Kigali, Rwanda — As leaders gather in Kigali for the Africa Food Systems Forum, CGIAR’s Ismahane Elouafi argues that Africa must connect proven agricultural innovation with the finance, partnerships and delivery systems needed to achieve impact at scale. As leaders gather in Kigali for the Africa Food Systems Forum, they face an urgent question: why…
Farmers are rebuilding a seed bank destroyed during Israel’s war on Gaza to preserve local crop varieties and help cultivate what farmland remains. The collection has grown to about 32 varieties, but farmers say the project remains far smaller than Gaza’s agricultural needs. Published On 3 Sep 20263 Sep 2026 Share Gaza farmers restore seed…
Nigeria is fully prepared to host the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT), with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) moving into the final execution phase ahead of the continental women’s golf championship in Abuja. The President of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN) and Chairperson of the AACT 2026 LOC, Dr. Lami Onayi Ahmed,…
The Electric Mission’s Hiten Parmar South Africa has still not crossed 1% of new vehicle sales going to electric vehicles, well short of the 5% mark at which adoption typically accelerates, The Electric Mission executive director Hiten Parmar told TechCentral’s Watts & Wheels with Wills. Parmar, who heads the non-profit advocacy body and co-founded the…
Nairobi — OMS Africa, the brokerage business majority-owned by Kweli Capital Group, has appointed Lydia Wangare Gakanga as its principal officer. Gakanga takes over the regulatory role after joining from Stanbic Bank Kenya, where she was an investment specialist in the Wealth and Investments team. She has more than a decade of experience spanning banking,…
A ChargePoint electric vehicle charging station in Hudson, New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images ChargePoint Holdings CEO Rick Wilmer believes a surge in the electric vehicle charging company’s stock Thursday is just “the beginning of the momentum,” he told CNBC. Shares of ChargePoint increased more than…
The review report reflects some of Africa’s demands, but major challenges threaten the implementation of its recommendations. The long-awaited United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s report on the review of UN peace operations has generated considerable interest. These operations and peacekeeping in particular, face a chronic funding crisis and reduced support from member states, host nations and…
Uber Technologies is cutting approximately 3,300 corporate jobs, roughly 10 percent of its global workforce, as part of a sweeping operational restructuring designed to flatten management hierarchies and concentrate capital on ride-hailing, delivery, and autonomous vehicles. The retrenchment slashes management roles by 20 percent and reduces overall headcount to under 30,000, returning staffing to levels…
The Nigerian Exchange Limited All-Share Index (NGX ASI) has appreciated by 56.93 per cent year-to-date (YtD), placing it among the four best-performing stock market indices in Africa as of August 31, 2026. THISDAY analysis of trading numbers across African Exchanges showed that the Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index (GSE-CI), which gained 71.90 per cent YtD…
The wall of ice, water and rock that tore through Nepal last week has claimed more than 1,200 lives and left more than 4,000 missing, depriving many grieving families of a basic rite: funerals. The scale of the disaster has proved challenging for authorities, with morgues overwhelmed by a large number of unidentified remains. In…
