Heritage is for us all, and it connects humanity in space, time and place. However, with colonial occupation, alongside imposed epistemic dominance and centralised systems of heritage governance in Africa, it continues to push communities away from managing their heritage. ALSO READ: Rwandans’ awareness of cultural heritage stands at 76% – survey Colonial orientation presents…
Donve Anderson, Executive Engagement Solutions, Change Logic. Most organisations put enormous effort and financial investment into workforce engagement. Town halls are professionally produced, leadership roadshows are carefully scripted, strategy launches are timed and rehearsed. More often than not, very little actually changes after these interactions. People walk back to their desks, open their laptops and…
Most organisations put enormous effort and financial investment into workforce engagement. Town halls are professionally produced, leadership roadshows are carefully scripted, strategy launches are timed and rehearsed. More often than not, very little actually changes after these interactions. People walk back to their desks, open their laptops and carry on exactly as before. The problem…
We, the Members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), meeting and marking the fifth (5th) year of our Joint Retreat, in Burayu, Ethiopia, from 29 to 30 April 2026. Recalling the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the PSC of the AU, particularly…
Kampala, Uganda — Africa’s place in an increasingly contested global order will come under scrutiny at a two-day geopolitics conference set for April 15-16 at Makerere University, as policymakers and analysts debate whether the continent is shaping or being shaped by intensifying external interest. The conference to be held under the theme “Africa and External…
The Office of the Vice President will co-host the 2026 Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) High-Level Policy Engagement, as stakeholders converge to deepen policy reforms and mobilise partnerships to accelerate inclusive growth and national development. Co-hosting with the Sterling One Foundation, the engagement is positioned as a national platform for translating continental development commitments into…
Engagement season is upon us, with December being the most popular month to propose worldwide, according to The Knot. And while traditionally men have been expected to shell out for that diamond — as Beyoncé put it in 2008, he should’ve “put a ring on it” — many women are changing their expectations around who…
Adrian Gore, Discovery group CEO. Financial services firm Discovery is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to drive efficiency as well as transform risk and engagement. This emerged when the JSE-listed company today presented its annual financial results for the year ended 30 June. Headline earnings and normalised headline earnings both increased by 30%, to R9 625…
A year after mpox was declared a continental health threat, Africa’s response has shown encouraging momentum. An interim analysis of a new study by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) reveals strong public engagement, with above-average vaccine acceptance across all surveyed countries and firm trust in health information shared via television,…
Today in Yokohama, Japan, the AUC Chairperson H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf had a constructive engagement with H.E. Dr. Akihiko Tanaka, President of @jica_direct_en on the sidelines of the #TICAD9 Summit. He commended JICA’s strategic partnership with the AU & its investments in Africa’s key economic & social sectors. The Chairperson & Dr. Tanaka reaffirmed their…
