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African food and beverage markets face tough economic times and growing consumer needs, with South African private-label products jumping 7.5% to approximately $5.9 billion in 2024 FMCG sales (Source: African Food Supermarket: Market Analysis & Strategic Sourcing Report 2025). Over 60% of shoppers prioritize nutrition, freshness and affordability, pushing major ....
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Eighty million hectares of arable land. Less than ten percent currently cultivated. The Democratic Republic of Congo imports food it should be exporting. On the morning of 27 August, the DRC Investment Forum will dedicate a half-day to answering one question: how do you turn the world’s last great agricultural frontier into a working breadbasket? […]
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The King Baudouin Foundation awards €250,000 to Friendship Bench, a Zimbabwe-founded model partnering with governments and organisations to implement low-cost, fully integrated mental health care worldwide. The King Baudouin Foundation has awarded the 2025-2026 KBF Africa Prize to Friendship Bench, in recognition of its pioneering work to expand access to affordable, evidence-based mental health care […]
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The Standard Bank Kasi SME Pitch Challenge is back and bigger than ever! Now in its second national edition, the competition offers qualifying entrepreneurs across all the nine South African provinces the chance to compete for provincial prizes and ultimately a grand prize of R1 million at the national finals later this year. The provincial […]
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South Africa is grappling with two interconnected challenges: persistently high youth unemployment and declining local food production. A new pilot is testing whether both can be tackled at once by developing unemployed youth into micro-farming entrepreneurs. A farming initiative led by non-profit organisation Afrika Tikkun, and funded and supported by impact investor E Squared Investments, is positioning small-scale […]
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The hybrid conference GLF Africa 2026: Stewarding Our Rangelands concluded today after two days of high-level dialogue and global engagement to advance action for rangelands and pastoralist communities. The 8th edition of the Global Landscapes Forum’s flagship event in Africa convened 133 organizations, over 5,500 participants online and more than 800 at the CIFOR-ICRAF Nairobi Campus in support of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. Participants hailed from 135 countries, representing local and global governments, Indigenous Peoples, communities, research […]
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fmas returns to Cape Town on 26–27 May 2026, bringing Africa’s trading and fintech community together at the CTICC once again, for the largest trading summit on the continent.The event connects brokers, fintech companies, liquidity providers, payment service providers, and traders from across Africa and beyond, creating a central meeting point for the people shaping […]
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