Dion Harvey, regional GM at Red Hat, sub-Saharan Africa. Artificial intelligence and quantum computing are foundational to the current global “technology arms race”, said Dion Harvey, regional GM of Red Hat SSA. Speaking at the company’s partner and customer focused Connect 2025 Johannesburg Summit at Melrose Arch this week, Harvey reiterated the company’s focus on…
Brussels — The Angolan president and chairperson of the African Union (AU), João Lourenço, participation on Thursday in the second edition of the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, Belgium, cements the country and Africa’s role in strategic discussions on global connectivity and sustainable development. By Falcão de Lucas, ANGOP special envoyThe event, promoted by the…
To amplify Afrobeats’ status as a global powerhouse, Spotify has today announced the launch of its new Global Afrobeats Playlist. The new Global Afrobeats Playlist is a celebration of a sound that has moved from the club to the charts and beyond, influencing global fashion, dance, and culture. In direct response to the genre’s global…
New research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Centre, published today, finds developing countries are now paying more back to wealthy nations for climate finance loans than they receive- for every 5 dollars they receive they are paying 7 dollars back. 65% of funding is delivered in the form of loans. This form of crisis…
As the globe shifts, Africa has seen a marked increase in the adoption of Bitcoin. Increasing volumes of trade, investments from leading institutions, and new policies are changing the continent’s cryptocurrency environment. As of August 2025, the total cryptocurrency market had a market capitalization dip of 1.7 per cent. This was due to the PPI…
Through landmark new guidelines released today, leading reproductive health agencies are calling for a major shift in how postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is prevented, diagnosed and treated. The recommendations highlight the urgent need for earlier detection and faster intervention – steps that could save the lives of tens of thousands of women each year. Defined as…
Kenyan actress, social advocate and media personality, Catherine Kamau (Kate Actress), has been appointed Global Goodwill Ambassador for the new Bill Gates & Friends social movement, set to launch later this month in the United States. In this landmark role tied to the Bill Gates 70th Birthday Campaign, Catherine will represent Africa on the global…
Getty Images You could be forgiven for thinking that electric cars might finally be gaining momentum in the US. After all, sales of battery cars topped 1.2 million last year, more than five times the number just four years earlier. Hybrid sales have jumped by a factor of three. Battery-powered cars accounted for 10% of…
AI start-ups are attracting record sums of venture capital, but some of the world’s largest investors warned that early-stage valuations are starting to look frothy, senior investment executives said on Friday. “There’s a little bit of a hype bubble going on in the early-stage venture space,” said Bryan Yeo, group chief investment officer at Singapore…
Inspire Africa Group (IAG) has officially launched its first line of finished coffee products at the Africa Coffee Park in Rwashamaire, Ntungamo District. The launch, held on International Coffee Day, was led by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo, who flagged off the first truck of products headed for the local market. The occasion marked the…
