President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won Central African Republic’s December 27 presidential election by securing more than 53% of votes in the first round, according to provisional results announced by the electoral commission on Monday. “Faustin-Archange Touadera, having received the absolute majority of the vote in the first round with 53.9%, is declared winner,” Mathias Morouba, […]

A Kenyan woman has been making free food and distributing it to fellow Kenyans living in the UAE who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Wangeci Waruire was a driver for Dubai Taxi when the pandemic hit. “I had to resign in October 2019 after months of minimal earnings because Terminal One at the […]

Every year, between October and December, 8–10 million straw-coloured fruit bats descend on the park to feast on an abundance of fruit. From West Africa, over the forests of the Congo basin and on to Zambia, the bats migrate thousands of kilometres over Savannas and open land, dispersing seeds into deforested areas, and reforesting and […]

As more vaccines against coronavirus are rolled out around the world, in the majority of African countries it is a waiting game clouded in uncertainty. Many are banking on the Covax facility spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Vaccine Alliance, Gavi. The facility announced it had secured 1.3 billion doses of promising […]

Ranging in age from 7 to 27, The Critics have become social media sensations in the West African country by using their mobile phones to create short films with visual effects, or VFX. Science fiction films are typically created with sophisticated software and high-tech equipment. But these young filmmakers — most of whom are siblings […]

It’s that time of the year again when we are bombarded with messages enticing us to spend money, and the heat is on in terms of spoiling those nearest and dearest to us. So much expectation is created around this season – entertaining, socialising, gifting and more. While it’s a wonderful time to connect with […]

In the past three years, an oversupply of capital in the Japanese startup system has seen three Japanese venture capital funds invest tens of millions of dollars (raised from private and corporate investors in Japan) in close to 100 startups across the African continent. These Japanese investors are offering Africa, its governments and its private […]

Mindset, language and available stock converting renters into buyers, drawing tenants closer to city “We spend a lot of time educating our tenants and first-time buyers around what goes into buying a property, by explaining bond intricacies, and matching them up with the right originators or attorneys,” says Emanuel Germanis, founder and managing director of […]

When the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) called a virtual AGM assembly in November, the theme dominating the agenda was the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the industry. The turbulence created by the disease has dealt a severe blow to Africa’s aviation sector. During the assembly, key stakeholders emphasised the importance of coordinated efforts as […]

African music has exploded onto the world stage in recent years, but its streaming platforms lag behind. Spotify (SPOT) is only available in five African countries and while Apple (AAPL) Music recently expanded into more than 30, paid subscription services aren’t as popular on the continent as illegal downloads. That means African artists are missing […]