Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump is set to host the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House next week for a luncheon aimed at strengthening commercial and security ties between the United States and Coastal West and Central Africa. According to a White House official, the event…
African stories and languages could unlock billions for the continent’s publishing industry if governments back local writers, a Unesco report has found. Africa’s book market, now worth $7 billion, could reach $18bn with more homegrown books in local languages. The African book industry, from authors to distributors and publishers, represents 5.4 percent of the global…
Artificial intelligence has become a central theme in strategic boardroom discussions. Yet, for many South African organisations, the journey from AI experimentation to sustainable value creation remains complex. To unpack this journey, TechCentral, in partnership with Altron, hosted an executive roundtable titled “Navigating the AI Value Creation Journey”. The session brought together C-suite leaders and…
Anna Collard, SVP, content strategy and evangelist at KnowBe4 AFRICA. Many businesses are overestimating their defence against cyber attacks, which creates a significant human risk blind spot. A new KnowBe4 report exposes a worrying disconnect between what leaders think about their cyber security readiness and what employees experience. According to the KnowBe4 Africa Human Risk…
When people think about family planning in Africa, they often picture women visiting clinics, women making decisions, and women bearing the responsibility. Yet family planning affects both men and women. How is male involvement being studied? Are men being included in both practice and research? And what does that mean for future health policy? To…
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) will re-open the Media Accreditation window for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 on Saturday, 05 July. This extended accreditation period will remain open for three days and will officially close on Monday, 07 July 2025 at 18h00 GMT. The TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship 2024 is…
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe — A new report has raised concerns about the exclusion of African fish workers from trade protocols between their governments and developed countries, resulting in impoverished communities relying on fishing. This comes as the impact of Africa’s trade protocols with blocs such as the European Union and the United States is being examined…
Johannesburg — A disturbing pattern is emerging across Africa where courts are being weaponised to silence journalists, with two high-profile cases this week highlighting how the judicial system is being used to punish reporters for simply doing their jobs. In Zimbabwe, veteran editor Faith Zaba remains detained at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison alongside…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expresses his profound sorrow at the tragic loss of five peacekeepers following the crash of an AUSSOM helicopter operated by the Ugandan contingent in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 2 July 2025. The Chairperson conveys his deepest condolences to the families of the fallen personnel, to…
Addis Ababa, — Participants of African delegates at the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA 2025) underway in the Rwandan capital of Kigali called for the accelerated adoption of nuclear energy to meet the continent’s rising energy demand, support industrialization, and drive sustainable development. As the continent’s population is expected to exceed 3 billion…
