African Development Bank Group and Agence Française De Développement Renew Partnership to Accelerate Joint Investments Across Africa
The African Development Bank Group and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a memorandum of understanding for 2026-2031, building on a partnership that has supported 17 jointly financed projects across 14 African countries since 2021. Signed on 10 November, on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum, the agreement aims to strengthen cooperation from…
The Rise of the Dead Internet Theory
The dead internet theory first emerged on forums in the late 2010s. It gained a concrete framework following a 2021 post on the online community Agora Road, which argued that the web “died” around 2016 as platforms began surfacing more algorithmic and AI-generated content. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Apple Homeview! Since…
Africa: Applications Open for UN-Backed Youth Ecopreneur Programme
Applications are now open for the 2026-27 cohort of the Youth Ecopreneur Programme (YECO), a United Nations-backed initiative. The program is jointly run by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the G20 Global Land Initiative, operating under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). It supports young green entrepreneurs developing businesses focused on environmental…
New York building collapse kills at least two, officials say
At least two people have died and more than 17 others are injured after a building in New York City collapsed into an open construction site, officials have said. It sparked a massive search-and-rescue operation, with more than 250 first responders at the scene in Brooklyn, trying to find survivors who may have been trapped…
Africa’s Push to Triple Adaptation Finance Left Off Official COP31 Agenda
Antalya, Turkey – African countries’ proposal to triple adaptation finance has been left off the agenda at the UN climate summit, Cop31, under way in Antalya, Turkey. Wealthy nations pushed back against efforts to make it a formal, binding agenda item. The first day of talks saw friction between the two sides, as the African…
A decade on, ICASA edges towards new network licences
A decade after it was first mooted, ICASA is probing the process of awarding telecoms licences. (Image created with GenAI) A decade after it first began requesting the policy direction needed to issue new network licences directly, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) has indicated in a preliminary view that issuing new licences directly…
How you build a city from scratch in Africa
PARTNER CONTENT Every day, roughly 60,000 more people move into Africa’s cities. Every one of them needs somewhere to live. That adds up to roughly 23 million new urban residents a year, according to the OECD, which also counts over 230 special economic zones across the continent and roughly 10 to 20 large master-planned new…
Africa’s Climate Projects Deserve More Than Risk Perceptions
Africa is in a difficult financial situation regarding climate change. The continent accounts for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions yet is one of the most climate change-exposed regions in the world. Droughts, floods, and increasingly erratic rainfall are all having a major impact on people, their livelihoods, and their economies. At the same…
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills 6, health authorities say
An Israeli airstrike targeting the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. The strike was carried out early Thursday, according to the Israeli military, which said it struck “a senior Hamas terrorist” and other militants “while they were operating within Nasser Hospital,” without…
Africa: Ekeh – Africa’s Tech Identity Built On ‘Corporate Suicide’
Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has told an international gathering of women leaders that his decision to build a technology company in Africa, at a time when the sector was virtually non-existent on the continent, amounted to what he described as ‘corporate suicide’. Speaking on the theme: ‘Losing the Fear’, at The International…
