Truecaller, the Nasdaq Stockholm-listed caller ID and spam protection platform, has launched a travel eSim service in South Africa, marking what its chief operating officer described as the company’s “first step” in cross-monetising its 500 million-strong user base into adjacent communication products. The South African launch on Friday is part of a 29-country roll-out and…
Agricultural experts, lenders and corporate executives are calling for increased investment in rural logistics and transport systems across Africa, warning that weak infrastructure is preventing millions of smallholder farmers from accessing profitable markets despite gains in farm productivity. Speaking during the 2026 Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali, panelists said post-harvest losses, inadequate cold storage,…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has declared that transparency, accountability, and strong oversight institutions remain critical to strengthening investor confidence and promoting sustainable development across Africa, as Liberia hosts the 22nd Governing Board Meeting and Strategic Review of the African Organization of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E) in Monrovia. Speaking Wednesday at the opening of the…
Angry Crowd Burns Ebola Treatment Tents in Eastern DR Congo An angry crowd attacked and partially burned sections of Rwampara General Hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This comes after relatives and supporters of a young man believed to have died from Ebola were prevented from removing his body for burial. Protesters,…
In this blog post, Skye Wheeler reflects on advocacy and research in Sierra Leone and introduces an upcoming webinar hosted by Human Rights Watch and the Center for Reproductive Rights. Bringing together speakers from Mexico, South Africa, Malawi, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal, the event explores how different communities are responding to obstetric violence through feminist…
Nairobi — The government and the World Health Organization are seeking deeper cooperation on healthcare workforce development amid growing global shortages and increasing migration of skilled health workers. Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr. Ouma Oluga held high-level talks with WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr. Hans Kluge focusing on health workforce collaboration, retention strategies…
African health leaders and development partners have renewed calls for Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) to be entrenched as a core component of health systems across the continent. They stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Continental SBC Costing and Institutionalisation Workshop, where the Africa CDC and its partners stressed that sustainable financing for…
A man uses his phone as he passes by a signage of Airtel at the India Mobile Congress 2025 in Delhi, India, on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s second-largest telecom company, Bharti Airtel, is doubling down on its Africa and U.K. bets, joining…
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 21-East African business leaders are calling on organizations to urgently scale up artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and workforce training, warning that companies that delay risk losing competitiveness in a rapidly evolving digital economy. The call was made during the East African Business Leaders Round Table convened by SeamlessHR and KPMG East Africa,…
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) is creating more access for media in the build-up to the much-anticipated second leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2025/26 Final between AS FAR of Morocco and South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns on Sunday, 24 May (20h00 local time / 19h00 GMT). CAF, in keeping with a growing demand…
