Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The Uganda Embassy in Addis Ababa has expressed strong support for the Inter-African Coffee Organisation (IACO) and its newly opened office at the African Union headquarters, reaffirming Uganda’s commitment to a continental strategy aimed at transforming Africa’s coffee sector. The support was conveyed during a courtesy call on the Chargé d’Affaires…
I have watched this pattern for years, and I am tired of the polite silence. Foreign companies walk into our countries, secure geological surveys, lock down mining concessions, win engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts and build-operate-transfer deals, and obtain bank guarantees, sovereign guarantees and letters of comfort from our governments. Then they fly back…
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana National treasury and the Reserve Bank will rewrite their draft rules on moving crypto assets across South Africa’s borders after receiving “thousands of comments” on the proposals, finance minister Enoch Godongwana said on Wednesday. “It is clear that we need to take a different approach to these amendments,” Godongwana told parliament…
SALY — Liberia has reaffirmed its commitment to liberalizing air transport services across Africa as aviation leaders and regulators meet in Senegal to advance the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) and the Yamoussoukro Decision. The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) participated in the high-level regional workshop in Saly, where aviation authorities…
From left: Professor Lynn Morris, deputy vice-chancellor: research and innovation (Wits University); professor Cuthbert Musingwini, dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (Wits University); professor Ling Cheng, Wits/Bidvest Chair in Smart Solutions (Wits University); and Webb Meko, CEO, Bidvest FM. The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), in partnership with Bidvest Services International, has committed…
London, Oct 7 — The United Kingdom is backing more than £2 million ($2.7 million) in investment across 10 clean-energy projects in eight African countries, seeking to reduce dependence on diesel generators in hospitals, telecommunications, agriculture and small businesses. The projects, announced by the Zero Emission Generators initiative, or ZE-Gen, will operate in Kenya, Uganda,…
LekkeSlaap co-founders Jonathan Womersley and Marcel van de Ghinste have exited the business LekkeSlaap, the South African accommodation booking platform and rival to Airbnb, has been sold to a consortium of local investors that includes the Dippenaar and Ferreira family offices and Investec. Co-founders Jonathan Womersley and Marcel van de Ghinste have exited the business….
Nairobi — The United States has backed a stronger African Union-United Nations partnership to address conflicts across the continent, saying a UN framework for financing AU-led peace operations could provide a useful tool in responding to Africa’s security crises. U.S. Representative for UN Management and Reform Ambassador Jeffrey Bartos told the Security Council that closer…
Nairobi — US billionaire venture capitalist and Bitcoin advocate Tim Draper has highlighted Africa’s potential to leapfrog traditional financial systems as Nairobi prepares to host the Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 from October 15 to 17. Speaking with Africa Blockchain Festival founder Olubunmi Fabanwo ahead of the event, Draper said Africa’s growing adoption of digital assets,…
Sentech, South Africa’s national digital infrastructure provider, will participate as headline sponsor and exhibitor at the fifth annual Future of Work Dialogue 2026, taking place on 30 September and 1 October 2026 at The Maslow Hotel, Time Square, Menlyn Maine, Pretoria. Convened by the Institute for the Future of Work at Tshwane University of Technology…
