AFG’s Africa@Scale Summit – Revolutionising Africa’s Narrative by 2040
Guests At The Africa@scale Summit Flanked On The Left And Right By Ninel Musson Vp Growth Afg And Yasmin Kumi Founder And Ceo Afg A select group of leading African decision makers, investors and innovators gathered recently in Cape Town, South Africa to reimagine what needs to be done for the future of Africa in
Nigeria’s Buhari approves $2 bln extra budget for flood damage
ABUJA, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an 819.5 billion naira ($2 billion) supplementary budget for 2022 to help deal with the impact of recent flooding, after the widespread destruction of farmland, the Senate President said on Wednesday. Severe flooding this year has destroyed farmland, roads and dams, raising food security
Filipe Nyusi: Using Regional Military Force The Best Way To Enforce Peace And Stability In Africa
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Some Western powers, including France, have expressed serious concerns over the prospect of a private military contractor with close ties to the Kremlin, the Wagner group, cementing its influence in Africa. At the recently-concluded US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, DC, the President of Ghana, Mr Nana Akufo-Addo, made a genuine claim about
Amapiano, Afrobeat, Highlife clash in first-ever Afro Beach Festival in Ghana
What happens when three of Africa’s very own genres – Amapiano, Highlife and Afrobeats – clash on one stage? There is an explosion of ecstasy! It’s definitely going to be a festival that will “blow your mind”. The first-ever edition of the Afro Beach Festival, slated for December 2022 at Best Western Plus in Nungua
Ghana growth slows to 2.9% in third quarter, lowest since Q1 2021
ACCRA, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Ghana’s economic growth slowed to 2.9% year-on-year in the third quarter this year compared with 6.6% in the same period last year, the statistics service said on Wednesday, its worst performance since the first quarter of 2021. Growth has slowed since a post-COVID pandemic recovery in 2021 as Ghana has
Access Bank deepens commitment to empowering African youths with Advance Africa project –
Looking to improve employment opportunities for young Africans while fostering a consistent pipeline of Tech talent to meet current and future requirements of the continent, Africa’s leading retail bank, Access Bank PLC, has announced that it has upskilled 10,000 young Africans through the first two cohorts of its Advance Africa project. Launched in 2021, in
Amapiano, Afrobeat, Highlife clash in first-ever Afro Beach Festival in Ghana – GhanaWeb
With Nigeria’s Baby Boy AV, South Africa’s Amapiano artist Costa Titch and Ghana’s Kofi Kinaata, headlining this year’s Afro Beach Festival, …
This African’super app’ has 20 million monthly active users.
According to a business release, ayoba, a messaging app partially owned by South African telecom giant MTN, had surpassed 20 million monthly active users in December 2022, indicating a 100% increase over the same period last year when it reached 10 million monthly active users. Simfy Africa Pty Ltd launched ayoba in May 2019, and
Nigeria, Benin Bid to Co-host AFCON 2025 – THISDAYLIVE
Three-time African champions Nigeria are looking to stage for the third time, having co-hosted with Ghana in 2000 after being the sole organisers …
Hekima Inc emerges winner of 2022 JA Africa
By Chinwendu Obienyi Youth empowering not-for-profit organisation and Africa’s largest high school entrepreneurship competition, Junior Achievement Africa, recently concluded the 12th edition of its Company of the Year Awards with Zimbabwe’s Hekima Inc emerging overall winner. Hosted in Nigeria, this 12th edition with the theme “Fueling Changemakers”, marks JA Africa’s return to in-person competitions after