African acts named in YouTube Black Voices Fund Music Class of 2023
They were named alongside South Africa’s Kamo Mphela and MashBeatz, as well as British-Ghanaian DJ and producer Juls in the development programme which directly supports and mentors black artists, songwriters and producers globally. Launched in 2020, the YouTube Black Voices Fund is a global, multi-year commitment by the company to centre and grow Black creators and
Eduvos becomes first private higher education institution in SA to partner with Golden Key
In another first, Eduvos is excited to announce that it has partnered with Golden Key from the 2023 academic year onwards. Eduvos will be one of 19 chapters of Golden Key in South Africa and the only chapter at a private institution. Golden Key International Honour Society is the world’s largest collegiate honour society for
FTX’s collapse has sent shivers down the spine of Africa’s crypto community
Sam Bankman-Fried has quickly become a persona non grata everywhere, including in Africa. Once hailed as a crypto guru, the collapse of his FTX exchange platform has sent shockwaves round the world, taking with it billions of investors’ money. Even as he continues to thread tweets with apologetic overtones, Africans are taking stock of their
Climate change is the biggest global threat,young people in Africa & Europe tell European Investment
As summarised in the report, “Securing Our Future: 100 African & European Voices on Climate Change, Conflict and Security”, the focus groups found that young people from both Africa and Europe are very concerned about the future in a world threatened by climate change. Every single European and most African participants cited it as a
Natural Gas: Sustainability Driver For Energy Sector In Africa | Business Post Nigeria
The conference, which was held in Cape Town, South Africa, saw industry … Ghana, Lomé, and the Benin Republic via the West African Gas Pipeline.
Asake, BNXN, other Africa creators for YouTubeBlack Voices 2023 – The Nation Newspaper
… programme are African fast-rising musical artists Gyakie from Ghana, Kamo Mphela from South Africa, Asake from Nigeria and BNXN from Nigeria.
FTX’s collapse sends shockwaves through Africa’s crypto community
Sam Bankman-Fried has quickly become a persona non grata everywhere, including in Africa. Once hailed as a crypto guru, the collapse of his FTX exchange platform has sent shockwaves round the world, taking with it billions of investors’ money. Even as he continues to thread tweets with apologetic overtones, Africans are taking stock of their
New report on innovation in Africa finds youth believe the next Mark Zuckerberg could come from the continent | The Guardian Nigeria News
LAGOS, Nigeria, 16 November 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa’s youth prefer using local innovations and believe that the next tech billionaire could come from the continent, according to the recently launched Africa – innovator or imitator? Exploring narratives around Africa’s technological capabilities report by Africa No Filter. The research was done in Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria,
Africa: Bloomberg, Seforall Partner to Accelerate Energy Transition in Developing Countries
American billionaire and founder of Bloomberg Philanthro-pies, Michael Bloomberg, and CEO and Special Representative of the UN Sec-retary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll), Damilo-la Ogunbiyi, on November 7, 2022 announced an expansion of their partnership to mobilise financing for energy transition in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is a piece
At least 12 killed in Nigeria after gunmen attack villagers
ABUJA, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Gunmen have killed at least 12 people in an attack on a village in the northern Nigerian state of Plateau, residents and the state governor said on Wednesday, the latest deadly incident fuelled by growing pressure on land resources in the country. Violence between farmers and pastoralists has become increasingly