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The “right to disconnect” enters Kenya’s political agendaPlus: Women in Sierra Leone can finally own land
Updated January 29, 20235 min read
Plus: Women in Sierra Leone can finally own land
Projections show that Africa’s real gross domestic product will stabilize at 4% over 2023–24, then grow at consistently higher rates than other regions.
After recently acquiring controlling interests in Altron Mozambique and Altron Botswana, award-winning Tano Digital is now eyeing Kenya and Namibia
Plus: Sierra Leone’s milestone for women’s rights
Tsitsi Masiyiwa, the philanthropist behind African Gender Initiative is leading Africans in philanthropic efforts to tackle gender inequality.
Flush with success from investing in sports and the arts, Senegal’s cultural capital seems to know no bounds.
The spaceport, expected to include seven satellite launch pads and three rocket testing pads, will be the first orbital spaceport on the continent.
Plus: Tsitisi Masiyiwa and the African Gender Initiative
Kenyan banks, increasingly embattled by mobile money providers, are looking to wrestle control from industry leader M-Pesa
Plus: Lagos gets a new elevated rail network
First phase of Lagos' new elevated rail system has been commissioned and testing will now begin ahead of operations that will transport 250,000 passengers daily
Mercury exposure can be deadly. So why are gold miners in Zimbabwe using the dangerous chemical—and risking their lives in the process?
Africa's music is undeniably global, but how can African artists get a larger chunk of profits in the industry?
Investing beyond Africa’s “Big 4” tech markets
Tanzania’s startup Ramani provides funding and software to supply retailers big and small
Plus: Why the US is backing the Africa Continental Free Trade Area
Despite the space being in its early days with several challenges including a crypto ban and a small collector base, there are signs of promise.
How Lori Systems seeks to cut transportation costs
Plus: The rise of buy now pay later in Egypt
A response to the secondhand influx
Plus: The Amazon of Africa says goodbye to Prime
Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank, stresses the importance of easy travel within Africa
The startup teaching Kenyans to be retail investors
Plus: COP27 is flooded by hundreds of fossil fuel lobbyists