Eswatini Supreme Court Rubber Stamps Repression
Uphold Rights to Freedom of Association, Expression, and Assembly On August 13, Eswatini’s Supreme Court overturned a 2016 High Court decision that declared several repressive provisions of the 1938 Suppression of Terrorism Act (STA) and 2008 Sedition and Subversive Activities Act (SSA) invalid. The 2016 High Court decision had declared that several sections of SSA and STA […]
Youth And Women Entrepreneurships
USADF builds pathways to self-reliance and prosperity by taking the lead from African social entrepreneurs and enterprises on their development needs and solutions. Over the past five year period (2019-2023), USADF awarded US$24.3 million in grants to over 500 African enterprises for job training and placement programs, allowing women and youth to obtain new skills […]
Tyla, Tems, & Ayra Starr: Meet The African Pop Stars Shaking Up Music Around The World
By Cassidy George “All I can really say is that the future of music belongs to women.” Africa, with its 54 countries and more than 3,000 languages, is not a cultural monolith—and pop music is finally embracing its diversity. In recent years, African women have become some of the most inventive and exciting new artists […]
Lagos Startup Week, Fosters Ecosystem Relations With Nigerian Tech Regulator And Deepens US-Africa Trade Relations For Startups
On the 13th of July, 2024 at the Federal Palace Hotel, Prime Startups, the brain behind Lagos Startup Week, convened tech stakeholders including local and foreign founders, investors, accelerators, regulators, and international observers interested in the African tech ecosystem, to bring its annual week-long event to an impactful close. The closing event which took place […]
Aurora Tech Award, Sponsor Of Lagos Startup Week’s Track – Women Who Launch, Recognizes Female Founders In Tech
Nigerian Founder, Folake Owodunni of Emergency Response Africa Emerges Winner of $30,000 Prize Money Aurora Tech Award, a worldwide prize for female founders of IT and Tech Startups, an inDrive’s empowering opportunity for female startup founders in tech, and Sponsor of Women Who Launch (a Lagos Startup Week track and an initiative of Prime Startups, […]
Ivory Coast President Set to Meet with Predecessor in Run-up to Election
New reports reveal that efforts are underway to arrange a meeting between incumbent Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and former President Laurent Gbagbo. Gbagbo, who leads the African People’s Party, last met his successor in 2022. However, sources indicate the two may converse over the telephone in the coming days as a precursor to a face-to-face […]
SA’s Economic Freedom Fighters Dealt Blow as Floyd Shivambu Resigns
Floyd Shivambu, the deputy president of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has officially resigned from the party. Shivambu announced his resignation on Thursday, during an urgent press briefing held at the party’s headquarters in Johannesburg. The EFF has been facing challenges since the national and provincial elections in May. Those elections saw it drop to […]
Nigerian Army Destroys 27 Illegal Refineries in Oil Theft Crackdown
On Wednesday, the Nigerian army announced it has destroyed 27 illegal oil refineries and confiscated approximately 100,000 liters of stolen crude oil in raids across the oil-rich Niger Delta region this week. The operations targeted 23 illicit sites along the Imo River in southeast Nigeria and four additional sites near Port Harcourt. The army also […]
Sudan Peace Talks Open in Geneva Despite Army’s Absence
The first day of US-led peace talks aimed at resolving Sudan’s ongoing conflict concluded on Wednesday in Geneva, with the country’s military absent and the presence of the other warring faction, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), unclear. Despite the dire humanitarian crisis in Sudan, which has displaced over 10.7 million people and led to severe […]
UN Envoy Doubts South Sudan’s Readiness for First Post-independence Elections
Nicholas Haysom, the UN’s top envoy to South Sudan, has expressed doubts that the East African country is ready to hold its first post-independence elections. Haysom informed the UN Security Council that the December 22 election date announced last month by the National Elections Commission may not be feasible due to unresolved critical issues. He […]
