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Africa’s Business Heroes launches 8th edition with .5m in funding available for African entrepreneurs

Africa’s Business Heroes launches 8th edition with $1.5m in funding available for African entrepreneurs

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), the flagship philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy and the Jack Ma Foundation, has opened applications for its 8th edition, calling on African entrepreneurs who are building businesses defining the continent’s future. Launched under the theme “Defining Africa’s Future Today”, the 2026 edition reinforces ABH’s role as a…

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Africa: Female Representation Falls As African Tech Funding Rebounds

eriinfo.com1 month ago03 mins

Gender diversity declined in African tech funding in 2025 even as total investment volumes recovered, according to the latest African Tech Startups Funding Report by Disrupt Africa. A total of 178 startups raised $1.64 billion during the year. While the number of funded ventures dipped slightly, total funding increased 46.2% compared to 2024. Only 30…

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African Leaders Call for Restraint, Dialogue As Iran Crisis Intensifies

eriinfo.com1 month ago010 mins

Leaders on the African continent have called for “restraint” after the attacks launched by the United States and Israel on Iran at the weekend. While some support Tehran’s right to self defence, others have denounced a violation of international law which threatens the stability of an entire region. Across the African continent, reactions have been…

Components price shock hitting South African PC buyers hard

eriinfo.com1 month ago013 mins

South African technology retailers are warning consumers and businesses to brace for further price hikes on key computer components as a global shortage driven by AI demand squeezes supply of memory chips, solid-state drives and graphics cards. Three of the country’s online retailers – Evetech, Dreamware Technology and Tech.co.za – have told TechCentral that the…

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Africa: Statement By H.E. the Chairperson of the African Union Commission On Escalation of Conflict in the Middle East

eriinfo.com1 month ago01 mins

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf strongly condemns the missile and drone attacks carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the sovereign territories of Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and the Saudi Arabia. These actions constitute a clear violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity and risk…

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Africa: Pope Leo to Tour 4 African Countries

eriinfo.com2 months ago02 mins

Pope Leo will visit four countries across Africa from April 13-23, the Vatican announced yesterday, with the pontiff making his first major overseas trip in 2026 to the continent where the Catholic Church is growing fastest. The pope will also make a day’s visit on March 28 to Monaco, the microstate on the French Riviera,…

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Africa: Dance Scenes in South African Rock Art – a Closer Look At Ritual, Music and Movement

eriinfo.com2 months ago011 mins

Rock art is widespread across southern Africa and includes a wide range of depictions such as human figures, animals, dots, handprints, and other painted or engraved imagery on rock surfaces. The rock art tradition of paintings was made by San hunter gatherers over thousands of years. The first dance scenes in southern African rock art…

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Africa: Disability and Access to Justice in Four African Countries – Strong Laws, Weak in Practice

eriinfo.com2 months ago012 mins

South Africa has a reputation as one of the most progressive countries on the African continent when it comes to disability rights. It has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and adopted laws aimed at protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. But is it truly a disability-friendly country,…

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Africa: Activity Report of the African Court On Human and Peoples’ Rights (Afchpr) – 1 January – 31 December 2025

eriinfo.com2 months ago01 mins

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court) was established in terms of Article 1 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Protocol”), adopted on 9 June 1998, in Ouagadougou, Burkina…

the case for a South African comeback

eriinfo.com2 months ago020 mins

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana doesn’t appear to be a politician given to hyperbole. So, when he stood in parliament on Wednesday and called his 2026 national budget a “turning point” in the management of South Africa’s public finances, it was worth paying attention. For the first time in more than a decade and a half,…