Why Financial Crime Risk Demands Regulation And How Africa Is Leading The Way
By Japhet Gana: Group Head, Transaction Risk & Financial Crimes, Yellow Card In the past decade, our financial systems have become more digitally interconnected than ever before. Convenience and speed now come with a price: financial crime. From sophisticated money-laundering networks to cyber-enabled fraud rings, criminal actors are exploiting gaps in regulation and oversight. As […]
Infobip Contributes to Nigeria’s Educational Future: Delivering 650+ Learning Resources to Lagos Schools
Global cloud communications leader Infobip, which has been operating in Nigeria for over 12 years, has announced a strategic community initiative through its Nigerian regional team. In partnership with the Whitefield Foundation, the project aims to accelerate educational outcomes for students in Lagos. The project delivered over 650 specialised textbooks and essential library infrastructure to […]
Google News Initiative Launches New Local Language Pilot to Empower South African Vernacular Publishers
The Google News Initiative (GNI), in partnership with the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and the Daily Maverick, has officially launched its local language pilot programme at the Iziko Museum in Cape Town. The launch event, attended by the Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenneth Morolong, marks the start of a nationwide provincial roadshow […]
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2026 Showcases 12 Investor-Ready Startups
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi has selected 12 investor-ready African startups to showcase at its 2026 Investment Showcase in Nairobi. Africa Tech Summit Nairobi has announced 12 ventures selected to showcase on 11th and 12th, 2026, at the Sarit Expo Centre. These companies, spanning payments, web3, EdTech, climatetech, healthtech, and more, represent the next wave of African […]
South Africa probes Iranian warship role in naval drills
South Africa has launched an official investigation into whether its military defied President Cyril Ramaphosa’s orders during recent joint naval drills off Cape Town. The controversy centers on Iran’s participation, as the president reportedly instructed that Iranian warships only hold observer status to avoid straining relations with the United States. The US Embassy had earlier […]
Why Africa’s leaders must focus on “better jobs”
Job creation is becoming the defining test of leadership across Africa as the continent faces unprecedented labor-force growth in the coming decades. According to the World Bank, Africa could add about 740 million working-age people by 2050, with approximately 12 million young people entering the labor market each year. As this reality sets in, the […]
Kenya bets big on privatization with landmark IPO
Kenya has launched a historic initial public offering, seeking to raise $825 million by selling a majority stake in its state-owned oil pipeline company. This ambitious move represents East Africa’s largest IPO in local currency terms, surpassing the landmark 2008 Safaricom offering. It is a cornerstone of President William Ruto’s strategy to divest from state […]
Guinea’s junta leader sworn in as president
Guinea’s Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup, has now been sworn in as the country’s elected civilian president after winning the country’s latest presidential election, which he had earlier promised he would not contest. Since the coup, Doumbouya’s public image has undergone a calculated shift from military fatigues to tracksuits and […]
YouTuber makes history with Great Pyramid livestream
Streamer iShowSpeed has made history by becoming the first person to livestream from inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, a feat achieved with support from the Egyptian government. The broadcast opened with sweeping drone shots of the pyramids and drew more than 3.5 million live viewers. iShowSpeed also explored the Sphinx and rode camels across […]
How a rooftop garden is transforming a South African township
A vibrant new community hub in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha township demonstrates how architecture can foster dignity and resilience in informal settlements. The Soweto Caracas Community Centre, designed by non-profit Urban-Think Tank Empower as part of efforts to upgrade the informal settlement, packs a remarkable range of functions into a compact site. The compact, 320-square-metre building […]
