From groundbreaking mobile initiatives to inspiring transportation design, Africa is fast becoming a global leader in social innovation. This was further reiterated with the announcement of this year’s winners of the African Social Entrepreneurs of the Year awards at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa currently being held in [...]
Cape Town is South Africa’s legislative capital, and arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It has the ocean, the mountains and the vineyards – all contributing to the laid-back lifestyle those living in the city enjoy. There’s a saying there that people go to Cape Town [...]
Bongi Sodladla has an enviable job title. As the Global Food and Beverage Manager for South Africa’s national airline, South African Airways (SAA), she gets to drink wine, taste food, and travel. Sound glamourous? It is, for the most part. But there is a lot that goes on behind the [...]
Tired of staying within the four walls of a hotel? Africa.com has compiled a list of top five offbeat accommodation locations on the continent. Old Mac Daddy; SOUTH AFRICA There is nothing trashy about this trailer park. Set along a leafy mountain bike trail in a place called Elgin just outside [...]
This tastemaker is in demand by all who seek an expert view on what constitutes culinary excellence: he is a judge on the popular reality TV show Masterchef, determining which aspiring chef should win the big prize, he advises Africa.com on which restaurants in Africa deserve our coveted platinum status [...]
Catch Kaleta & ZoZo Afrobeat performing at SRBBrooklyn in Brooklyn, New York. This 13-piece orchestra is lead by famed director Leon Kaleta Ligan-Majekodumi. The musician has recorded and toured with Nigeria’s Fela Kuti’s Egypt 80 band, King Sunny Ade’s African Beats, and more recently with American artist Lauren Hill.
Sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines – Addis Ababa — or Addis as it is commonly known — is Ethiopia’s capital and the country’s largest city as it is home to at least 4 million people. It is often referred to as Africa’s diplomatic capital – the African Union (AU) is headquartered [...]
Africa’s potential as an economic frontier has come to fruition. At this year’s African Economic Forum at New York University, entitled People, Ideas, and Events Reshaping the African Continent, we celebrate success stories in hopes of inspiring a new generation of leaders. Headlining the African Economic Forum, which takes place on [...]
Dakar is Senegal’s capital, and the West African country’s largest city. Its strategic location as one of the regions’ main seaports means that it attracts a large number of business men and women. The westernmost point of Africa, Dakar has a population of over 1 million people, while its metropolitan areas [...]
Lagos is the commercial capital of Nigeria, and is a bustling, densely populated metropolis. Traveling across Lagos can be very challenging given the frenzied environment of the airport, inadequate infrastructure that doesn’t keep up with the current surge in business tourism, and quite importantly, the safety and security concerns one [...]
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