African AI Innovators Join Google For Startups Accelerator Africa Class 9
Google today announced the selection of 15 promising tech startups for its Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Class 9 program. These innovative startups, hailing from Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Africa, are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to address significant challenges across diverse sectors, including fintech, agritech, healthtech, and professional services. In an […]
Delegation Of Namibian Traditional Leaders Visit South Africa To Explore Rural Socio-Economic Blueprint
Bakgatla Development Model Gains International Traction Moruleng: A high-level delegation of traditional leaders from Namibia has arrived in the Northwest province to study a rural development model pioneered by Kgosi Nyalala Pilane of the Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela. The visit, facilitated by Namibia’s National House of Traditional Leaders, marks growing regional interest in community-led approaches to socio-economic advancement. […]
A Golden Opportunity To Accelerate Africa’s Energy And Infrastructure
By Dele Kuti, Global Head, Energy & Infrastructure, Standard Bank Group As key stakeholders gather for the 2025 U.S. – Africa Business Summit in Angola (June 23–25), I truly believe we have a golden opportunity to step up Africa’s energy and infrastructure. At a time when Africa is increasingly taking centre stage in global economic […]
Youth Month Catalyst: ESG Africa Student Innovation Competition 2025 Now Open, Empowering Africa’s Future Sustainability Leaders
In a significant move to celebrate Youth month in South Africa and champion sustainable innovation, the third annual ESG Africa Student Innovation Competition has officially opened for entries. This prestigious pan-African initiative aims to unearth and empower the next generation of changemakers by inviting students to submit groundbreaking ideas addressing the continent’s most pressing sustainability […]
GLF Africa 2025: Africa Charts Path To Prosperity In Nairobi
GLF Africa 2025 gathered nearly 2,500 people online and in Nairobi, Kenya, to explore and learn from experts how communities and ecosystems across the continent can thrive under a nature economy. GLF Africa 2025: Innovate, Restore, Prosper – hosted by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and CIFOR-ICRAF – brought together nearly 2,500 participants from 118 […]
EU-Funded Initiatives Aim To Enhance Teacher Training And Student Achievement In Mozambique And Malawi
Two new education initiatives have been launched in Mozambique and Malawi under the European Union’s Regional Teachers’ Initiative for Africa (RTIA) Facility Programme, aiming to address the critical shortage of qualified teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Led by ADPP Mozambique and DAPP Malawi, members of the Humana People to People, network, the projects are designed to […]
DA Quits National Dialogue Following Minister’s Dismissal
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has pulled out of South Africa’s upcoming National Dialogue, citing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s failure to act against African National Congress (ANC) ministers accused of corruption. The National Dialogue is an ANC-led initiative that seeks to address national issues, such as unemployment and gender-based violence. Alongside this, the DA also announced it will […]
AU Court Shuts Door on Gbagbo’s Comeback Bid
Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has hit a major roadblock in his bid to return to power. Gbagbo, who was barred from contesting in the upcoming elections due to criminal convictions, petitioned the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to overturn his disqualification. However, the court rejected his petition, citing a local criminal conviction. Though […]
Namibia Tops Africa in Gender Equality with Historic Female Leadership
Namibia has surged to the forefront of gender equality in Africa, closing 81.1% of its gender gap to rank 8th in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025. It is the only African country in the global top 10. The new rank is partially due to the country’s leadership structure: both the president and […]
Afreximbank Unveils $5bn Textile Hub in Nigeria
Afreximbank will launch the construction of a $5 billion textile hub in Nigeria this July, aiming to revive the local cotton industry, reduce annual textile imports by $4.7 billion, and generate 250,000 jobs. The project, backed by Arise IIP, the Swiss government, and Swiss textile equipment manufacturer Rieter, highlights outgoing President Benedict Oramah’s decade-long legacy of large-scale […]
