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 Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Ashanti Kingdom; Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources of Ghana; and Oheneba Kwaku Duah, the son of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Managing Director of the Ashanti Green Initiative recently met to discuss the upcoming Mining in Motion Summit in Ghana. They explored the summit’s potential to improve the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector in Ghana […]

 In alignment with the African Union’s (AU) 2025 theme, “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations,” a two-day workshop will be held on February 27-28, 2025, at the Kuriftu Resort African Village and the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This initiative aims to address the enduring impacts of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, slavery, and colonization, while promoting healing and reparations for affected communities. Organized by […]

 Africa Sports Unified (ASU) (www.ASUnified.com), the world’s leading Pan-African sports business hub, is pleased to announce the release of its highly anticipated 2025 African Sports Market Trends Report. Through a comprehensive survey conducted by key stakeholders from across the Pan-African sports market, the report provides an in-depth analysis of the key trends shaping the African sports industry in 2025, uncovering opportunities, challenges, and market developments. It highlights the growing impact […]

 Intense fighting in Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region has forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to temporarily pause the distribution of life-saving food and nutrition assistance in the famine-hit camp for displaced people. Over the past two weeks escalating violence left WFP’s partners with no choice but to evacuate staff for safety. “Without immediate assistance, thousands of desperate families in Zamzam could starve in the coming weeks,” […]

 The Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations agencies warn that without adequate funding for humanitarian action, the country - which in 2022 was pushed to the brink of famine by severe drought, resulting in thousands of deaths, with nearly half being children - could once again face deepening hunger.   Today’s warning from the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), […]

 The Government of Zimbabwe recently embarked upon an important set of reforms aimed to durably restore Zimbabwe’s macroeconomic stability. To secure these reforms, it is key for the Treasury to identify ways to strengthen its fiscal policy to help move Zimbabwe towards a sustainable medium-term fiscal pathway, according to the new Public Finance Review (PFR) released by the World Bank today. The PFR titled “Anchoring Macroeconomic Stability through Fiscal Policy” […]

 inDrive (www.inDrive.com), the ride-hailing app known for its transparent and fair pricing model, has secured its position as the second most downloaded app in its category globally, and it continues to make waves in Africa, where it ranks as the third-largest ride-hailing service in South Africa, second in Nigeria, and number one in Zimbabwe and Botswana and North African countries. inDrive’s success story in Africa reflects its remarkable growth trajectory, […]

 In the war-torn streets of Kabul, bombed-out buildings stood as stark reminders of a life disrupted. Families, including one young boy's, struggled to rebuild amidst the chaos. For this boy, survival was not the only battle; his greatest fight was for an education. School was a fragile promise. On some days, there were no classrooms—just open spaces where children sat on the dirt, balancing books on their knees. Other days, […]

 Orange Summer Challenge: three months to turn an idea into a start-up Created in 2011, the Orange Summer Challenge (OSC) is the flagship event of the network of Orange Digital Centers in Middle East and Africa (www.Orange.com). Its objective is to inspire young people to develop technology start-ups for the common good. The 2025 edition ended in Casablanca with an international ceremony that rewarded three promising projects. For more than […]