UN presence in Sudan ‘in a precarious situation’, says IOM country chief
IOM 2023 – IOM teams are assessing the needs of Sudanese refugees on the Chad–Sudan border. New York, USA, 17 January 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The fierce fighting between the Sudanese army and rebel RSF forces risks reaching the UN bases in the east of the country, warns the head of IOM, the UN migration agency […]
Schwab Foundation Announces Social Innovators Of The Year 2024
From India to Morocco, the United States to Ecuador, the 16 organizations awarded by the Schwab Foundation today are leading the way in advancing equitable access to healthcare, education, finance and law, while empowering women and young people and countering the effects of climate change. In a world where trust in societal institutions is in […]
Avance Media Announces 2023 Most Influential African Women List
Avance Media, a pan-African Public Relations and Rating firm, has announced the release of its fifth annual edition of the 100 Most Influential African Women list for 2023 honouring Africa’s foremost women leaders from 31 countries. Chosen for their exceptional contributions to various sectors on the continent, the 2023 publication features 20 business leaders, 24 […]
New Study Predicts 2024 African Trade Boom Fuelled By Technology And Trade Pacts
The latest Trade in Transition study, commissioned by DP World and led by Economist Impact, captures the perspectives of African trade experts and senior executives involved in their firms’ international trade decisions and transactions. Africa’s business leaders anticipate growth in 2024, investing in technology to increase efficiency and boost resilience amid economic, geopolitical and climate […]
Iziko Museums Of South Africa Presents: Then I Knew I Was Good At Painting: Esther Mahlangu, A Retrospective
Iziko Museums of South Africa is pleased to announce “Then I Knew I Was Good at Painting”: Esther Mahlangu, A Retrospective, is opening on February 17, 2024. Curated by Nontobeko Ntombela, the exhibition highlights Dr Esther Mahlangu’s over 50-year long career and her meteoric rise as a contemporary artist, earning her global acclaim. The monumental retrospective will be open to […]
Cultivating An Ecosystem For The New Way Of Working
By Aasiyah Adams, founder of Abaguquli4IR Exacerbated by work-from-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic and notwithstanding the return-to-office push of a few companies, the penetration of remote and hybrid work across the majority of blue-collar businesses has created a new way of working. Coupled with rapid innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), […]
Why Embedded Finance Is Key To Driving Financial Inclusion
By Kirsten Wortmann, Regional Director of Sub-Saharan Africa, Paymentology Across the globe, millions remain without access to basic financial services. Increasing financial inclusion through digital innovation is regarded as one of the best solutions to this challenge- and has been a guiding principle of the fintech sector. Now, innovators are stepping up efforts to bring the unbanked into the financial system by leveraging embedded finance, the […]
New Global Alliance for Women’s Health Could Help Boost Global Economy by $1 Trillion Annually by 2040
A new World Economic Forum report released today shows that closing the women’s health gap would allow more women to live healthier, higher-quality lives, and provide an unprecedented boost to the global economy. Closing the Women’s Health Gap: A $1 Trillion Opportunity to Improve Lives and Economies, developed in collaboration with the McKinsey Health Institute, […]
Africans Recognized by the 2024 Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Awards
Hailing from Morocco, Amine Zariat is the founder of Tibu Africa, a non-governmental organization that is pioneering social innovation through sport. Gerald Abil is the head of BarefootLaw, a nonprofit organization that promotes access to justice in Africa and provides free legal information to the public via cutting-edge digital technology. Temie Giwa-Tubosun is the Chief […]
Authorities in Mauritius are Assessing the Damage after Cyclone Belal
The country’s meteorological service said the storm was now moving away eastwards but warned that “other environmental risks” still existed. At least one person has died in Mauritius and another in Réunion. Mauritius upgraded the cyclone warning to the maximum level for a while but said the worst danger had now passed. About 100 vehicles […]
