Proflight Announces 2024 Flight Schedule To Kafue National Park
Discover and immerse yourself in the vast wilderness of Zambia’s Largest National Park In anticipation of the upcoming peak tourism season, Proflight Zambia has announced its annual scheduled flights to the Kafue National Park beginning June 1, 2024. The flights offer ease of access and connectivity to one of Africa’s largest parks for both local […]
Africa’s Smallest and Least Populous Country is a Global Crypto Trading Hub
Exchanges including Bybit and OKX have taken advantage of the Indian Ocean archipelago state’s low taxes and light-touch regulation. As a result, Seychelles’ incoming on-chain bitcoin flows between 2019 and 2022 were equivalent to nearly 2.5 per cent of GDP, the IMF finds. Relative to everywhere else, that’s huge. Second and third on the list […]
A Proposed Merger Could Create a Dominant Pan-African Broadcasting Powerhouse
French media group Vivendi’s Canal+ has made a mandatory all-cash offer to acquire the remaining shares of South African broadcasting giant MultiChoice that they don’t already own. Considering the continent’s rapidly growing population, the combined entity could reach a potential audience of over 1 billion people in Africa alone. Canal+ has a strong presence in […]
Shoprite has Now Joined other Global Grocery Leaders in a New Venture Capital Fund
Africa’s largest retail group is by no means a bit-player in the relationship. The fund will invest $125 million over the next five years in innovative start-ups geared at transforming grocery retail and addressing the sector’s sustainability issues. The W23 Global comprises Shoprite, Tesco, Dutch-Belgian multinational retail group Ahold Delhaize (which has a footprint across […]
It’s the 10th Anniversary of Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 List
Ten years of profiling record-breakers, history-makers and risk-takers determined to rewrite the narrative on Africa. The 10th anniversary of FORBES AFRICA’s 30 Under 30 list is testament to the unmistakable potential and talent pool that exists on a continent boasting the world’s youngest population, and their role in together crafting Africa’s growth story. Building a […]
Tapping into the Chinese Market would be a Major Boost to Tanzania’s Tourism Industry
A new documentary, dubbed “Amazing Tanzania,” is scheduled to premiere in May featuring Chinese actor Jin Dong, who is also a tourism goodwill ambassador for the country. The government hopes it will build on the success of Tanzania: The Royal Tour, an internationally-distributed TV program which debuted in 2022 and is credited with helping increase […]
Africa’s Forlorn Projects
Almost a decade ago, the light-rail system in Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa was hailed as a revolutionary solution to the city’s transportation woes. Today, only a third of the $475 million system’s trains are operational, ferrying just 55,000 passengers a day — a fraction of initial projections. Overcrowding, long wait times and frequent breakdowns […]
Smallholder Farmers are the Backbone of Local Rice Production in Ghana
They produce more than 50% of the total. Smallholder farmers usually only have access to machinery for some of their tasks: field preparation and harvesting. They have to do everything else manually, like planting and applying fertiliser and chemicals. Doing these tasks manually can reduce yields, which means the farmers make less money from their […]
Dodgy Payment Plunges Ugandan Carrier into Debt
Uganda Airlines says it has brought to the attention of Interpol an issue flagged by the Ugandan auditor-general, who revealed that the state-owned carrier incurred a loss by transferring hundreds of thousands of US dollars to a bank account falsely attributed to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s civil aviation authority. Uganda Airlines spokeswoman Shakila Rahim […]
A Platform Dedicated to Championing Visual Artists and Promoting African Art Globally
Founded by Gbenro Adeyemo in 2021, OMENAI provides a space for both emerging and established artists to showcase their work, aiming to address the lack of visibility for African contemporary art within the mainstream global discourse. In launching OMENAI, Adeyemo told Disrupt Africa he had merged his passion for art with his background in technology. […]
