Partner Content: Africa’s Business Heroes Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), the flagship philanthropic initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has unveiled its 2026 Top 100 entrepreneurs, selected from more than 24,000 applications from all 54 African countries. For the first time in ABH’s history, the competition has expanded its first round of finalists…
Consumer inflation in the United States increased at the fastest pace in three years as surging oil prices amid tensions with Iran weigh on global energy markets before the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting next week. Inflation rose by 0.5 percent in May compared with the prior month, following a 0.6 percent jump in April,…
Cyber security executives shared candid insights on navigating executive conversations, building resilience and aligning cyber security with business priorities during a fireside chat. Cyber security leaders need to stop selling technology and start selling risk reduction if they want boards to back security investments. This was one of the key messages from a fireside discussion…
The U.S.-Africa Business Summit scheduled for July 26-29, 2026 in Mauritius July has been postponed. The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA). the Summit organizer, along with the Government of Mauritius, made the decision “out of an abundance of caution and in response to guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Mauritius Ministry of…
Midrand, South Africa — President William Ruto has challenged African businesses and entrepreneurs to stop looking overseas for markets and begin trading more aggressively in Africa. The President noted that Africa’s market is increasingly becoming the next biggest frontier for trade and investment, and innovation in the world. Addressing a joint Kenya-South Africa Business Forum…
South African fintech company Yoco has officially acquired Dyner.ai, a local startup specializing in AI-driven operational software for hospitality and independent retail businesses. While the purchase price remains undisclosed, the deal marks a significant strategic milestone as Yoco’s first major corporate acquisition. Read: SpaceX successfully launches Starship V3 in performance-packed test flight The transaction signals…
Taipei, Taiwan – For Li, an engineer at Taiwanese computer giant ASUS, the AI boom sweeping Taiwan has made it an exciting time to work in tech. Taiwan is a semiconductor powerhouse, producing about 90 percent of the most advanced chips used to power leading AI models such as ChatGPT and Claude. Recommended Stories list…
The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has secured commitments from private sector leaders to partner with government in advancing South Africa’s skills development agenda and strengthening the country’s education-to-employment pipeline. The commitments emerged from a high-level business breakfast convened by Manamela on Monday, ahead of the Higher Education and Training Budget Vote…
Warsh will lead the central bank at a time when its independence has come under scrutiny amid political pressure. Published On 22 May 202622 May 2026 Kevin Warsh has been sworn in as the new chair of the United States Federal Reserve Board of Governors, succeeding Jerome Powell, who has held the position since 2018….
Every year on May 25, Africa Day provides us with a moment to pause and reflect on the kind of continent we are building. But this is not a question for governments nor for development banks alone, it is one that every business that operates on the African soil should be asking. The African Union…
