Not Just A Party: The Rise Of Curated Cultural Nights In Jozi
By Kojo Richman When I first arrived in Johannesburg as a West African, what stood out most was the marketing. Big posters. Big names. Big parties. From the outside, it looked like nightlife here was driven by spectacle. Headline DJs. Packed venues. Hype-first energy. That language made sense to me. It’s familiar across many major […]
Empowering Girls At Scale: Simi Nwogugu’s Vision For A Safer, Stronger Africa
Simi Nwogugu has dedicated her leadership to empowering Africa’s youth — especially girls — to build the futures they deserve. A social entrepreneur driven by purpose, she is pursuing an ambitious vision: to equip 10 million African Girls (10MAG) with the education, confidence, and economic power they need to transform their communities by 2050. “You […]
Why Regulation Is The Secret Ingredient To Innovation
By Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, Founder & CEO, Flutterwave If you’ve ever tried to build something new, really new, you know that innovation isn’t only about what’s possible. Often, it’s about what’s allowed. At Flutterwave, we started with a simple belief: that sending and receiving money across Africa shouldn’t be harder than sending a text message. […]
Wikipedia Marks 25 Years Of Knowledge At Its Finest
Kenya, 15 January 2026 — Wikipedia, the world’s largest online information resource, turns 25 today, marking a quarter century of making trustworthy, human-powered knowledge accessible worldwide. Through a Wikipedia 25 campaign launched today, the Wikimedia Foundation — the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia — invites everyone to discover Wikipedia’s journey over the last 25 years, celebrate […]
Nigeria reviews shea export ban amid industry pushback
Nigeria’s government is reviewing its six-month ban on raw shea nut exports amid concerns about its impact on producers, exporters, and foreign exchange earnings. Introduced in August 2025 to promote local processing and boost value addition, the policy was designed to position Nigeria as a global supplier of refined shea products. The rationale is compelling: […]
South Africa’s Reserve Bank plans overhaul of loan pricing system
South Africa’s central bank is proposing to replace the long-standing prime lending rate with its benchmark policy rate in a major reform aimed at making loan pricing clearer and more transparent. The change, expected to begin no earlier than 2027, would more closely link borrowing costs to monetary policy and improve public understanding of interest […]
Austria seeks African gas to avoid US LNG dependency
Austria is seeking to diversify its energy mix by expanding renewable power and increasing gas imports from Africa to avoid heavy reliance on US liquefied natural gas. Energy State Secretary Elisabeth Zehetner said European countries are reassessing supply strategies as the European Union plans to phase out Russian gas by 2027. Speaking at an International […]
Qatar Airways eyes Kenya Airways stake in Africa expansion
Qatar Airways is exploring a deeper partnership with Kenya Airways, including a possible equity stake, as the Gulf carrier intensifies its push into Africa’s fast-growing aviation market. Building on an existing codeshare agreement and expanded flights between Doha and Nairobi, Qatar sees Kenya Airways as a gateway to hard-to-reach markets across East, Central, and Southern […]
Nigeria and South Africa lead Africa’s stablecoin boom
Nigeria and South Africa are leading a surge in stablecoin adoption, reflecting growing interest in faster and cheaper ways to move money across emerging markets. A survey of more than 4,600 crypto users found that nearly 80% of respondents in both countries already hold stablecoins, and most expect to increase their holdings within the next […]
Why do Africa’s trade blocs keep failing?
Despite establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area in 2019, built on eight regional economic communities, Africa’s integration efforts have made frustratingly slow progress due to four persistent obstacles. First, most trade blocs remain trapped in colonial dependency that prioritizes exporting raw materials over local industry. Second, informal cross-border trade—estimated at 30–72% of formal trade […]
