Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty out to prove Africa is a viable market
Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, redefined the cosmetics industry when the line debuted in 2017 with 40 shades of foundation. It generated more than 550 million U.S. dollars in sales in its first year by appealing to people of colour who had previously settled for makeup that did not match their skin
Nigerian gas business Tetracore plans foreign stock-market listing
Nigerian gas conglomerate Tetracore is planning to list on a foreign exchange this year as it seeks funding to expand, CEO Olakunle Williams tells The Africa Report. The Lagos-based company, majority owned by Williams and a co-founding partner, wants to raise $300m over the next three to five years, some of which it will seek
Ghana is an expensive tourist destination – Industry players
Share this with more people! Tourism industry players say Ghana, as a tourist destination, has increasingly become unattractive. This is because it has been described as an expensive destination compared to Dubai and her peers on the continent. They said a myriad of issues, including high taxes, rising cost of fuel leading to high air
Women’s AFCON 2022: All you need to know as tourney kicks off Saturday
For three glorious weeks of football, two fantastic cities – Casablanca and Rabat – will play host to the battle for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Even though Ghana’s Black Queens did not qualify, a feast of football is guaranteed to excite on the fields of the North African nation. When: 2 –
AWCON2022 ON StarTimes: African Women Take Centre Stage – GhanaWeb
Fri, 1 Jul 2022 Source: StarTimes Ghana … The two finalists from the last AFCON, Nigeria and South Africa, have been drawn together in Group C.
Glitch Africa officially launches in Ghana
Lasmid and Gyakie officially become the first set of artiste to grace the stage Glitch Africa has maintained the culture of projecting original African sounds and content since its launch in Lagos, Nigeria in 2021. The CEO and Co-founder, Best Amakhian, reassures us of plans to grow even further to Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, and
We aim to support 20,000 recycling businesses within 10 years, says Freee Recycle MD
Freetown Waste Management Recycle Limited, a Nigerian tyre recycling company, has changed its name to FREEE Recycle Limited. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony of its new corporate identity on Wednesday, Ifedolapo Runsewe, the company’s managing director, said the name change signalled the commencement of a pan-African push. “It will also align our now internationally recognised
World Bank appoints Ghana’s Victoria Kwakwa as VP for Eastern and Southern Africa
Kwakwa led the World Bank economic team in Nigeria between 2001 and 2006, and was Country Manager for Rwanda from 2007 to 2009. She holds a bachelor’s …
DStv, GOtv to air WAFCON
DStv and GOtv customers can look forward to the 2022 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco from 2 to 23 July. This will be the 14th edition of the WAFCON and the first to feature 12 teams split into three groups: Group A – Morocco, Burkina Faso, Senegal,
Cloudmania Brings Home the Microsoft Partner of the Year Award
Cloudmania, an exclusive provider of cloud partner programme in Africa, announced today its big win as the Microsoft Partner of the Year for 2022 in Ethiopia. The company has opened its doors to 16 countries across the African continent that include South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal,