Mastercard Convenes Regional Leaders At Africa Edge 2025 To Shape The Future Of Payments
Mastercard held its inaugural Africa Edge summit, convening leaders from across Africa’s payments ecosystem to explore how collaboration and innovation can accelerate the continent’s digital growth. The forum focused on building the infrastructure, trust, and interoperability needed to support Africa’s fast-growing digital economy, projected to reach USD 1.5 trillion by 2030, and create new opportunities for […]
Still We Rise: Artworks From The Ifa Lethu Foundation And SABC Art Collections
The Ifa Lethu Foundation of South Africa is proud to spearhead another landmark event in the country.This October, it will partner with the SABC as they come together to present Still We Rise, a landmark exhibition of artworks made during South Africa’s Apartheid years. This partnership, through the exhibition theme, bridges the G20’s global significance with […]
AGOA’s Sunset: A Strategic Setback For U.S.-Africa Trade And Critical Mineral Supply Chains
By Kenneth D. Johnson The Expiration of AGOA On September 30, 2025, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) officially expired, ending 25 years of preferential trade relations between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa. AGOA provided duty-free access to the U.S. market for over 6,500 products from eligible African countries, fostering economic growth, job creation, […]
Winners Of 2025 AWIEF Awards Announced as Nigerian Energy Leader Audrey Joe-Ezigbo Receives Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) hosted a spectacular celebration of African women’s excellence at the 2025 AWIEF Awards, held on Friday evening at the Cape Town South Africa. The glittering gala honoured women entrepreneurs and leaders driving innovation, sustainability, and inclusive growth across the continent. Eight exceptional winners were announced, each representing […]
Africa’s Digital Backbone: Why Fibre And Subsea Cables Matter More Than Unicorn Valuations
Written by Ethel Cofie, Everyone loves to talk about Africa’s next unicorn. The headlines are easy: billion-dollar fintechs, super-apps, AI startups promising to transform everything from health to payments. But beneath the hype lies a quieter truth; without fibre networks, subsea cables, and data centres, none of these digital miracles can exist. Infrastructure is the […]
Nigeria considers selling state refineries
Nigeria is exploring the sale of its state-owned refineries to boost competition in a market dominated by Aliko Dangote’s massive 650,000-barrel-a-day refinery. The country’s four state-owned refineries, with a combined capacity of 445,000 barrels per day, have been largely inoperable for years despite repair efforts totaling billions of dollars. A presidential energy adviser confirmed that privatization is […]
Mamdani elected as New York City’s mayor
Uganda-born Zohran Mamdani has made history by winning New York City’s mayoral race, becoming the city’s first Muslim leader and its youngest mayor in over a century. The 34-year-old democratic socialist has risen rapidly from a little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to a nationally recognized political figure. Mamdani, who spent part of his youth in […]
How Françafrique still shapes French-African relations
“Françafrique” refers to the political, economic, and military networks France used to maintain influence over its former African colonies, a term popularized in 1998 by François-Xavier Verschave. The term was originally meant to convey a positive partnership but has evolved into a system of corruption, patronage, and informal networks. This system rested on three pillars: military intervention […]
Angola seeks $4.5 billion to extend Lobito Corridor rail
Angola is spearheading a major infrastructure push, seeking $4.5 billion to extend the Lobito Corridor railway into Zambia’s mineral-rich Copperbelt region. This project aims to drastically streamline export logistics for the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, which together produce over 13% of the world’s copper. Currently, shipping this critical metal is a weeks-long ordeal through congested […]
What’s next for marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge?
Despite a 17th-place finish in the New York City Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge, widely considered the greatest marathoner ever, cemented a different kind of victory by completing all seven World Marathon Majors. His focus, however, has clearly evolved beyond winning races. Celebrated for breaking the two-hour barrier and his profound philosophy that “no human is limited,” Kipchoge now […]
