Hip hop artist Shane Eagle has made massive industry strides since first appearing on reality TV show The Hustle in 2015, dropping his critically lauded debut album Yellow in 2017, starting his own record label (Eagle Entertainment), and ultimately establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with in the burgeoning hip hop scene. Now with his latest visual […]
The Makay Massif, completely isolated until the early 2000s, these valleys are home to numerous extraordinary animals and plants which have in turn given rise to new species. In Lyon, France, the Musée des Confluences has an exhibition that spans over 700 square metres, where visitors can explore. Drawings, photos, and contributions from scientists and […]
In recent years, Africa has witnessed phenomenal digital progress. Between 2010 and 2017, internet access more than doubled. From Cameroon to Rwanda, tech entrepreneurs invent medical tablets, run smartphone factories, reimagine digital finance, and empower the next generation of digital changemakers. Investment too is on the rise. African Tech startups raised $2.02 billion in 2019, […]
Vera Songwe, head of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, is co-ordinating an appeal by African finance ministers for $100 billion a year for the next three years to support stricken economies on the continent. This is a fraction of the fiscal and monetary stimulus already delivered in the U.S. and Europe when compared to […]
Demanding justice, like-minded campaigners have swiftly mobilised through social media to protest against sexual gender-based violence (SGBV). Marching through the streets of Windhoek and other Namibian cities, they pledged to keep protesting until substantial political action was taken to address femicide, rape and sexual abuse. SGBV is a persistent problem in Namibia, in particular, intimate-partner […]
Ugandan police and military forces armed with door cutters, AK-47 guns, tear gas canisters and batons stormed offices of the National Unity Platform party in Kampala on Wednesday. The party’s spokesperson, said the officers took items from the office of party leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known by his stage name Bobi Wine. In a written […]
A Cameroonian health researcher whose tweet on his rise from his village to Harvard University went viral has spoken about his success story. Dr Desmond Jumbam tweeted a photo of a simple shack of a house next to a Harvard University badge. The photo received more than two million likes. Dr Jumbam said he had always […]
Mukuru, Africa’s largest remittance and money transfer provider, has deployed major enhancements to two of its customer self-service channels to simplify the customer user journey. In order to give Mukuru customers even more control of their financial destinies, Mukuru has upgraded their App as well as added a new self sign-up feature to its WhatsApp […]
Sugar, the company he launched earlier this year, sidesteps the need to produce a title deed by simply asking homeowners to name a replacement value. “They know how much it’ll cost to build a new one. The off-the-peg shack insurance, in contrast to the traditional type he offers for brick homes, is a case in […]
A controversial Nigerian police unit accused of brutality will be disbanded, following nationwide protests demanding an end to police violence in the country. Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police announced that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known as SARS, will be dissolved, according to a police statement. “IGP M.A Adamu … has today, 11th October, 2020, dissolved […]