Noctourism Gains Momentum In Africa: 10 Of The Best After-Dark Safari Experiences
The hunt. The piercing shrill. The silence. Your heartbeat is the loudest sound. As daylight fades and darkness settles, it may seem counterintuitive to head into the bush, but a guided night game drive opens a window to the continent’s most electric, unpredictable hours. If daytime safaris are about seeing, nighttime is about feeling. This […]
Pan African DataCentres Exhibition & Conference: Connecting You With The Future Of Africa’s Digital Infrastructure
Pan African DataCentres Exhibition & Conference (PADC) returns on 23–24 June at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. As the continent’s leading event dedicated to the infrastructure needed to design, build, manage and operate data centres and critical environments. PADC combines a multi-streamed international conference alongside an exhibition showcasing the latest products, services, technologies and solutions […]
SEDFA Backs Africa’s Next Generation Of Digital Businesses At Converge Africa 2026
MSMEs are the backbone of South Africa’s economy, contributing over 60% of employment and a significant share of GDP, yet many still face barriers to market access, funding, and digital integration. As Africa’s digital economy continues its rapid expansion, the next phase of growth will be driven not only by large enterprises, but by the […]
Entrepreneurship Through Education: Turning Ideas Into Profitable, Sustainable Businesses
Serame Ramosajana (Head of School: School of Commerce & Management at Regent Business School) looks at the modern shift from corporate ladders to personal legacies Across South Africa and beyond, seasoned executives and mid-career professionals are increasingly looking past the traditional corporate ladder, seeking instead to build something of their own. This surge in entrepreneurial spirit […]
Four African Universities Launch New Pan-African Leadership Programme
The Transformative African Leadership (TAL) programme is a new pan-African initiative reshaping how leadership is practised across the continent. It moves beyond conventional models, grounding leadership in African realities and placing collective responsibility at the centre of how leaders are developed. Launched on 23 March 2026, TAL is a 10-month, practice-led executive journey for mid-career […]
Nigeria’s Iroro Tanshi wins the “Green Nobel”
The Goldman Environmental Prize, often called the “Green Nobel,” has for the first time in its 37-year history gone exclusively to women, with all six recipients drawn from across the globe. Nigeria’s Iroro Tanshi takes the Africa prize for her remarkable work rediscovering the endangered short-tailed roundleaf bat and fighting to protect its home, the […]
Kenyan families trace absent UK military fathers
A groundbreaking DNA and legal project is delivering life-changing answers to nearly 100 Kenyan children born near a British army base in Nanyuki—children who grew up without fathers, in poverty, and in some cases believing those fathers were dead. Using commercial genealogy databases like Ancestry.com, lawyers have so far legally confirmed paternity in 12 cases, […]
New pact aims to shield civilians in DRC conflict
After years of brutal conflict and broken promises, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 armed group have reached a limited but meaningful agreement in Switzerland. Following talks mediated by Qatar in Montreux, both sides committed to allowing unimpeded humanitarian aid into eastern Congo, releasing prisoners within ten days, and establishing ceasefire monitoring mechanisms. […]
Madagascar’s baobabs reveal 700 years of rainfall history
In Madagascar, ancient baobab trees are revealing a hidden climate archive stretching back more than 700 years. By analyzing carbon isotopes locked within tree rings, scientists have reconstructed rainfall patterns dating to the 1300s, uncovering cycles of extreme wet and dry periods. The study, published recently, reveals a dramatic shift from a peak wet period […]
Senior RSF commander defects to Sudan’s army
Sudan’s civil war has entered its fourth year with a development that could signal growing fractures within the Rapid Support Forces. Major General al-Nour Adam, known as “Qubba,” has defected from the RSF to join the national army—one of the most high-profile switches since fighting erupted in April 2023. Army chief General Abdel-Fattah Burhan personally […]
