Last month, Mombasa made history as the first African city to host the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) – an international convening to protect and conserve the ocean, gathering well over a hundred countries. Yet the significance of the conference went far beyond where it was held. It demonstrated why Africa is increasingly becoming one of…
Introduction: Africa’s Immunization Landscape and Its Significance Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its public health journey. With a current population of 1.4 billion and projections to reach 3.3 billion by 2075, the continent’s immunization landscape holds immense significance—not only for health outcomes but for economic and social development. Immunization programs have already saved…
BlackBerry didn’t lose because it ignored ordinary customers. It lost while it was winning them over. Its cheap prepaid data plan, launched by Vodacom in December 2008, opened BlackBerry to millions of South Africans who couldn’t afford a monthly contract. Then Apple built a general-purpose phone on infrastructure that already existed, with an ecosystem BlackBerry…
Greater diagnostic testing for cryptococcal meningitis could help avert 135,000 deaths a year in Africa, writes Edith Magak. [LILONGWE, Malawi] A persistent headache nearly killed Elube. It took Patricia’s sight. Both women had cryptococcal meningitis, a fungal infection that mostly affects people with HIV and kills around 135,000 people each year in Sub-Saharan Africa. Effective…
South Africa cannot build enough fences or deport enough immigrants to overcome the consequences of instability in neighbouring countries. South Africa has spent more than two decades tightening immigration laws, strengthening border security and increasing deportations in an effort to curb illegal immigration. Yet irregular migration remains a persistent challenge despite successive legal reforms, the…
Cape Verde and Congo DR have been praised by Diego Forlan and Hristo Stoichkov after becoming two of the standout African stories of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Both nations defied expectations to reach the round of 32 in the first 48-team edition of the tournament, giving Africa two powerful examples of what the expanded…
GENEVA — Africa’s future in the age of artificial intelligence will depend less on financial assistance than on investments in skills, education and digital infrastructure, according to Maggie Gu, founder and president of Tomorrow Foundation. Speaking on Challenge TV’s Au cœur de l’Éco, Gu said AI presents a historic opportunity for African countries to accelerate development,…
The news that four Kenyan university students have clinched the Grand Prize at the Huawei ICT Competition in Shenzhen is more than a victory; it is a testament to a quiet revolution. For the first time in the competition’s ten-year history, Team Kenya has soared above 210,000 global participants to claim the highest honor, marking…
A Starlink terminal in the remote Kalahari. Image: Jannie van Zyl On Monday, South Africa’s communications regulator gave prospective satellite operators an unusually candid piece of advice: if you want to run a constellation service such as Starlink in this country, do not expect a new network licence from us – go and buy one…
The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined seven other media freedom organizations in condemning attacks on foreign nationals and the targeting of journalists covering anti-migrant protests in South Africa. In a joint statement, issued ahead of the June 30 deadline set by the anti-migrant group March and March, the organizations called on its leaders to…
