Africa
Discussing developments, challenges, and achievements shaping the future of Africa in various sectors.
- News
Airtel Africa Foundation Launches “Tech For Her” Program to Upskill African Women
Airtel Africa Foundation launches Tech For Her—empowering women in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia with high-demand digital skills.
- Business
Fortune’s 100 Most Powerful in Business List (2025) is a Tech Powerhouse — But Where Are Africa’s Billionaires?
Insights At a Glance: Jensen Huang (NVIDIA) is Fortune’s most powerful businessperson in 2025. Tech dominates the list with at…
- Startups
Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Cohort 5 Opens Applications: Apply by August 15
Apply for Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Cohort 5 by August 15; discover Cohort 4’s 22 fintech startups driving financial inclusion.
- Startups
How Salient Advisory Propelled Over $20M into African Healthtech in Five Years
Since its launch in 2020, Salient Advisory has played a central role in scaling African healthtech by facilitating over $20…
- Interesting Reads
How Google’s AI Weather Forecasts Became My Unexpected Farming Assistant
Insights At a Glance: Google’s AI-powered short-term weather forecasts are now live in Africa, including Kenya. They’re incredibly useful for…
- Business
Feeding the future: How local innovation will shape Africa’s food security
Discover how African innovators are revolutionizing food security through local solutions, indigenous ingredients, and cutting-edge agricultural technology across the continent.
- Business
Airtel Africa Delivers 22% Revenue Surge in Q1 2026 as Mobile Money and Data Propel Growth
Airtel Africa Q1 2026 results show 24.9% constant-currency revenue growth, record margins, and soaring mobile-money adoption.
- Opinion
Mastering Digital Banking in Africa through Front-to-Back Process Digitisation
African banks must adopt front-to-back digital transformation integrating customer journeys, legacy systems, and AI to boost efficiency, inclusion, and growth.
- Interesting Reads
Telecom and Pay TV Spending in Middle East and Africa Hit $149 Billion in 2024
Insights At a Glance: Telecom and pay TV spending in MEA reached $149B in 2024, up 7.7% from the previous…
- News
How African Talent Company and Mastercard Foundation Are Transforming Youth Employment Across Africa
African Talent Company and Mastercard Foundation's technology-driven partnership has trained 2.4 million youth, facilitated 600,000 job placements, expanding across Africa.
- Business
Kenya Opens Borders: Visa-Free Access for African and Caribbean Citizens
Kenya has taken a historic step by abolishing visa requirements for citizens of nearly all African and most Caribbean countries,…
- Interesting Reads
Africa’s Growing Vulnerability: How Complacency Exposes the Continent to Rising Cyber Threats
Africa faces escalating cyber threats as criminals exploit the continent's rapid digital transformation. With only 9 out of 54 African…
- News
British International Investment Surges African Investments by 40 Percent as Climate Finance Hits Record High
BII’s 2024 Annual Review: African investments up 40 percent, climate finance hits record high, and net assets surge.
- News
Ecobank Partners with Google Cloud to Transform African Banking Through AI Innovation
Ecobank Group has partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate African financial inclusion using AI-powered digital banking solutions across 33 countries
- News
Yellow Card and Visa Partner to Accelerate Stablecoin Adoption Across Emerging Markets
Yellow Card partners with Visa to accelerate stablecoin adoption for cross-border payments across emerging markets globally.
