The TikTok community has spoken, and Africa has crowned its newest icons. The 2025 TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa lit up Johannesburg on 6 December, marking a powerful moment in thecontinent’s rapidly evolving creator landscape. Under the bold theme “New Era, New Icons,” TikTok honored the creators who are reshaping culture, storytelling, and digital influence across…
When Ethiopian officials gather in Addis Ababa on Monday, December 8, 2025, to sign a Host Country Collaborative Agreement with Insight Dynamic Resources, they will be doing far more than finalising a document, as they will be opening the door to what many described as one of the most transformative infrastructure and energy projects in…
Priority to support 87 million people with lifesaving needs – aim is to reach 135 million in 50 countries in 2026 In 2025, 98 million people got help despite deep funding cuts and attacks on aid workers (New York/Geneva, 8 December 2025): The UN and partners today launched their global humanitarian appeal to save millions…
ECOWAS Deploys Troops to Benin After Failed Coup Attempt ECOWAS deployed troops from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone to Benin after a failed coup attempt, even as President Patrice Talon assured citizens in a televised address that the situation was “totally under control.” The move followed an incident when soldiers from a…
Doha — 7 December 2025: Somalia remains a central pillar of Egyptian, Arab and African national security, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said at a panel on state-building in Somalia held on the sidelines of the Doha Forum. The panel focused on coordinated strategies to preserve recent gains in the Horn of Africa nation. In his…
Since 2000, most countries – across all income levels and regions – have made concurrent progress in expanding health service coverage and reducing the financial hardship associated with health costs, according to a new joint report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank Group. These two indicators are the foundation of universal…
Uber South Africa is actively exploring the transition to electric motorbikes for its popular Uber Moto service, aligning with the company’s broader commitment to sustainable mobility. The Uber Moto service, which offers quick and affordable short-distance trips, has seen rapid growth in Johannesburg since its launch. Read: Epson CO-W01 Projector Review: Project Success While the…
Sanveer Ramdutt with his company’s new AccurioPress C4080. More than eight decades ago, Gainchund Ramdutt stepped into the printing trade in Durban. By 1969, armed with skill and ambition, he founded Art Printers – a family business that would eventually become part of South Africa’s history. During the anti-apartheid struggle, Art Printers wasn’t just a…
Burkina Faso’s security minister headed to Tehran on Nov. 12, 2025, for high-level talks with Iranian officials. The visit was a fruitful one: The West African nation reopened its Iranian embassy, finalized new agreements on security cooperation and held discussions about strengthening relations in agriculture and industry. Far from being a routine bilateral diplomatic event…
The G20 group of the world’s 20 most powerful economies and the African and European Unions has a group dedicated to women empowerment – the Women 20 (W20). Set up in 2015 to promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, it’s one of 13 official engagement groups in the “Sherpa track” of the G20. It…
