Becoming Botswana’s First Ever Female Olympian in Boxing
A young Botswana boxer has defied the odds in a male dominated sport, at twenty-three year-old Sadie Kenosi recently became the first boxer in the world to book her spot in July’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. “I was a bully at school, like a week would not pass by without (me) being involved in a […]
Giving African Startups Brand Advice
Wimbart, a public relations agency with focus on Africa and emerging markets, has launched its first edition of Wimbart Office Hours, a webinar and mentorship programme designed to equip African start-ups with the PR tools required to achieve their business goals. Targeted at early-stage start-ups, and with a focus on companies building tech solutions for Africans on […]
The Sahelian Region is Experiencing the Full Impact of Climate Change
From Mauritania to Chad, the vicious circle of droughts and floods has serious consequences on the populations who live mainly from agriculture and livestock. The scarcity of water resources threatens livelihoods. In the Sahel, droughts are becoming more and more intense. Temperatures are rising 1.5 times faster than in the rest of the world. But […]
Trapped after Dream Holiday to Marrakech
The Moroccan tourist city of Marrakech has almost become an empty city as the numbers of tourists go down following closure of borders over COVID-19 fears.But this means those already in the country cannot go back home. The north African nation on Monday announced drastic new measures to battle the spread of the coronavirus. Cafes, […]
Sasol’s Debt Repayment Plan
Sasol Ltd. is preparing for South Africa’s biggest rights issue in two decades after a share-price collapse sparked by cost overruns at its U.S. chemicals project and the plunge in oil prices. The stock slumped. The company plans to raise $6 billion by the end of its 2021 financial year, including a share sale of […]
The Cameroonian Known for Mixing Ethically Sourced, Organic Fabrics from Africa
For nearly two decades Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi has been turning traditional African fabrics into made-to-order womenswear worn by the likes of Zendaya, Angela Bassett and Aissa Maïga. But it was only in January, when he was invited to present his Spring-Summer 2020 collection as a guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute […]
Africans Clean Out Shops in the Wake of Coronavirus
Alarmed consumers thronged markets across Africa on Tuesday, many in masks and gloves, to stock up as the coronavirus spread on the world’s poorest continent. For many poorer Africans focused on surviving day-to-day, panic-buying was a privilege they could not join in with. The trade ministry in Rwanda, which has seven confirmed coronavirus cases, fixed […]
Chad Uses Cash Cows to Settle its $100m Debt to Angola
The unusual agreement is seen as creating a win-win situation for both nations – Chad is short of cash while Angola needs cattle. More than 1,000 cows arrived by ship in Angola’s capital, Luanda, as the first payment, Jornal de Angola reported. In total, Angola would receive 75,000 cattle over 10 years, meaning it has […]
The African Charged with Maintaining Calm in a Pandemic
As the new coronavirus continues to spread across the world, one public figure has become familiar to most people: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The Ethiopian in charge of the World Health Organization (WHO) has been leading the fight against the coronavirus, which he labelled last week a pandemic. For months now, he has been providing nearly […]
UNWTO Reinforces Its Support For Africa Tourism Leadership Forum & Awards
Over the past fews years, Africa Tourism Leadership Forum has become one of the continent’s leading main driver behind the call-to-action for increase on intra-Africa travel, modernising visa policies, and improved air access for the greater benefit of ‘Destination Africa’. Building on this success, about 500 industry leaders will convene in Kigali in a bid […]
