challenges of reducing carbon emissions, the role of financial institutions in supporting and propelling the renewable energy transition is […]
Leadership Award: Speak Up Africa Rewards Sustainable Development Leaders In Africa
Key leaders and organizations who have distinguished themselves in 2022 through their leadership in sustainable development on the continent were rewarded at the fourth Speak Up Africa Leadership Award ceremony held in Dakar, Senegal. Launched in 2019, this annual award recognizes and celebrates individuals and organizations who demonstrate remarkable leadership in public health, sanitation and […]
Addressing The Information Gap In Nigeria’s Durable And Consumer Electronics Retail Market
With the largest population in Africa, including a sizeable if pressurised middle class, Nigeria is an attractive market for consumer electronic and durables brands. Yet only a handful of companies from the rest of the world have succeeded when they’ve entered this complex but dynamic market. One of the major challenges organisations face as they […]
JA Africa’s CEO, Simi Nwogugu, Wins Prestigious Africa Education Medal 2023
Nigeria’s Simi Nwogugu, CEO of Junior Achievement (JA) Africa, has today been named the winner of this year’s Africa Education Medal, Africa’s most prestigious education accolade which was founded last year by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Microsoft. The Africa Education Medal was founded to recognize the tireless work of those changemakers who […]
Despite Facing many Obstacles Africa’s Growing Population is the Centre of much Interest
As the United Nations marks World Population Day (July 11), growing populations in India and Africa are leading to greater development but they both also face the brunt of climate change. According to Tighisti Amare the Deputy Director of the Africa Programme at the Chatham House think tank in London, the growth in population on the […]
What Started as an Attempt to Stop Child Trafficking in Ghana has Turned Traumatic
A BBC Africa Eye investigation says Ghanaian children have been taken from their homes in an operation backed by one of the world’s leading anti-slavery organisations. The multimillion-dollar charity, International Justice Mission (IJM), aims to rescue trafficked children and reunite them with their families. But serious concerns have been raised about their West African operations. […]
The Return of Angola’s Giraffes is One Element in a Wider Plan to Revive its National Parks
After an epic 36-hour journey, the first native giraffes to be returned to an Angolan national park arrived from Namibia this week, in what many hope to be the first of multiple translocations to return the animals to their historical homeland. The new arrivals are the first Angolan giraffes (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) to be brought […]
New Report by Times Higher Education Ranks the Top Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa
The new ranking aims to spotlight African higher education institutions and address local higher education challenges. The 2023 rankings were officially announced at the organisation’s first forum in the region, which took place in partnership with Ashesi University in June 2023. According to the report, the list is led by South Africa’s University of the […]
Joburgers Welcome a Blue Monday
A rare snowfall dusted Johannesburg and other high-lying parts of South Africa on Monday, with weather services warning of potential road closures and dangerously cold temperatures. Residents in the business hub woke up to snowfalls lightly covering rooftops and gardens as a cold front that hit the country late last week morphed into a weather […]
New HRW Report Looks at Loss of Land and Livelihoods for Oil in Uganda
HRW says that while 90% of the people who have lost land to the pipeline project have received financial compensation, the payments were delayed for years and people were inadequately compensated. “Our first meeting with Total they said, ‘Your standard of living will be elevated, you will no longer be poor,” a 48-year-old Ugandan woman […]
