AFRICA

Lusaka, Zambia | African Media Agency |  The stage is set for the largest gathering of fintech stakeholders from around Africa and the globe as the Africa Fintech Summit prepares for its 10th edition. The summit, renowned for fostering meaningful conversations, partnerships and other ecosystem-enabling engagements, is scheduled to take …

With male grooming and skin care booming in Africa, the barbing sector is taking measures to improve the industry and ensure that barbing is an increasingly wealth-generating activity. BOTBA – the Battle Of The Barbers Africa – is one way the sector is attracting attention. SEPCIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY …

African countries are on an ambitious mission to enhance road transport efficiency, by leveraging digital technology. Digital licenses and a new generation of number plates are at the forefront of this much-needed transformation. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African nations are in the midst of a mobility revolution, utilising …

Funding will enable locally led restoration of 600,000 hectares critical for climate and livelihoods Nairobi, Kenya | PRNewswire | The Bezos Earth Fund has announces $22.8 million to accelerate the restoration of two African landscapes critical for carbon sequestration, biodiversity and human wellbeing: the Greater Rift Valley in Kenya and the …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Marking the African Union (AU) Day, Chairperson of the AU Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday called for continental togetherness against multiple challenges. Celebrated every year on Sept. 9 following the Sirte Declaration of Sept. 9 back in 1999 to create the AU, the annual …

Vodacom Group is readying to introduce mobile satellite internet terminals – a service that would put the telco in direct competition with Starlink in a race to connect tens of millions of unserved and underserved mobile customers across Africa. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | The hope of getting hundreds …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki on Saturday hailed the decision to grant the continental body permanent membership in the Group of 20 (G20). “I welcome the AU’s entry into the G20 as (a) full member. The membership, for which we have long been …

Rabat, Morocco | Xinhua | The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night has risen to 1,037, said the country’s Interior Ministry on Saturday. The earthquake has also injured at least 1,204 people, according to the latest update from the ministry. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco Friday …

United Nations, US | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was saddened by the loss of life in the earthquake in Morocco, said his spokesperson on Saturday. “The secretary-general expresses his solidarity with the government and people of Morocco in these difficult times. He addresses his most sincere condolences to the …

New Delhi, India | Xinhua | The Group of 20 (G20) members agreed on Saturday to grant permanent membership to the African Union in an effort to make the group more representative. We are delighted that the #G20 has accepted the @_AfricanUnion as a member of the #G20. Global reconstruction in …