The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2025: A Celebration of Contemporary African Art
The Norval Foundation, in partnership with The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF), has announced the finalists for the 2025 Norval Sovereign African Art Prize (NSAAP), an esteemed annual award recognizing outstanding contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora. This year’s prize, generously sponsored by global investment manager Schroders, highlights 29 exceptional artists from 18 African countries. […]
Building Multi-Generational Multi-National African Tech Corporations
Eric Osiakwan and Yaw Owusu General Electric, Coca Cola, Colgate-Palmolive and other industry leaders have been around for more than a century and remain competitive in their respective markets. Today, we investigate why such entrepreneurial feat is rare in Africa and why less than one percent of businesses founded on the continent outlive their founding […]
On This East African Island, Getting Lost Is Half The Fun
By Sarika Bansal Lamu, Kenya, encourages visitors to slow down and appreciate life without cars. Walking the sandy, winding streets of Shela—a village on the southeastern coast of Kenya’s Lamu Island—is an exercise in trusting the process. The island is essentially free of motor vehicles, and the alleyways are only wide enough for pedestrians and […]
RegTech Africa Conference and Awards 2025: Unlocking Africa’s Cross-Border Payments, Trade, and Investment Opportunities through Public-Private Partnerships
LAGOS, Nigeria, 7th January /African Media Agency (AMA)/- The global spotlight will turn to Africa on May 22-23, 2025, as the RegTech Africa Conference and Awards convenes at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, to explore the transformative power of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in reshaping the continent’s economic future. Under the theme “Unlocking Africa’s Cross-Border Payments, Trade, and Investment Opportunities through Public-Private […]
Namibia: New World Bank Group Strategy Aims to Boost Job Creation and Access to Quality Services
WASHINGTON, USA, 09 January 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Namibia, which outlines the World Bank Group’s strategy in the country for FY2025 to FY2029. The CPF’s overarching goal is to support Namibia to promote economic growth and reduce inequality in a sustainable manner, […]
Dangote Refinery Reduced Nigeria’s 2024 Crude Exports by 13%
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery took 13% of Nigeria’s crude oil exports in 2024, thereby raising domestic supply by 11% from the 2% recorded in 2023. Consequently, the West African country exported less crude to Europe than usual. However, despite its status as a major crude exporter, Nigeria imported 47,000 barrels per day of US oil, […]
Africa’s Top 5 Countries for Quality of Life in 2025
Numbeo has released its 2025 Quality of Life Index, which ranks cities and countries worldwide for their overall living conditions based on factors such as healthcare, safety, cost of living, and pollution. For 2025, the index highlights shifts in Africa’s rankings compared to 2023. South Africa maintains the highest score of 152.4, experiencing a slight […]
How Global Instability Could Affect Africa in 2025
The year 2025 brings many uncertainties for the African continent amid a shifting global political and economic landscape. Russia’s war in Ukraine continues without an end in sight. Likewise, the US anticipates an unpredictable Donald Trump presidency, and two of the continent’s largest trading partners in the EU – France and Germany – are battling […]
Ivory Coast Declares that Ammonium Nitrate Cargo Poses No Threat
Ivorian authorities have cleared the Zimrida, a ship carrying 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate, deeming it safe after initially forbidding it from entering Ivorian waters. The vessel docked at the port of Abidjan on Tuesday following reassurances that the cargo, used in agriculture and mining, does not endanger public safety or port facilities. Hien Yacouba […]
US Levels Genocide Accusations Against RSF in Sudan
The United States has accused Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide during the ongoing conflict and imposed sanctions on its leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who announced the sanctions, stated that the RSF had engaged in “systematic” atrocities against the Sudanese people, including the murder […]