Foundation Partners 27 Organisations to Address Africa’s Social Deficits

Sunday Okobi The Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation has unveiled 27 recipients of its 2022 Grant Scheme across multiple backgrounds, including health, environment, entrepreneurship, STEM, and leadership, who will receive a substantial grant to further their exceptional work. The awarded projects were selected from a competitive pool of over 500 submissions from nonprofits and innovative

Nikita to market Rihanna’s Fenty

Singer Nikita Kering is among the Fenty Beauty ambassadors in Kenya. Taking to social media, she said the campaign will start today. “I’m so honoured to be heading the Fenty Skin and Fenty Campaign in Kenya.” Rihanna indicated that she would be launching the products across Africa early this month. Among the countries she mentioned

USAID Trade Hub Partners with ShEquity to Catalyze Investment in Women-Owned or Led Businesses in West Africa

With a $1.2 million co-investment grant from the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (www.WestAfricaTradeHub.com) (Trade Hub), ShEquity Partners (www.ShEquity.com) (ShEquity), an investment firm that promotes women’s entrepreneurship in Africa, will invest in and support more than 100 high-potential women-owned or led businesses. According to Pauline Koelbl, Founder and Managing Director of ShEquity, women

How a Black American Became the Tourism Chief of Elmina, Ghana

The first time Rashad McCrorey was in Ghana, it was in January 2015. Visiting the West African country wasn’t planned. His school in the U.S., Drew University, where he was getting his Masters in Theology, had a course titled “Cross-Cultural Experience” that prepared him to go to Cameroon. But the Ebola outbreak at the time

Africa’s 10 most valuable brands revealed in new research

The most valuable African brands, according to Brand Finance. Mobile telecom network operator MTN (brand value up 49% to US$4 billion) has retained the number one place on the ranking of the most valuable African brands, according to the new Brand Finance Africa 150 2022 report. Apart from telecommunications, MTN has diversified its services into