Thursday, May 7, 2026 - 14:51:00
Loading weather…
Latest
SeerBit, a leading Pan-African payments company has integrated with Xero, a global small business platform to simplify how businesses across Africa get paid from invoices. For many businesses, sending an invoice is straightforward but getting paid often requires a separate process. Payments are typically completed outside the invoicing system via bank transfers, mobile money or […]
...
A new report from the Milken Institute argues that artificial intelligence and targeted manufacturing innovation are essential to unlocking Africa’s industrial transformation, with the continent on track to represent a quarter of the world’s population and $16 trillion in business and consumer spending by 2050 — but at risk of continuing to lag in production […]
...
The Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group) and China Development Bank (CDB) convened today, at TDB Tower in Nairobi, the China-Africa Interbank Association (CAIBA) 2026 Senior Officials Meeting, as well as the China-Africa Development Finance Forum. The CAIBA Senior Officials Meeting focused on the deepening of financial and development cooperation between members – in […]
...
Three winners were selected out of 35 shortlisted photographs from around the world. These captivating images of rangelands and their communities are on exhibit online and at GLF Africa 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) announces the three winners of its GLF Photography Awards 2026, celebrating rangelands from across the world and the pastoralists who steward them. The finalists and the other 32 shortlisted entries are now on exhibit online and will be showcased at GLF Africa 2026, highlighting their aesthetic beauty and the stories behind them. Rangelands are ecosystems that are grazed by livestock or wildlife and can […]
...
TransUnion’s Q1 2026 Consumer Pulse Study highlights more deliberate financial behaviour South African consumers are adjusting their financial behaviour in response to ongoing cost pressures, with TransUnion’s Q1 2026 Consumer Pulse Study[1] revealing meaningful shifts in how households spend, save and manage credit. While many households remain under financial strain, the findings point to a shift toward […]
...
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, is pleased to announce the appointment of Leah Nakazwe Kooma as Chief Executive Officer of Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zambia, effective 1 April 2026. With over two decades of experience across the telecommunications, financial services, and media sectors, Leah’s appointment underscores […]
...
Heirs Energies is supporting the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s (TEF) 2026 cohort of 3,200 African entrepreneurs, helping to drive enterprise growth and job creation across the continent. The entrepreneurs, drawn from all 54 African countries, were selected from more than 265,000 applicants and unveiled in Abuja on Sunday by TEF Founder and Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu, […]
...
By Eric Osiakwan On January 30, 2026, we woke up to the chilling effect of the insolvency of Koko Network, a Kenyan climate tech startup once touted as the poster child of clean cooking in Africa, shutting down after accumulating more than $60m in debt. This represents a stunning reversal of the company’s fortune, having […]
...
As Ramadan draws to a close across Morocco, a centuries-old tradition known as “the right of salt” is quietly unfolding on its streets. The custom—a Maghreb tradition of gifting women in recognition of their Ramadan cooking—sees husbands browsing jewelry stores and clothing shops for a meaningful token of appreciation. The tradition acknowledges the enormous effort […]
...
In a significant push for global accountability, Ghana is preparing to introduce a United Nations resolution that would officially recognize the transatlantic slave trade as the most egregious crime in human history, while advocating for reparations to address its profound and enduring legacies. As a leading voice in Africa’s reparations movement, the West African nation […]
...
