September 17, 2019
Africa: No, Kagame Did Not Call For South Africa to Be Expelled From AU
President Paul Kagame's advisor, Yolande Makolo, has come out to defend his name on Twitter and to clarify reports claiming Kagame has called for the dismissal of the South African… Read more »
September 12, 2019
Africa: Fighting Climate Change One Tree at a Time - Why We Need Reforestation
It's Arbor Month in South Africa and the government has encouraged its citizens to get their hands dirty and plant trees. Dedicating a month to tree-planting may seem a laudable… Read more »
September 06, 2019
Africa: It's Time for Women to Claim a Voice in Agriculture
It is said that women are the backbone of the family and the bedrock of a nation, but yet we hardly hear about their successes and triumphs. Read more »
September 04, 2019
Africa: Ghana's Isaac Sesi and Botswana's Bonolo Monthe Win the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize
The two entrepreneurs were awarded for their innovative ventures in the agri-food sector. Read more »
September 03, 2019
Africa: Can Africa Feed Africa?
Did you ever think that they will be a time where farmers can monitor their crops or the movement of their animals without having to go to the farm. Read more »
September 04, 2019
Africa: Xenophobia, March Against Gender-Based Violence Loom Over WEF Summit
Protesters and mourners demanding to see President Cyril Ramaphosa over recent incidents of violence against women have marched to the Cape Town International Convention Centre… Read more »
September 03, 2019
Africa: Uganda's Dr. Emma Naluyima and Senegal's Baba Dioum Share 2019 Africa Food Prize
Uganda's Dr. Emma Naluyima and Senegal's Baba Dioum have been honoured with the prestigious 2019 Africa Food Prize for their commendable effort in demonstrating and promoting… Read more »
September 04, 2019
Africa: 'Barbaric Butchering' - Nigeria's Tiwa Savage to Pull Out Of Johannesburg Event
Nigerian singer-songwriter and actress Tiwa Savage has announced on Twitter that she is pulling out of a South African event because of "the barbaric butchering of my people in… Read more »
September 03, 2019
Africa: Using Digital Innovation to Boost Africa's Smallholder Farmers #AGRF2019
The African Green Revolution Forum is a platform for global and African leaders to develop actionable plans that will move African agriculture forward. Read more »
August 30, 2019
Africa: Post-Niamey, How Can the African Continental Free Trade Area Deliver 'Made in Africa'?
On 06-07 July 2019 I was in Niamey both for the pre-Summit Business Forum and for the African Union's Extra-Ordinary Summit to celebrate the first Anniversary of the Signing of the… Read more »
August 23, 2019
Africa: Reversing the Growing Unemployment among Trained Graduates
Recently, I watched the heartbreaking story of a 24-year-old Kevin Ochieng, a first class honors degree graduate, whose excellent academic performance did not secure him a decent… Read more »
Africa: South African Star Nomzamo Mbatha Bags Lead Role in Coming 2 America
Nomzamo Mbatha is flying the South African flag high. Read more »
August 22, 2019
Africa: How Stunting Robs Economies of Potential Development
According to the World Health Organisation's Global Nutrition Targets 2025 report, the global prevalence of childhood stunting and the total number of stunted children less than 5… Read more »
August 20, 2019
Africa: Why You Should Donate to Africa's First Community Radio Project - Bush Radio
August 2019 marks 24 years of legal broadcasting by Africa's oldest community radio station project, Bush Radio, but all is not well in the community media sector. Read more »
Africa: Afropunk Joburg Lineup Just Got Even Hotter - Who is Ready?
Afropunk Joburg has announced the official stellar lineup for the 2019 festival. It boasts both local and international artists. U.S. singers Solange Knowles, Miguel and Masego… Read more »
August 19, 2019
Africa: U.S. Envoys Assume Key Africa Posts – But Not South Africa
Career U.S. ambassadors are taking up key diplomatic assignments across Africa following confirmation by the Senate earlier this month. These include envoys to Nigeria, Egypt,… Read more »
August 15, 2019
West Africa: Building Peace in West Africa - Women Decision-Makers are Key
AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke with Levinia Addae-Mensah, Program Director and Deputy Executive Director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), about how she… Read more »
Africa: Why AfCFTA's Success Depends on Including Informal, Women-Run Enterprises
There is renewed optimism that Africa’s small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) could be big winners with the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)… Read more »
August 09, 2019
Africa: #MeToo in Africa - Govts Urged to Enact Protections They Fought For
In June, labor advocates from across the world celebrated the passage of a landmark global treaty that builds on the unprecedented gains made in the era of #MeToo. By recognizing… Read more »
August 07, 2019
Africa: Racism Row - Chairman of German Football Club Schalke to Step Down
The head of the supervisory board of German football club, Clemens Tönnies, is to temporarily step down after he was found to have broken anti-discrimination rules, Deutsche… Read more »
August 06, 2019
Africa: South Africa's Lira Made into a Barbie Doll and We Love It!
It's Lira's world, and we're just living in it. Read more »
August 05, 2019
Africa: Ready, Steady, AGOA Comes to Abidjan!
AGOA 2019 is taking place from August 4-9 in Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire. Read more »
August 01, 2019
Africa: Adapting African Agriculture to Climate Change
Climate change is already putting huge stress on Africa’s food production systems. And, according to projections, worse is coming. As Ministers for Agriculture from across… Read more »
July 31, 2019
Africa: Old Mutual's Peter Moyo Wins First Round, But What Reception Will He Get?
Old Mutual's Peter Moyo returned to work today after a South-Gauteng High Court ruling temporarily reinstated him as CEO, after his suspension and subsequent dismissal by his… Read more »
July 29, 2019
Africa: In Case You Missed it, Jesus Christ Visited Kenya This Weekend!
In case you missed it, Jesus Christ visited the continent this weekend! And there's video to prove it. Read more »