The Education Collaborative Joins Africa.com Knowledge Partner Network to Advance Education Leadership Across Africa
Partnership brings practitioner voices, and regional perspectives on education transformation to a global audience JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 10 February 2026-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Africa.com today announced a new Knowledge Partnership with The Education Collaborative, a pan-African network dedicated to strengthening education systems through locally grounded research, collaboration, and leadership development. Founded and convened at Ashesi University, The […]
Mali’s Military Junta Escalates Assault on Free Expression
Appeals Court Upholds Former Prime Minister’s Prison Sentence An appeals court in Mali’s capital, Bamako, has upheld a two-year prison sentence for former Prime Minister Moussa Mara, the latest demonstration of the military junta’s intent to suppress free expression in the country. On February 9, the court confirmed the sentence imposed on Mara in October […]
Mastercard Welcomes The 2026 YES Cohort, Tackling Youth Unemployment And Advancing Economic Inclusion In South Africa
Mastercard has welcomed its 2026 Youth Employment Service (YES) cohort, reinforcing its commitment to unlocking opportunity for young South Africans and strengthening the country’s future talent pipeline as part of the YES initiative. In collaboration with YES, this initiative offers emerging talent invaluable hands-on experience, structured mentorship, and skills development within a fast-evolving digital economy. YES […]
Amavi Sol Channels Pure Love On New Afro-Soul Single “Íhúgbá”
Amavi Sol presents “Íhúgbá,” a new Afro-soul single rooted in love, honesty, and emotional clarity. Calm and reflective in tone, the song explores love not as spectacle, but as something real, grounding, and life-affirming. Íhúgbá draws from the Igbo idea of pleasant turns and bright possibilities, and is inspired by the quiet beauty of finding […]
Bloomwit Releases 2026 Visibility Report For African SMEs, Highlighting Critical PR Gaps Constraining Business Growth
The 2026 Report shows that fewer than 15% of African SMEs invest in strategic PR despite proven 3-6X returns, positioning visibility as essential for market credibility, customer growth, and long-term success across the continent. Lagos, 4th February 2026 Bloomwit, Africa’s leading PR and communications agency and academy, has released its 2026 Visibility Report for African […]
Financing Africa From Within: Why Ghana’s Fund Domiciliation Moment Matters
By Maame Tutua Dadson, Managing Partner at Stafford Law; and Amma A. Gyampo, Chief Executive Officer at Ghana Venture Capital & Private Equity Association With over US$700 billion in domestic pension, insurance, and long-term savings, Africa has no shortage of capital. The real question is why so much of it sits in low-yield government instruments […]
Afrobeats finds new home in Malawi
While Afrobeats is globally tied to West Africa, Malawi, in southeastern Africa, has warmly embraced the genre, transforming it into something uniquely its own. Local artists treat it not as a blueprint to copy but as a musical language to adapt. They blend its rhythms with Malawian melodies, slower tempos, and heartfelt lyrics in languages […]
Jihadists take the fight to the skies in the Sahel
Jihadist groups across West Africa are rapidly transforming cheap commercial drones into deadly weapons, ushering in a new phase of warfare from the skies. Data from conflict monitor ACLED shows dozens of drone strikes since 2023, led by al-Qaeda-linked JNIM in Mali and Burkina Faso, alongside Islamic State affiliates operating in Nigeria and the wider […]
Transparency International’s latest index highlights Africa’s corruption crisis
Transparency International’s latest report delivers a sobering verdict: corruption remains a deeply entrenched problem across Sub-Saharan Africa. The region holds the lowest average score globally, with most of its 49 nations performing poorly on the Corruption Perceptions Index. Seychelles led the region with 68, though the report raised concerns about weakened enforcement. While seven countries […]
How Russia lures Africans to fight in Ukraine
African men are being lured to Russia with false promises of lucrative civilian jobs, only to be coerced into frontline combat in Ukraine. According to a recently published CNN investigation, recruits, often unemployed and paying large fees to agents, are offered well-paid engineering or security roles and then forced to sign military contracts in a […]
