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Africa’s energy landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. In 2025, Standard Bank’s financing for renewable energy power generation outpaced that for non-renewable power generation by a ratio of 8:1, signalling a shift towards cleaner and more sustainable energy systems across the continent. With nearly 600 million people across Africa still without access to reliable electricity, […]
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Deep within the Greater Kruger region, premium travel is undergoing a profound evolution. Today’s discerning traveller looks far beyond world-class game drives and plush suites; they seek an experience that respects the soil beneath their feet and the community that guards it. Positioned on the tranquil banks of the Sabie River, just moments from the […]
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She lost her father. She faced pressure to marry at 16. She lived in one of Kenya’s most forgotten corners. Then, at 19, Alice from Turkana stood on a stage in London — and changed everything for the girls who came after her. There is a version of Alice Ngitira’s story where nobody ever hears […]
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Jemal Mohamed Elmi lives in Kebri Beyah Woreda in the Fafan Zone’s refugee camp area, near Jijiga—what the locals call ‘Jigjiga’—in Ethiopia’s Somali Region. Every morning, he opens his shoe shop close to his home. The shop is modest: flip-flops and slippers arranged in neat rows on simple shelves.. This story is written and edited […]
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How nurses are becoming the backbone of healthcare access, early disease detection and community resilience across Africa by Sokhu Sibiya Across Africa, nurses are the foundation upon which healthcare systems are built. They are often the first healthcare professionals patients encounter, the providers who remain closest to communities, and increasingly, the frontline workforce carrying the […]
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As Africa continues to tackle complex public health threats including infectious disease outbreaks, and rising antimicrobial resistance, a network of African scientists is transforming health decision making through data driven, equity centered mathematical modelling. This vision is driving the African Modelling and Analytics Academy for Women (AMAX), a pan-African initiative bringing together Francophone and Anglophone […]
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The annual harvest of senene, the East African longhorn grasshopper, has begun in Tanzania’s northwestern Kagera Region, drawing thousands of harvesters and traders to one of the country’s best-known seasonal food traditions. This story is written and edited by Global South World Footage filmed overnight in Bukoba District showed workers using generator-powered lights and traditional trapping […]
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When a region is hit by health crisis upon health crisis, governments, scientists, researchers and the medical community must work together to manage immediate impacts on people’s health as well as the longer-term collateral damage. In West Africa — where countries have experienced a series of infectious disease outbreaks including cholera, measles, yellow fever and […]
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The Artificial Future, a multi-week AI initiative from YPIT, launches in Lagos this May with a hackathon for 250 builders, a global webinar series, and a conference bringing together investors, founders, and policymakers on June 13th Young People in Tech (YPIT), a global community founded in Lagos in 2022, has launched The Artificial Future: a […]
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The South African Mint, a wholly owned subsidiary of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), proudly announces the launch of its first-ever high-relief coin range, The African Range. A celebration of world-class craftsmanship, The African Range redefines the boundaries of numismatics, transforming the coin from a traditional medium into a sculptural work of enduring cultural […]
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