Uganda’s Forex Windfall: Reserves Leap 70% as Oil Cash Floods In
Uganda’s foreign exchange reserves have skyrocketed nearly 70% in a single year, climbing to $5.6 billion by the end of January 2026. The Bank of Uganda confirmed the stunning 69.7% jump from $3.3 billion a year earlier, crediting a surge in foreign direct investment—especially into the country’s nascent oil sector. This is more than a […]
China’s Zero-Tariff Bombshell: Africa’s Biggest Economies Get Free Ride into Beijing’s Market
In a move that could reshape global trade for years, China has flung open its doors to African goods with full zero-tariff access for 53 of the continent’s 54 nations. Effective from 1 May 2026, the policy extends duty-free treatment to every African country with diplomatic ties to Beijing—except Eswatini, which still recognises Taiwan. For […]
Built On Partnership And Purpose, The Kym Rapier Foundation Is Creating Meaningful, Lasting Change – ONE Community At A Time
Sight restored in a matter of minutes. A child accessing education for the first time. A coastal ecosystem protected before it disappears entirely. These are not abstract ambitions – they are real, measurable outcomes of the Kym Rapier Foundation’s support across Africa and beyond. Founded by philanthropist Kym Rapier, the foundation has evolved from a […]
3.5 Million USD Investment To Advance Precision Medicine In Africa Launched At The World Health Summit, Nairobi
South-South partnership backed by production-scale sequencing technology marks a new chapter for African-led genomics, beginning with Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire Biolinx Africa, YTO Foundation and Nextgen Molecular Lab have announced a landmark South-South partnership backed by a $3.5 million investment by Equity Bank in Kenya, and the acquisition of a NovaSeq X Plus sequencing platform. […]
NAMPO 2026: Farmers Turn Innovation Into Long-Term Resilience
South Africa’s agricultural sector is increasingly redefining resilience, moving beyond short-term survival towards profitability driven by practical innovation and better decision-making. This shift reflects a broader evolution across the sector, where success is no longer measured only by the ability to withstand pressure, but by how effectively farmers adapt, improve efficiency and remain sustainably profitable […]
South Africa’s Hubo Studio Named Global Finalist In Architizer A+Awards, Representing South Africa On The World Stage
Johannesburg-based architecture practice Hubo Studio has been named a finalist in 3 categories for the prestigious Architizer A+Awards, one of the world’s most influential honours in architecture and design. Hubo Studio is one of just five firms globally shortlisted in the Best Small Firm (6 – 15 employees) category, placing the studio among the most […]
Hundreds Will Gather In Nairobi To Act On Rangelands
This 6-7 May, the hybrid conference GLF Africa 2026: Stewarding Our Rangelands will foster dialogue and action around the vital food, nature and socioeconomic systems of rangelands and pastoralists. In Nairobi, Kenya and online, it will convene experts, youth, Indigenous and local leaders, businesses, policymakers and financiers. Participants will leave behind outdated narratives, building on the complex knowledge and dynamics of these ecosystems, that make up […]
African Voices Of Science Shape Global Health Research Agenda At The 2026 World Health Summit Regional Meeting In Nairobi
African Voices of Science will convene two high-level sessions on Africa’s future in genomics and precision medicine, and women’s leadership in health research and development. African Voices of Science (AVoS), the continental initiative powered by Speak Up Africa to amplify African health research leadership, will convene two high level sessions at the World Health Summit […]
Mars Presents: Ekene’s Debut Single, “Lullaby”
Nigerian singer-songwriter EKENE, signed to Mars, makes his official debut with his first-ever single, “Lullaby,” now available on all DSPs. Like many of R&B’s most inward-facing voices, EKENE approaches music as a site of emotional excavation, using music to confront the complexities of self-expression and vulnerability. “Lullaby” offers a first entry point into that world, […]
How apartheid still shapes Cape Town streets
A 10-mile bike ride from downtown Cape Town to the township of Langa reveals how thoroughly apartheid’s physical infrastructure continues to shape—and divide—South African life three decades after the system’s collapse. Organized by the nonprofit Young Urbanists, the ride traced the buffer zones and grand thoroughfares originally designed to segregate Black and colored residents from […]
