Mauritius, Ethiopia & Rwanda Ranked Africa’s fastest growing wealth markets
Standard Media According to the ‘AfrAsia Bank Africa 2017 Wealth Report’ published by New World Wealth in association with AfrAsia Bank, Mauritius, Ethiopia and Rwanda are the fastest growing wealth markets in Africa. The report which details the performance of High Net Worth Individuals, HNWIs in selected African countries between the end of 2006 and the […]
Five Africans have been listed on Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people globally.
Quartz, By Yomi Kazeem Two heads of state, two athletes and an education innovator: the Africans on the Time 100 list After a first year in office marked by sweeping changes, Abiy Ahmed, prime minister of Ethiopia, has seen his stock and influence rapidly grow. Poignantly, Abiy’s tribute on the list was penned by Feyisa Lilesa, the Ethiopian marathoner who famously […]
Google has opened its first Africa Artificial Intelligence lab in Ghana
By Aanu Adeoye (CNN)A rural farmer in Tanzania hovers over a wilting cassava plant with her phone. In seconds she gets a diagnosis of the disease affecting her plant and how best to manage it to boost her production. The farmer used an app on her phonebased on TensorFlow, Google’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) machine that the company […]
Facebook is using AI to map exactly where Africa’s fast-growing population lives
Quartz, By Oluwatosin Adeshokan The population of Africa is growing rapidly. Today, one out of every six people on Earth live in Africa. In 2050, the United Nations “medium scenario” projections predicts one in four humans will live in Africa and in 2100, more than one in three. But in conversations about Africa especially about development, there are a […]
African Union The Chairperson received the instruments of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) from the representatives of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia today in Addis Abeba. Flanked by HE Albert Muchanga, the Commissioner of Trade and Industry whose department is spearheading the flagship AfCFTA process, the Chairperson noted that the ratification […]
Ethiopia Seeks to Mediate Talks Between Somali Govt and Somaliland Admin
Shabelle Media Network Ethiopian Prime minister, Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday said his government is committed to mediate Somalia and Somaliland. Speaking at Jigjiga town during a meeting with the leaders of Ethio-Somali regional state, Abiy underscored that he will work on missions to stabilize horn of African region. “Acting on your call last year about […]
Rhino Poacher in South Africa Reportedly Killed By Elephant, Then Eaten
Earther By Lions Tom McKa A man suspected to have entered Kruger National Park in South Africa neat the border with Mozambique on Monday with four compatriots to poach protected rhinos was reportedly killed by an elephant before becoming a meal to a pack of lions, according to a report in the Letaba Herald subsequently confirmed by […]
Ten of Africa’s Most Powerful Kings, Queens, Warriors and Legends
Ancient origins SARAH P YOUNG Africa is a region with a long and glorious history, with hundreds of distinct cultures and traditions. From the Egyptians to the Zulus each culture has produced some of the greatest warriors and most powerful leaders in the world. From discerning tradesmen to distinguished scholars – here are just a […]
Africa Growth at 7-Year High, No Thanks to Its Major Economies
Bloomberg, By Prinesha Naido, Paul Wallace, and Ruth Olurounbi Continent’s economy to expand average 4% in 2019, AfDB says Nigeria and South Africa among the worst-performing economies. Growth in Africa’s two largest economies may be sputtering along but that won’t stop the continent’s gross domestic product from expanding at the fastest pace since at least 2012. GDP growth […]
Africa’s historic free trade deal now has enough countries signed up to go into action
Quartz, By Abdi Latif Dahir It is now official: Africa’s free trade agreement has drawn enough signatures to go into operation. On Tuesday (Apr. 2), The Gambia’s parliament was the 22nd nation to ratify the agreement, the minimum threshold expected to approve the deal among the 55 member states of the African Union. The move posits […]
French President Emanuel Macron visits Historical Lalibela rock hewn churchs
African News Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed received French president Emmanuel Macron at the site of the buried churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia, a threatened World Heritage site that France wants to help preserve. PM Abiy Ahmed received EmmanuelMacron in his first state visit to Ethiopia. The welcome in Lalibela is the first of its kind […]
What is sub-Saharan Africa? It is not just a question of physical geography
The Economist, NINE THOUSAND years ago the Sahara desert was a grassland, inhabited by hunters who made rock paintings of hippos and giraffes. For a millennium before the 16th century a flourishing trade carried salt, gold and slaves across the dunes, until Moroccan invasions and Atlantic shipping drove it into decline. Yet today the Sahara […]