Burkina Faso: Conscription Used to Punish Prosecutors, Judges
Revoke Unlawful Orders; Comply with Court Rulings Burkina Faso‘s military authorities are misusing an emergency law to unlawfully conscript magistrates – prosecutors and judges – who have opened legal proceedings against junta supporters, Human Rights Watch said today. These recent conscriptions come amid the Burkinabè junta’s growing repression of dissidents, journalists, human rights defenders, and […]
South African Investors Benefit from Continued Decline in Fund Fees Amid Global Trend
By Michael Dodd, Senior Fund Analyst at Morningstar SA South African investors saw fund fees continue to trend lower in 2023. The trend of declining fund fees is one that is observable and consistent across most global markets. Both in South Africa and globally there are several factors that have played a role in lowering […]
Strengthening the Foundation: Building a Resilient Connectivity Ecosystem
BCX, a leading South African ICT company, has successfully completed a multi-million Rand, three-year transformation of its core network infrastructure, significantly strengthening the country’s digital economy. This article showcases how BCX tackled the challenges of outdated infrastructure to provide businesses with the agility, reliability, and scalability essential for thriving in a cloud-first environment. Bob Lafite […]
Professor Abdoulaye Diabaté at TED2024
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, 21 August 2024 /African Media Agency (AMA)/- TED2024, a hallmark event celebrating 40 years of innovation, ingenuity, creativity, courage, and generosity, took place in Vancouver, Canada in April, and featured Africa’s esteemed, and leading champion against malaria, Prof. Abdoulaye Diabaté as a speaker. A closed event at the time, Prof. Diabate’s TED talk, titled “How […]
Bringing More Attention To Sudan’s Crisis
As diplomacy ramps up, so too must humanitarian innovation. News that the Biden administration is spearheading a fresh initiative to end the conflict in Sudan is a rare positive development in a story that just keeps getting worse. The war in Sudan is as senseless as it is destructive. The same armed actors that preempted a complete […]
Standard Bank Group Announces Higher Earnings And Increased Dividends
Standard Bank Group has once again demonstrated its financial strength and commitment to growth, reporting headline earnings of R22.0 billion and a return on equity of 18.5% for the first half of 2024. This performance is driven by the bank’s expanding client base, increased digital adoption, and strategic capital allocation. Financial Highlights: Headline earnings: R22.0 […]
Shaping The Future Of Ethiopian Banking: Innovation And Excellence At The 15th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Ethiopia 2024
The Ethiopian Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa was abuzz with energy and innovation on August 14th, 2024, as the 15th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Ethiopia Innovation & Excellence Awards 2024 brought together more than 300 global executives, industry leaders, and experts. This year’s summit, themed “Bolstering the Economy with Digitization and Financial Inclusion,” emphasized […]
Mastercard Collaborates With Fintech Start-up, Scale, To Accelerate Growth Of Digital Payment Solutions In Africa And The Middle East
Mastercard has partnered with Scale, an issuer orchestration partner, to accelerate market deployment for fintech companies across Africa and the Middle East. The collaboration will alleviate key technical and commercial barriers to entry that fintech companies, aggregators, enablers, payment service providers (PSPs) and telcos face when launching payment programs – enabling them to focus on […]
AFRICA FINTECH SUMMIT NAIROBI 2024 WELCOMES INTERSWITCH GROUP AS GOLD SPONSOR
NAIROBI, Kenya, 21st August 2024/African Media Agency/-The Africa Fintech Summit is pleased to announce Interswitch Group as Gold Sponsor for the Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) 2024 to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 4-6 September, 2024. The partnership comes at a time of significant expansion of Interswitch’s operational footprints across the continent, on the back […]
Innovative Financing And Policy Support: Accelerating Renewable Energy Development In Africa
As Africa’s energy sector deregulates, exciting opportunities open up for financial innovation to benefit consumers. Private-sector buyers and traders can mitigate default risk and provide certified green energy at lower cost, writes Ana Hajduka, founder and CEO of Africa GreenCo. Africa’s renewable energy potential is undeniable, but it remains largely untapped. The problem is that […]
