Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar delivered another masterclass on Sunday, retaining his men’s elite road race crown at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. Launching a decisive solo attack 66 kilometers from the finish, the 26-year-old powered away on the punishing 267.5-kilometre course, which featured 5,475 meters of climbing and the cobbled roads of…
In today’s global economy, trade remains the most significant glue that binds nations together. It is the foundation upon which the prosperity of our interconnected world rests. A single pencil, before it reaches a classroom in Kigali, may have travelled across multiple continents, passing through dozens of supply chains. This simple object illustrates globalisation’s promise:…
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which came into force on 1 January 2021 with 54 member states, is the world’s largest free trade area by number of countries. It aims to eliminate tariffs and other barriers to spur trade, industrialisation and value addition beyond raw materials. The agreement unites some 1.3 billion people…
When Rwanda hosts Africa’s first-ever Festival of Cooling, it is not just staging a landmark event–it is signalling a continental shift. Behind the science of cold-chains lies a powerful story about food security, health resilience, job creation, and climate action. ALSO READ: Inaugural cooling festival to spotlight innovation in Kigali Keep up with the latest…
Year after year, Africa’s leaders take the long journey to New York to speak at the United Nations General Assembly. And year after year, they repeat the same demand: Africa must have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The hall listens politely, the cameras click, and then nothing changes. The speeches are filed…
French pay-TV giant Canal+ has announced sweeping changes to the leadership structure of its African operations, just days after finalising its takeover of South Africa’s MultiChoice Group. Already announced is that the combined business – covering all of Africa, including French-speaking territories – will be led by David Mignot as CEO, and that outgoing MultiChoice…
On the third day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate, African leaders delivered a resounding and unified message: the United Nations must undergo meaningful reform, and the global order must be reshaped to ensure fairness, equity, and representation for all nations. The urgency reflects a global reality – that the UN risks losing relevance in…
South Africa’s payments ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. PayInc – previously BankservAfrica – sits at the core of the country’s payments infrastructure. As the builder and manager of the PayShap instant payment rails, PayInc is central to the Reserve Bank’s plans to drive digital inclusion through payment modernisation. In this episode of the…
Meta, in partnership with Data Science Africa, has announced the winners of the 2025 Llama Impact Grant for Startups and Researchers at the UN General Assembly’s Unstoppable Africa event. The programme, launched in March 2025, forms part of Meta’s global Llama Impact Grants initiative. It supports startups and researchers across Sub-Saharan Africa in applying Meta’s…
NEW YORK — EXIM-Backed Financing Guarantee Unlocks Capital, De-Risks U.S. Entry Into Africa’s Fast-Growing Digital Market Top U.S. officials, Citi, U.S. tech leader Cybastion and a consortium of U.S. tech companies announced the Export-Import Bank’s first-ever $100 million financing guarantee in Africa’s digital sector for a national data center and digitalization project in Côte d’Ivoire….
