South Africa Was Visited By Almost 8 Million International Tourists In 2023
The figures show a 51.8% increase compared to the period between January and November 2022 South Africa is land rich in contrasts and diversity, emerging as an exceptional tourist destination where natural beauty, history, and a mix of cultures converge to offer a unique experience. This fusion not only enriches the lives of those who […]
Standard Bank Group And UnionPay International Join Forces To Bring Enhanced E-Commerce Payment Solutions To Africans
The Standard Bank Group and UnionPay International (UPI), are joining forces to introduce e-Commerce acceptance across several countries in Africa. This strategic partnership will enable UPI cardholders to seamlessly conduct e-Commerce transactions across Standard Bank Group’s online merchants. UnionPay delivers premium, affordable, and secure payment services to one of the world’s largest cardholder bases, offering […]
Financial Close Is Reached For TDB, AfDB And Finnfund Financing Of Globeleq’s Menengai Geothermal Project In Kenya
Financial close has been reached for the USD 117 million financing to Globeleq by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as mandated lead arranger (MLA), the Eastern and Southern African Trade & Development Bank (TDB), and Finnfund, for the 35MW Menengai geothermal plant in Nakuru, Kenya. This greenfield geothermal project broke ground earlier this year, and is part of the first […]
2024 Demands Swift Action To Stem Sudan’s Ruinous Conflict
By Martin Griffiths Nearly nine months of war have tipped Sudan into a downward spiral that only grows more ruinous by the day. As the conflict spreads, human suffering is deepening, humanitarian access is shrinking, and hope is dwindling. This cannot continue. 2024 demands that the international community – particularly those with influence on the parties […]
Join Me On A Tour Of Tanzania
From the red-clocked Maasai warriors to the semi-nomadic Barabaig near Mt Hanang, Tanzania is a country of warm hospitable people. You can find yourself chatting with local traders at the markets in the Usambara mountains, watching wildebeests in the world-famous Serengeti, or watching lions hunt in the expansive Selous. A fishing trip in Lake Victoria wouldn’t hurt […]
African Youth Lead In The Run Up To Africa Climate Week And COP28
African Youth Lead in the Run Up to Africa Climate Week and COP28 As President Biden has often said, we are now in the early years of what will be a decisive decade – especially on climate. The choices that we make today, and the remainder of this decade will determine the fate of our […]
Former President of Sierra Leone Charged with High Treason
Ernest Bai Koroma, appeared in court on Wednesday over his alleged involvement in what the government called an attempted coup in late November last year. Koroma, who served as president between 2007 and 2018, was questioned by police three times before he was charged. He was already being held under house arrest. The charges connect […]
The Story of How the World’s Most Famous Carbonated Drink Conquered the Continent
A new book called Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African tells the tale of marketing gumption and high politics and is the product of years of research by critical writing lecturer Sara Byala, who researches histories of heritage, sustainability and the ways in which capitalist systems intersect with social and cultural forces in Africa. Coca-Cola doesn’t export a […]
Former Paralympic Star Oscar Pistorius will be Released from Prison on Friday
He was granted parole nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius – known as the “Blade Runner” for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs – became eligible for parole in March 2023 after he had served half of his 13 years and five months sentence for murder. South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services (DCS) […]
Has Africa Dropped Back Down the U.S. Priorities List?
Just over a year ago the White House held its U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit with several diplomatic ceremonies. It was seen as the start of a major upgrade for Africa in America’s foreign policy priorities. At the peak of the events, President Joe Biden welcomed 49 African leaders in Washington D.C. and his team strongly suggested […]
