Africa has the largest workforce in the world. A recent report indicated that the continent will, by 2030, be home to a capable labour force of over 1.6 billion...
MTN has selected five partners to launch an open radio access network. The five partners are...
Nqobile Dludla 6 hours ago
A 10-part anthology animated series, created by filmmakers from Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt, will premiere on Disney+ in late 2022...
The Golden Drum International Festival of Creativity had opened registrations for its Young Drummers and The Golden Drum competitions...
Following a pre-Series A round of $3m, Webrock and Healthforce will be taking the cutting-edge technology behind the second most downloaded doctor app in Europe, Doktor.se, to Africa...
Realities on the ground tell a different story from the claim that a Green Revolution ensures food security and increased income for smallholder farmers in Ghana...
A 1,098 carat diamond believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American's De Beers and the government...
Brian Benza 1 day ago
The hotel will offer a unique view over the Arab League Park and will also form part of La Citadelle, a new, mixed-use development which will comprise residences, offices and retail outlets.
Arab states are calling on the UN Security Council to discuss the dispute over Ethiopia's plan to fill a giant dam it is building on the Blue Nile...
D&AD has announced the launch of the 2021 edition of the D&AD Shift with Google programme in New York...
In the arid mountains of southern Morocco, local women harvest argan oil, a natural product they have long used in cooking but which has become highly prized by the global beauty industry...
Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdelhak Belhaki 3 days ago
MTN's service in Nigeria could be disrupted as a result of rising insecurity in different parts of the country...
The Democratic Republic of Congo will limit public gatherings to 20 people and close nightclubs as the country grapples with a third wave of Covid-19, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Tuesday...
Australia's Fortescue Metals Group said on Tuesday, 15 June, it was in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo's government to develop a hydroelectric power project...
Melanie Burton and Hereward Holland 3 days ago
Sudan is open to a partial interim agreement on Ethiopia's multi-billion-dollar dam on the Blue Nile, with specific conditions, irrigation minister Yasir Abbas said...
Khalid Abdelaziz 3 days ago
Portugal's Galp Energia , a partner in an Exxon Mobil-led gas consortium in Mozambique, will not invest in onshore plants there until authorities guarantee security and social stability, which may take time...
Sergio Goncalves 3 days ago
Professor of Plant Breeding Maryke Labuschagne is working with a group of more than 20 African PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to improve the...
Scores of small and medium-sized businesses across Africa's most populous nation - and largest economy - are reeling from the indefinite suspension of the social media site...
Nneka Chile 14 Jun 2021
This 274% growth will be fuelled by a greater appetite from users for credit to spread costs, particularly in the wake of the pandemic, which has put extreme pressure on user finances...
Find out about the key social media trends Ashleigh Burton saw in the D&AD Awards...
Ashleigh Burton 14 Jun 2021
Africa is booming in terms of cryptocurrency adoption, according to the 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report by Chainalysis...
Eugene Yiga 14 Jun 2021
Senamiso Ndlovu, 32, is a smallholder farmer with big food production dreams. The seed of her farming ambitions is the growing urban food demand...
Busani Bafana 14 Jun 2021
Tunisian environmentalists are trying to fight pollution damage along their country's Mediterranean shores by installing artificial reefs to encourage sea life...
Jihed Abidellaoui 14 Jun 2021
Ster-Kinekor has announced the content agenda for Cannes Lions Live...
Ghana has made significant progress over the past 10 years in increasing electricity generation and access. This has supported higher levels of economic growth...
Theophilus Acheampong & Bridget O Menyeh 11 Jun 2021
The world is at a crossroads, as humanity tries to mitigate climate change and halt biodiversity loss, while still securing a supply of food for everyone...
Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021
The launch forms part of Mattel's goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials across all its products and packaging by 2030...
Chanel is backing a new climate adaptation fund that aims to raise $100m by 2025 to invest in projects to promote sustainable agriculture, protect forests and support small-scale farmers in developing countries...
Michael Taylor 11 Jun 2021
APO Group has signed an agreement with Getty Images that will make images and press releases about Africa instantly available...
The world's top cocoa producer Ivory Coast had sold 950,000 tonnes of cocoa in contracts by the end of May for the 2021/2022 season at a country discount...
Ange Aboa 10 Jun 2021
