Building Resilient Healthcare Systems In Africa With A Focus On Outbreaks And Epidemics
In the past 20 years, Africa has experienced an escalation of public health emergencies due to emerging infectious diseases. Its healthcare systems, often underfunded and underequipped, are among the weakest in the world, contributing to the continent’s susceptibility to outbreaks and epidemics. Additional factors include extreme poverty and malnutrition, lack of access to clinics and immunisation in […]
Chanzo Capital @ 10: Conviction, Execution Risk And Leap Of Faith
Eric Osiakwan Chanzo is a Swahili word for “early stage” or “beginning,” a brand chosen by the firm to highlight our unique ability to help founders with smart new ventures into commercially viable businesses. So it came to pass that in the beginning, Angel Fair Africa (AFA) was a precursor to Chanzo Capital (CC). After a successful critically […]
Standard Bank Offshore Celebrates Double Success At International Investment Awards
Standard Bank Offshore received recognition at the prestigious International Investment Awards 2024, held in London recently. Standard Bank Offshore secured the coveted ‘Excellence in Private Banking’ award for the sixth consecutive year and received a ‘Highly Commended’ accolade in the ‘Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion (Industry)’ category. These achievements highlight Standard Bank Offshore’s commitment to […]
Interview: Unlocking Africa’s Green Future Through The Power Of Entrepreneurship
Promising green entrepreneurs across South Africa took center stage at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Johannesburg, for the highly anticipated BeGreen Africa Pitching Event. Approximately 800 South African youth applied to the BeGreen Africa green entrepreneurship programme and more than 200 completed the greened business management training as well as the in-depth green entrepreneurship […]
Broader Access to Jobs and Public Services Key to Addressing Inequality and Reducing Poverty in Africa, says New Report
WASHINGTON, USA, 4 December 2024-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Unequal and limited access to jobs, finance, and public services such as education and healthcare have increased inequality and stalled poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new World Bank report released yesterday. The reportLeveling the Playing Field: Addressing Structural Inequalities to Accelerate Poverty Reduction in […]
Joe Biden Tackles Legacy of Slavery During Angola Visit
During his trip to Luanda, President Joe Biden will visit Angola’s National Museum of Slavery to address the transatlantic slave trade and its enduring legacy. His visit to the museum will spotlight the 17th-century Capela da Casa Grande, where slavers forcibly baptized enslaved people before transporting them across the Atlantic to the Americas. As part […]
Ousmane Sonko Stays as Senegal’s Prime Minister Ending Speculations
Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has affirmed he will remain head of government rather than preside over parliament, following his party’s landslide win in the November 17 snap parliamentary elections. The ruling Pastef party, led by Sonko and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, secured 130 out of 165 seats, one of the largest majorities in Senegal’s […]
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Nears Historic Win as Namibia’s First Female President
Namibia appears on track to elect its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, as the governing SWAPO party candidate leads with 54.82% of the vote after 65.57% of ballots have been counted. Despite this lead, a runoff may be required if she fails to secure over 50% of the total votes. Delays caused by ballot shortages […]
Nigeria Pushes for Global Economic Inclusion at Nigeria-South Africa Summit
Nigeria has called on South Africa to support its bid for full membership in the G20, BRICS, and the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) organizations. The appeal was made by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during the 11th Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town. South Africa currently holds […]
UN Urges $2.6 Trillion Investment to Halt Land Degradation by 2030
The UN estimates that $2.6 trillion is required by 2030 to combat land degradation and desertification globally, driven by climate change and rising food demands. According to Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), there is a need for the private sector to significantly increase its contribution to land restoration […]
