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Her historic appearance on the cover of Vogue thrust Thando Hopa into the limelight, and it shined a light on the travails of albinism. As… Read More »Interview: Thando Hopa Never Anticipated Acceptance in the Industry – She Anticipated a Fight
Conservationists in Uganda have hailed a bipartisan decision to reject the government’s plan to construct a hydro-power dam at the country’s biggest tourist attraction. Lawmakers… Read More »Proposed Hydrodam in Uganda Halted
Prior to the pandemic, American NGO the OR Foundation estimated about 15 million items of second hand clothing arrived weekly and that about 40 percent… Read More »Ghana Ponders How to Regulate Secondhand Clothing Market
French prosecutors have opened an inquiry into banking giant BNP Paribas over claims of complicity in crimes against humanity, genocide and torture in Sudan. The… Read More »French Bank Connected to Funding War Crimes in Sudan
The Tanzania Startup Association has launched, bringing into existence an umbrella organisation to help promote the interests of the local ecosystem. Formed by various stakeholders… Read More »SMEs in Tanzania Unite to Promote a Thriving Ecosystem
Almost three million Kenyans living in mostly North America and Europe sent an estimated $3bn in remittances to Kenya last year, representing the largest source… Read More »Nairobi’s New Asset Management Firm for Remittances
South Africa was already in recession and struggling with record-high unemployment before the pandemic. In 2019, it had the world’s highest youth unemployment rate, at… Read More »Recruitment Firm Connects South African Jobseekers to Jobs Using their Mobiles
After nearly a decade in the works, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda are speeding up plans to merge their stock markets electronically in a bid to… Read More »An East African Bourse to Boost Local Investment
The Time 100 is a list that celebrates people making impact in their respective field. Financial expert, entrepreneur, philanthropist and billionaire Tony Elumelu is one… Read More »Time Magazine Lists Nigerian Billionaire Tony Elumelu among 100 Most Influential People in the World
A life of hard knocks doesn’t begin to explain the history of Tresor, a highly acclaimed musician from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Facing adversity… Read More »From Migrant to Pop Star: Tresor Opens Up About His 4,000 Kilometer Journey to Fame