Nesternship to give African youth a headstart
In response to the difficulties average young Africans experience when attempting to enter the workforce, Nestlé Zone Asia, Oceania, and sub-Saharan Africa (Zone AOA) kickstarted...
Author : Emily Stander
Olumide Soyombo launches Voltron Capital
Olumide Soyombo, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors in tech startups, has launched Voltron Capital – a Pan-African pre-seed and seed firm. Co-founded alongside...
Identifying the path forward for franchising
The Franchise Association of South Africa (Fasa) states that among the many industry sectors in South Africa, franchising is the only one that covers a...
Space tourism: Rockets emit 100 times more CO2 per passenger than flights
Though Bezos loses to Branson in time, he is set to reach higher altitudes -(about 120km). The launch will demonstrate his offering to very wealthy...
Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete
Ethiopia has completed filling the reservoir of its huge dam on the Blue Nile river for a second year and the plant may start generating...
Africa needs fairness, vaccines to revive its tourism sector
NAIROBI, Kenya – African countries need to get equal access to Covid-19 vaccines so they can start rebuilding their devastated tourism industries, Kenya’s tourism minister...
Africities 2022 offers opportunity to examine water issues
Kisumu County, Kenya, will host Africities 9 from 26-30 April 2022, under the auspices of the Pan-African Organisation of United Cities and Local Governments of...
How to revive African tourism after the Covid-19 pandemic
Fast forward to 2021, and the pandemic has all but crippled the sector. Tourism demand – arrivals, travel, and the use of facilities and services...
UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal
UN Security Council members on Thursday, 8 July, backed African Union mediation efforts between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan in a dispute over the operation of...
Côte d’Ivoire’s Noël N’guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Noël N’guessan, a chemical engineer from Côte d’Ivoire, has been named the winner of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation....