High-level Speakers at Climate Talks in Kinshasa Call Out Rich Nations

Dozens of ministers and senior delegates are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this week for a final meeting before the COP27 climate summit in November, where more vulnerable countries hope to push for compensation for economic losses linked to climate catastrophes. “The finance currently available is a pittance with respect to the […]
Lesotho Set to Vote

Failure to pass and implement the 11th Amendment to the Constitution Bill poses several challenges for Lesotho’s incoming government. The implementation of the national reforms process started in May when all the major parties in parliament signed a pledge to pass the amendments, commonly known as the “Omnibus Constitutional Bill”, by the end of June. […]
Museveni’s Son Forgets the Rules of Twitter

President Yoweri Museveni has apologized to Kenyans over tweets posted by his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba that had repeatedly threatened to invade Uganda’s East African neighbor. In a series of tweets on Monday and Tuesday, Kainerugaba posted provocative messages, including proposing the unification of Kenya and Uganda. “It wouldn’t take us, my army and me, 2 […]
Kidnapping Ordeal Comes to an End for Nigerian Families

A Nigerian gang has freed the remaining 23 people it had held for six months since attacking a train in northern Kaduna state. Gunmen initially took more than 60 people from the train and authorities have negotiated for months with the gang to win their release. Relatives of the victims welcomed their release but have […]
From Abuja to Cape Town Researchers Document the Conditions in which Ride-hailing Drivers Work

In a recent paper, they examined the situation in Ghana. Interviewed drivers, riders, car owners and other scholars who are researching Ghana’s ride-hailing industry. They found that the popular narrative of blaming the industry’s precarious labour conditions on ride-hailing companies is problematic. It deflects attention from the structural enablers of the conditions (which predate the […]
Nigerian Fintech Unicorn’s Next Move

Flutterwave wants to add more e-currencies as payment options for merchants after adopting Nigeria’s eNaira in September according to Chief Financial Officer Oneal Bhambani. New payment options could be additional national e-currencies or other crypto currencies, subject to national regulations, Bhambani says. “The future is very bright for the eNaira. If it helps merchants to […]
The State of Juba’s Roads

South Sudan’s roads minister has apologised to the public for the bad condition of roads in the country as a study found that they were the worst in the region. Roads worsened following recent torrential rains that made them impassable because of flooding and mud. More than 1,500 lorries carrying food supplies have been stranded […]
Makro mRewards Partners With UCount Rewards & Caltex To Give You Up To R10* Back In Rewards Points Per Litre Of Fuel And Oil

Makro mRewards partners with Standard Bank UCount Rewards & Caltex to ease the fuel burden. As of 16 September 2022, Makro, one of South Africa’s longest standing retailers will offer its mRewards members up to R10* back in Rewards Points per litre of fuel and oil at participating Caltex forecourts around the country. According to the 2021 […]
4IR Is Key To A Competitive Manufacturing Sector

By Amritesh Anand, Practise Lead for Unified Communication at In2IT Technologies Manufacturing is the fourth-largest industry in South Africa, contributing 14% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to Stats SA. With the rise of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), however, manufacturing needs to focus on creating and implementing IT-based solutions if it is to […]
What Constitutes A Successful App? Huawei Weighs In Some Of Their Learnings Of Working With African App Developers

The global mobile app development market approached the $188 billion mark in 2021 and is expected to grow at more than 13% annually to 2030. Increased internet usage and people relying on digital services for everything from banking and shopping, to watching movies and playing games are considered significant drivers. As an organisation that is […]