World Athletics (WA) has announced that the selection of Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling commercial hub, as the host city for its inaugural Africa Road Running Conference was influenced by its extensive commercial connections across the African continent and beyond. Mr Alessio Punzi Cisternino, WA’s head of road running, revealed this information during a press conference held…
Nairobi — Cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity have emerged as Africa’s top technology priorities, signaling a shift from digital experimentation to full-scale strategic execution, according to the CIO100 Megatrends 2025 Report by CIO Africa (by dx⁵). The report, based on insights from organisations across Sub-Saharan Africa, shows cloud computing leads adoption at 61…
Global mobile telecommunications industry body the GSMA has partnered with six of Africa’s largest mobile operators – Airtel, Axian Telecom, Ethio Telecom, Orange, and South Africa’s Vodacom and MTN – to develop a set of minimum requirements for an affordable, entry-level smartphone. The announcement was made at a Mobile World Congress event in Kigali, Rwanda…
Washington, DC — Donald Trump is bad news for Africa. He was tough on Africa in his first term, and after nine months, his second term is shaping up to be much worse. Trump’s “America First” policies of high tariffs and economic protectionism, restrictive immigration procedures, open hostility to international organizations and assault on development assistance agencies are at variance…
A wave of real estate development in the cities and urban centres of Africa’s most populous nation, where the government requires $6.25 billion in yearly investment to narrow a housing shortfall, is fuelling demand for building materials, particularly cement. Nigeria’s building boom, propelled by rapid urbanisation and infrastructure development, laid the groundwork for the 245.9…
The podcast delves into the Afrobeat icon’s revolutionary spirit and enduring legacy. Former US President Obama has honoured Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti with a new podcast chronicling his life and music. Mr Obama announced the release of the podcast, “Fela Kuti: Fear No Man,” in a video posted on his Instagram page on Wednesday…
Durban — Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat of new pandemics still looms, and the urgency remains. As the fourth International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) began in Durban, South Africa, a big question emerged: Is Africa prepared for the next pandemic? In his opening remarks at a press briefing,…
Can Artificial Intelligence, AI, play a transformative role in addressing the long-standing gaps in engineering education across Nigeria and Africa? This question is gaining momentum as researchers and education experts explore how AI can bridge the persistent divide between theory and practical application in engineering training across the continent. For decades, engineering education in Africa…
The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available to only a few thousand patients per year in a few hospitals. Today, over 75,000 people receive cancer treatment each year in each…
The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the journal Nature. While developing mRNA vaccines for patients with brain tumors in 2016, our team, led…
