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Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

4 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Michael K. Obeng, chief executive officer and founder of Miko Pharma.

Miko Pharma drives $50m investment push to set up pharmaceutical plant in Ghana

29 Feb 2024

Delegates attend the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/ File Photo

Morocco wins vote to lead UN human rights body after showdown with SA

Reuters 10 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied.

Is Mauritian banking transforming sub-Saharan Africa's economic landscape internationally?

Thavin Audit 4 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Ipeleng Mkhari, the founder and chief executive officer of Motseng Investment Holdings.

Motseng's Silver Jubilee: Empowering women, driving African growth

2 Oct 2023

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Pearl Amina Karungi 14 Sep 2023

Source: MoonPay.

Nigerian cryptocurrency access revolutionised

13 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa in a pull-aside meeting with UN Secretary General HE António Guterres on the margins of the Brics-Africa Outreach and Brics Plus Dialogue which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

#BRICS2023 triumph: The week that shaped inclusive global dialogue

Katja Hamilton 25 Aug 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

Standard Bank joins forces with DP World

30 May 2023

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

18 May 2023

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Namibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere

Nyasha Nyaungwa and Anait Miridzhanian 17 May 2023

Source: Twitter/@BlockchainZA

#AfricaMonth: Why Web3 needs Africa and what you can do about it?

Katja Hamilton 15 May 2023

File photo: Quin Karala, 29, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTQ) community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda 4 April 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Uganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2023

Alice Aedy, Andrew Burgess, Jade Roche and Luke Jaque-Rodney. Source: Supplied

New Puma project gives young changemakers a seat at the sustainability table

20 Apr 2023

File Photo: An LGBT activist wears a badge as he attends a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. 22 February 2019. Reuters/Baz Ratner

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

Ayenat Mersie 18 Apr 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

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Call for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Saipem to restart Mozambique LNG project for Total in July

Saipem to restart Mozambique LNG project for Total in July

Francesca Landini and America Hernandez 1 Mar 2023

French court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

An overview of the Niger delta where signs of oil spills can be seen in the water in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Alice Tomdio, chief financial officer at Yellow Card Financial.

#BizTrends2023: The future of crypto in Africa

Alice Tomdio 11 Jan 2023

L'Oréal unveils inclusive beauty tech at CES for persons with limited mobility

L'Oréal unveils inclusive beauty tech at CES for persons with limited mobility

9 Jan 2023

DFC and Mastercard collaborate to drive digitisation and financial inclusion in Africa

3 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

World Bank approves $500m to expand social security in Egypt - ministry

23 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied.

Swiss Re Foundation's $500,000 grant set to boost Africa's insurance sector

1 Dec 2022

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Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

5 Apr 2024

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

Business Engage 4 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Michael K. Obeng, chief executive officer and founder of Miko Pharma.

Miko Pharma drives $50m investment push to set up pharmaceutical plant in Ghana

29 Feb 2024

Delegates attend the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/ File Photo

Morocco wins vote to lead UN human rights body after showdown with SA

Reuters 10 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied.

Is Mauritian banking transforming sub-Saharan Africa's economic landscape internationally?

Thavin Audit 4 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Ipeleng Mkhari, the founder and chief executive officer of Motseng Investment Holdings.

Motseng's Silver Jubilee: Empowering women, driving African growth

2 Oct 2023

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Pearl Amina Karungi 14 Sep 2023

Source: MoonPay.

Nigerian cryptocurrency access revolutionised

13 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa in a pull-aside meeting with UN Secretary General HE António Guterres on the margins of the Brics-Africa Outreach and Brics Plus Dialogue which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

#BRICS2023 triumph: The week that shaped inclusive global dialogue

Katja Hamilton 25 Aug 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

Standard Bank joins forces with DP World

30 May 2023

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

18 May 2023

Image source: belchonock –

Namibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere

Nyasha Nyaungwa and Anait Miridzhanian 17 May 2023

Source: Twitter/@BlockchainZA

#AfricaMonth: Why Web3 needs Africa and what you can do about it?

Katja Hamilton 15 May 2023

File photo: Quin Karala, 29, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTQ) community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda 4 April 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Uganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2023

Alice Aedy, Andrew Burgess, Jade Roche and Luke Jaque-Rodney. Source: Supplied

New Puma project gives young changemakers a seat at the sustainability table

20 Apr 2023

File Photo: An LGBT activist wears a badge as he attends a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. 22 February 2019. Reuters/Baz Ratner

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

Ayenat Mersie 18 Apr 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Image source: Pop Nukoonrat –

Call for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Saipem to restart Mozambique LNG project for Total in July

Saipem to restart Mozambique LNG project for Total in July

Francesca Landini and America Hernandez 1 Mar 2023

French court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

An overview of the Niger delta where signs of oil spills can be seen in the water in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Alice Tomdio, chief financial officer at Yellow Card Financial.

#BizTrends2023: The future of crypto in Africa

Alice Tomdio 11 Jan 2023

L'Oréal unveils inclusive beauty tech at CES for persons with limited mobility

L'Oréal unveils inclusive beauty tech at CES for persons with limited mobility

9 Jan 2023

DFC and Mastercard collaborate to drive digitisation and financial inclusion in Africa

3 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

World Bank approves $500m to expand social security in Egypt - ministry

23 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied.

Swiss Re Foundation's $500,000 grant set to boost Africa's insurance sector

1 Dec 2022

Source: Pula Advisors.

Closing the gender gap in digital microinsurance among women smallholders in Africa

Katja Hamilton 18 Nov 2022

Curb on rights weakens Egypt's climate talks, campaigners say

Curb on rights weakens Egypt's climate talks, campaigners say

Dominic Evans 14 Nov 2022

#GBCSA2022: Social justice and the built environment's role in confronting the climate crisis

#GBCSA2022: Social justice and the built environment's role in confronting the climate crisis

Sindy Peters 7 Nov 2022

Egypt eyes diplomatic payoff from hosting COP27 climate summit

Egypt eyes diplomatic payoff from hosting COP27 climate summit

Aidan Lewis 7 Nov 2022

#ESGAfricaConference: Why integrating the environmental and social components of ESG is key

#ESGAfricaConference: Why integrating the environmental and social components of ESG is key

Sindy Peters 3 Nov 2022

P&G and Global Citizen partner to eradicate period poverty in Africa!

P&G and Global Citizen partner to eradicate period poverty in Africa!

Triple Eight 31 Oct 2022

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Caroline Mwongera 26 Sep 2022

#FOS22: How women, Africa play a central role in realising a sustainable future for all

#FOS22: How women, Africa play a central role in realising a sustainable future for all

Sindy Peters 12 Jul 2022

Drop in optimism among Africa's youth - report

27 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied.

8th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit: promoting digital innovation within the African fiscal sector

3 Jun 2022

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