Jonathan Allen, AWS executive in residence. Amazon Web Services (AWS) says its Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) business will help organisations across Africa increasingly shift their focus from artificial intelligence (AI) exploration, to real-world business transformation. This, after the cloud computing giant in June announced it was investing $1 billion to set up the new AWS…
African film festivals were once quite rare, but in the past decades they’ve been growing in the continent and mushrooming around the world. A recent open access book explores these events through case studies. The book’s editor, African cinema scholar Sheila Petty, has also written chapters in it about the role film festivals play in…
Brazzaville – Following rigorous technical assessments, five African countries have successfully stopped the spread of polio, marking an important milestone in efforts to protect children from this virus and advance towards eradication. Teams from the Independent Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA) conducted separate assessments between January and June 2026, reviewing disease surveillance, laboratory and epidemiological data….
WHO explained that the transmission was interrupted through targeted vaccination campaigns, epidemiological investigations and expanded environmental surveillance. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the closure of poliovirus type 2 outbreaks in five African countries following assessments that found transmission had been interrupted. The countries are Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of Congo and Uganda,…
Whether or not the Strait of Hormuz reopens for shipping at pre-war levels following a ceasefire that has repeatedly frayed since June, the damage is already done for millions of African farmers. The blockade, which cut off around a third of the world’s fertilizer exports, set off a severe ripple effect across the continent. Fertilizer,…
South African security provider CAP is expanding the role of CCTV beyond traditional surveillance, using artificial intelligence to turn existing camera networks into business intelligence tools. Its SmartGuard division, which provides CCTV solutions to more than 400 clients across residential estates, corporate campuses and commercial and industrial properties, currently monitors almost 5,000 cameras. The division…
African music continues to connect with audiences around the world, with artists, genres, and cultural movements shaping how listeners discover and engage with music across the continent. As these sounds evolve and new voices emerge, the conversations around African music are becoming just as important as the music itself. That’s where Culture Club comes in….
The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan living in the United States, as part of a wider rollback of the humanitarian immigration programme. The move means eligible nationals from the four African countries who relied on TPS to remain and work legally in the…
Ibrahim Sagna, executive chairman of investment firm Silverbacks Holdings Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here. The book was recently shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa (BCA) African Business Book of the Year Awards 2026. In a recent interview with…
In March 2026, Standard Bank publicly warned about AI-generated voices, cloned emails and deepfake content being used to mimic legitimate bank communications and staff. This type of activity has continued through to mid-2026 with the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) also warning that criminals are using AI tools to impersonate bank officials, create…
