Flocash and Quest Financial Services Partner to Launch Revolutionary Prepaid Visa Card in Zimbabwe
Revolutionizing Payments with Secure, Convenient, High-Limit, Multi-Channel & Globally Accepted Solutions HARARE, Zimbabwe, 03 March 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – Flocash, a leading global digital payment solutions provider, today proudly announces a strategic partnership with Quest Financial Services to launch a new, accessible prepaid Visa card in Zimbabwe. This collaboration marks a significant step forward […]
Rising Oil Prices Test African Importers, Boost Exporters
Rising oil prices are widening economic divergence across Africa, increasing cost pressures for fuel-importing countries while strengthening fiscal balances in oil exporters such as Nigeria and Angola. Escalating tensions in the Middle East and renewed risks to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries nearly one-fifth of global crude supply, have tightened energy markets […]
US Sanctions Rwandan Army, Commanders
Military Should Stop Supporting Abusive M23 Armed Group The United States government on March 2, 2026, announced sanctions on Rwanda’s military and four senior commanders because of their support for the abusive M23 armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. The sanctions have wide-reaching implications for business, financial, arms, […]
South Africa Saved Thousands Of Young Lives, Malnutrition Could Undo It All
By Shadi Nyokong, CSDT Programme Manager, Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund Over the past 20 years, South Africa has done something remarkable. Through a range of healthcare and social interventions, we have cut child mortality dramatically, saving thousands of young lives in the process. But today, malnutrition threatens to undo all of our hard-earned gains. South […]
Women In Africa’s Creative Industries Are Powering The Shift From Extraction To Innovation
BCG analysis finds that investing in women-led creative enterprises can unlock significant value, jobs, and export growth across Africa. Africa is home to the world’s youngest and fastest growing population, with nearly 890 million people under the age of 25. This youth cohort represents both a powerful source of demand and a deep pool of […]
Why Morocco’s Mount Toubkal should be on every hiker’s bucket list
Morocco’s Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in North Africa—and the journey to its summit is as rich in human story as it is in breathtaking scenery. Starting in the village of Imlil, where earthquake repairs and tourism now shape daily life, the journey climbs past a holy shrine, bustling mule tracks, and the growing […]
Anglican schism looms as conservative clergy meet
The installation of Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is shaking the global Anglican Communion to its foundations. Conservative clergy from the Global Anglican Future Conference (Gafcon)—a movement claiming to represent the majority of the world’s 95 million Anglicans—are meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, to elect their own rival spiritual leader. Gafcon, formed […]
Cape Town mayor launches bid to lead DA
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has officially thrown his hat into the ring for the Democratic Alliance’s federal leadership, calling the party’s upcoming Elective Congress a moment for renewal. The 39-year-old made his announcement to an enthusiastic crowd of supporters in Elsies River, flanked by prominent party members, including Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. Widely […]
Zimbabwe’s lithium gambit needs neighbors to succeed
Zimbabwe’s suspension of lithium exports has jolted global markets, sending Chinese lithium futures soaring and underscoring Africa’s growing leverage in critical mineral supply chains. Like the Democratic Republic of Congo’s earlier cobalt restrictions, the move reflects a broader push by resource-rich nations to process minerals locally rather than ship them abroad raw. Since 2023, at […]
Ethiopia links quest for sea access to 1896 victory
Ethiopia’s president has invoked the spirit of a legendary African victory to make a modern case: landlocked Ethiopia deserves sea access. Speaking at celebrations marking the 130th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa—where Ethiopian forces repelled Italian colonial invaders—President Taye Atske Selassie framed the quest for a maritime outlet as a sovereign trust inherited from […]
