Ghana wins African Basketball Festival

African Basketball Festival Team Ghana defeated their Nigerians counterparts 33-32 to win the 2022 edition of the African Basketball Festival held at the Bukom Arena in Accra. The festival was organised by Rite Sports under the auspices of the Beyond the Return Committee. It was aimed at using sports, music and fashion to engage Africans

2022’s top African business growth stories from Ghana, Kenya and beyond

Yonas Alemu is the founder of Ethiopian health food company Lovegrass. Jaco Maritz, editor-in-chief of How we made it in Africa, selects his six favourite Business Growth Stories articles from 2022. In this selection, you’ll find a range of stories from entrepreneurs across Africa, from a non-alcoholic gin and tonic producer in South Africa to

YALI Regional Leadership Center Dakar Online Cohort 16/17 Programme for young Africans.

Application Deadline: March 23rd, 2023 The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is an initiative of Barack Obama, former President of the United States, which dates back to 2010. The objective is to support young African leaders in their efforts to stimulate growth and prosperity, strengthen the democratic governance and improving peace and security in the African continent. 

Nigeria Missing In 12 Most Advanced African Countries’ List

Nigeria did not make the list of most advanced countries in Africa, despite being referred to as the Giant of Africa. A report by Insider Monkey, titled: “12 Most Advanced Countries in Africa”, revealed that Africa is one of the richest continents in the world when it comes to natural resources, adding that the continent

Game Store shuts down Dar es Salaam outlet

Dar es Salaam. South African retail giant Massmart, owners of Game Department Stores has closed its lone outlet at Mlimani City in Dar es Salaam with December 24 being their last trading day. Shoppers who went to the store on Christmas Day were met with closed doors and blue seals on the padlocks, though there was

A short story of African venture capital in 2022 on TechCabal

How would you describe Africa’s 2022 from a venture capital lens? I don’t think you can. This year, venture land defied simplification. You can only narrate and follow the story through its strange arc. The climax, exposition, rising action, resolution, and what I believe is a dramatic setup for the next chapter—or book, in this