By Dr. Allan Pamba, Executive Vice-President, Diagnostics, Africa at Roche Diagnostics November is World Diabetes Awareness Month, and World Diabetes Day is marked on 14 November. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and certain cardiovascular conditions can, in many cases, be attributed to forces including rapid unplanned urbanisation and the globalisation of unhealthy lifestyles.1 In this regard, […] More
By: ● Dr. Dorothy Nyambi, President & CEO Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) ● Mimi Kalinda, Group CEO and co-Founder: Africa Communications Media Group (ACG) ● Joy Anderson, Founder and President of Criterion Institute The African investment climate is optimistic. The African Development Bank’s 2024 outlook was explicit. Africa’s economic performance was strong and shows […] More
DigMo, a new financial service company that brings gamified wealth-building tools to low and middle-income earners in Zambia has been launched. Licensed by the Bank of Zambia to operate a wallet, the fintech created for underserved users provides access to engaging products with great incentives. As part of the move to expand DigMo’s capabilities and […] More
Eric Osiakwan Mike Macharia transitioned from Sevenseas Technologies to Ponea Health, Ian Kabiru rose from a Marketing Director role at Popote Wireless to founding Horizons Offices. Delila Kidanu, moved from Koa Technology to Okoa Rescue last year, whilst Tesh Mbaabu recently transitioned from Marketforce to Chpter. Sitting between these leading founders from Kenya, the Silicon […] More
The highly anticipated Digital Marketing Conference will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 20 & 21 November 2024, bringing together industry leaders, digital innovators, and marketing professionals for two days of insightful discussions, learning, networking, and cutting-edge presentations. The event is set to feature an impressive lineup of keynote speakers, including renowned experts from […] More
As the first-ever Africa Energy Expo (AEE) wrapped up at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda, delegates and participants alike expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to collaborate to find solutions to the continent’s energy and utilities challenges and leverage its immense opportunities. Organised by Informa Markets (www.InformaMarkets.com) and endorsed by Rwanda’s Ministry of Infrastructure, […] More
New Research from Flourish Provides a Unique Glimpse into the Passions, Motivations, Challenges, and Coping Mechanisms Faced by Early-Stage Entrepreneurs Across 13 African Countries Flourish Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with purpose, today published the first-ever, wide-scale survey of founder wellbeing in Africa, shining light on the experiences of early-stage entrepreneurs across the continent. […] More
Today, Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty, has announced the appointment of lfeoma Chuks-Adizue to the newly created role of Managing Director, Africa. Her responsibilities will also focus on Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience which is a long-term, large-scale effort to pioneer a first-of-its-kind international […] More
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has facilitated a landmark US$200 million corporate finance facility for the BUA Group, a prominent Nigerian conglomerate spanning food, infrastructure, mining and manufacturing sectors. The facility, provided to BUA Industries Limited by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), marks the second successful financial advisory mandate […] More
The Zimbabwe-Zambia (Zim-Zam) Energy Projects Summit will take place from November 18-20, 2024, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and could not be more timely. With the governments of both countries making innovative structural changes to make energy projects more bankable, appetite for investment is high. This is the opportunity to secure a more sustainable energy future […] More
When it comes to the climate crisis, the global oil and gas industry is part of the solution, not the problem. This was emphasized by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) roundtable at the African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2024 conference in Cape Town. With energy demand projected to increase 24% […] More
By Chola Milambo, Ph.D., Permanent UN Representative (Zambia) A gathering of 198 leaders, representing the contracting parties of almost all the world’s nations, would be significant whatever the context and the epoch. At this particular juncture in humankind’s history, the Conference of the Parties (COP), convening in Baku, Azerbaijan between 11-22 November for the 29th […] More
