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ALEX Apau Dadey, the distinguished Executive Chairman of KGL Group, has been celebrated with the prestigious Forbes Best of Africa Corporate Leadership and Innovation Award at a high-profile Leadership and Philanthropy Forum held at the House of Lords in London. The award was formally presented by Mark A. Furlong, President of Custom Solutions Media for…
The National Research Foundation (NRF) is co-hosting the annual OR Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI), focussing on evaluating the initiative’s impact and discussing strategies for the future of Research Chairs in Africa. The gathering began on Monday and will conclude on Friday at the Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. ORTARChI, which was launched in…
The African Union (AU) has called on the Group of Twenty (G20) members to support inclusive financing frameworks for the cultural and creative industries. Addressing the fourth G20 Culture Working Group Meeting, AU Head of the Culture Division, Angela Martins, noted that Africa’s creative industries, ranging from film, music, fashion and design to digital arts…
At a small health center in rural Sembabule, a nurse recalls the heartbreak of turning away patients due to lack of basic diagnostic tools. “We could suspect hypertension or diabetes, but without the right equipment, we couldn’t confirm or act early,” she said. That reality is now changing. Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) handed…
This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 26 October 2025. The speed at which the internet is evolving is making its users increasingly vulnerable. Meanwhile, digital technology, which should help to concentrate and centralize information to prevent losses, offers no guarantee against hacking and theft of personal data by cyber-criminals. Similarly, mass surveillance orchestrated…
Durban, South Africa / Lagos, Scidev.Net — As African countries work to strengthen their health systems after years of donor dependence, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is placing renewed emphasis on primary health care and digital innovation. In an interview with SciDev.Net, Landry Dongmo Tsague, inaugural director of Africa CDC’s…
Cairo — The new President unveiled a strategy aimed at breaking the continent’s economic dependence. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) opened new chapter with the inauguration of Dr. George Elombi as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. The ceremony, which formalized the transfer of leadership from Professor Benedict Oramah ‘s decade-long tenure, was…
For three electrifying days, Lagos was transformed into a global hub of innovation, art, and imagination as creators, thinkers, and technologists from across Africa and Europe converged for the second edition of Forum Création Africa. Held from October 16 to 18 at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, the event drew thousands of participants for…
Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday warned that the “fragile” legitimacy of the Security Council could endanger global peace if it remains gridlocked and fails to fulfil its primary purpose. Mr. Guterres was addressing ambassadors in the iconic chamber in New York on United Nations Day, marking 80 years since its founding. He spoke via video…
Often disregarded in the world of fine arts, traditional crafts are at the heart of this year’s Also Known as Africa (AKAA) art fair in Paris. For its tenth edition, the celebration of contemporary African creation is blurring distinctions between artisans and artists to bring workmanship to the fore. In his role as AKAA’s new…
