In spite of some drawbacks, the competition lives up to its billing After a dramatic final that was nearly disrupted by poor officiating and team indiscipline, the Teranga Lions of Senegal defeated the host nation, Morocco, on Sunday night to claim their second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title. Pape Gueye scored in the first…
Alpha and Jam Africa has unveiled Olympia, described as the largest mixed-format advertising board in Lagos, located beside the National Theatre and the Wole Soyinka Centre for Art and Culture. The media group said the project marks the first phase of its three-year programme to develop ultra-large billboard infrastructure across 10 cities globally. Speaking on…
“We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in his speech at Davos on Monday. “Great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited.” “You cannot live within the lie of mutual…
South Africa’s renewable energy policy landscape in 2026 will be shaped by market liberalisation and the roll-out of frameworks introduced last year to stimulate energy investment and economic growth. One of gamechangers is the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (Sawem), which will be launched on 1 April. It will replace the historic single-buyer model, dominated…
NewsFeed Syria’s army has taken control of a large part of the country that had been under the Kurdish-led SDF, with a four-day ceasefire between the two sides in place. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith explains that a shift in the US’s stance has played a major role. Published On 21 Jan 202621 Jan 2026 Click…
Sony has announced a historic shift in its corporate strategy, signing a nonbinding agreement to spin off its TV hardware business into a new joint venture with TCL. Under the proposed terms, TCL will hold a controlling 51% stake in the new entity, while Sony will retain the remaining 49%. This move marks a pivot…
Rachel Reeves, UK Finance Minister, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC The U.S. remains the “closest of allies” with the U.K. despite a growing rift between the U.S. and Europe over the future of Greenland, Chancellor Rachel Reeves told CNBC…
[CAPTION] Company leaders are increasingly positioning AI as a driver of growth. (Image created using GenAI via ChatGPT) Artificial intelligence (AI) will this year become a central pillar of leadership strategy, shaping how organisations plan to grow, compete and reinvent their operating models. However, the gap between ambition and execution will remain one of the…
Britam Uganda has been certified as a Top Employer Africa 2026 for the second consecutive year, reaffirming the company’s commitment to people-centred leadership and a high-performance workplace culture. The recognition, awarded by the Top Employers Institute (TEI), follows Britam’s successful recertification across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Mozambique, positioning the financial services group among Africa’s leading…
Kampala, Uganda — The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), Moses Hassim Magogo, has expressed confidence that Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania will successfully co-host the 2027 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). In an interview with Xinhua on Tuesday, Magogo assured football fans that the three East African nations are working closely…
