There’s never been a better time for the region’s telecoms industry to come together and learn how to survive and thrive in the future environment. This is why we are bringing you Telecoms Africa Virtual show 2021. The first of its kind, this virtual event will focus on the strategies, technologies and big ideas that will be […]
This after some opposition parties said they would not take part and as a conflict in the country’s Tigray region means no vote is being held there. Birtukan Mideksa, chairperson of The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), “indicated that delays in opening polling stations and voter registration have pushed the voting day”. Mideksa cited […]
With the pandemic prompting more Tunisians to hop on their bikes, whether to fill downtime or to get around travel restrictions, one activist group is using the jump in two-wheeled travel to boost their call for authorities to take cycling more seriously. Launched in 2017, Velorution Tunisie organises bike trips for residents and tourists, runs […]
The Ichikowitz Family Foundation, a leading African foundation encouraging active citizenship across the continent, have won two prestigious SABRE Awards for its global campaign to raise awareness of the findings of its inaugural African Youth Survey 2020, the most comprehensive survey of Africa’s youth to date. The SABRE Awards, produced by PRovoke Media, are the […]
If there is one person who knows what is hot and trendy in Africa’s biggest economy and most populous country, it is Bukky George-Taylor. As the CEO and Founder of Robert Taylor Media Ltd., a boutique communications and events company based in Lagos, Nigeria, she is the force behind some of the biggest brand activations […]
Kenya aims to set up an emissions trading system that will allow companies and other bodies to buy emissions allowances, the finance minister sai earlier this week, as the country strives to limit the release of greenhouse gases. Emissions trading is a pollution control mechanism where a central authority issues a limited number of permits […]
The Ichikowitz Family Foundation, a leading African foundation encouraging active citizenship across the continent, have won two prestigious SABRE Awards for its global campaign to raise awareness of the findings of its inaugural African Youth Survey 2020, the most comprehensive survey of Africa’s youth to date. The SABRE Awards, produced by PRovoke Media, are the […]
It has been about a year since anti-government demonstrations and a coup in Mali, which saw 18 people, including a 12-year-old boy being killed. But there has been no justice for the families of those injured and killed by defence and security forces during last year’s May to August protests. Today, Apr. 23, Amnesty International […]
Much has been written about the crashes, congestion and pollution on Ghana’s roads. Road injury is among the top 10 causes of deaths in the country. One report suggests that about $230 million is spent annually on emergency and trauma care associated with motor accidents alone. The heavy traffic jams don’t just undermine productivity, they […]
The biggest listed North African companies enjoyed strong gains compared to 2020. The top three are based in Morocco and listed on the dynamic Casablanca Stock Exchange, where the MASI Free Float Index climbed 22% and the Dirham currency gained 11% against the dollar. Maroc Telecom reflected the gains as its market capitalisation rose from […]