One African Company is Turning the Continent’s Transport Crisis into an Industrial Awakening
This story is written and edited by Global South World Africa’s dependence on imported fuel is tightening national budgets, but one company is betting on electric mobility to break that cycle. Spiro, which has deployed 65,000 electric motorbikes across six African countries and built hundreds of swap stations, has raised US $100 million to scale […]
China’s Infrastructure Partnerships in Africa Require Strategising Developmental Needs Over Debt Risks and Security Vulnerabilities
Contributed by In On Africa (IOA) Analysis in brief: Through investment in the energy, information and communications technology and transportation sectors, the People’s Republic of China has vastly expanded Africa’s essential developmental infrastructure. Such assistance also brings financial and political benefits to China. These projects are financed through interest-bearing loans from Chinese state banks, and […]
“We Can’t Stop at Almost”: Mark Suzman Warns of a Turning Point in Global Health Funding
Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman says cuts in health funding are driving a preventable rise in child deaths and calls for renewed global investment alongside stronger African leadership. In an in-depth conversation with Teresa Clarke, Executive Editor at Africa.com, Mark Suzman, CEO of the Gates Foundation, issued a clear warning that global health is entering […]
Delegation to Visit Indigenous Jewish Communities in Kenya and Uganda
A delegation from Los Angeles will travel to East Africa in January to connect with two of the continent’s long-standing indigenous Jewish communities. The mission begins on January 12 in Nairobi, where the group will meet members of the city’s Jewish community before continuing to Kenya’s Laikipia district for Shabbat with Kehillat Israel Kasuku, a […]
G20 Launches GEMs3.0 Framework to Close $4–6 Trillion Emerging Markets Investment Gap and Slash Excess Borrowing Costs
The Institute of Sovereign Investors, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and Africa Investor (Ai) today launched a new Global Fiduciary Efficiency and Cost of Capital Framework at the G20, revealing substantial investment losses arising from legacy emerging-market risk-measurement systems. The analysis shows that the 20-year divergence between emerging-market fundamentals and market-implied risk premia — […]
Africa.com and Aspire Institute Announce Knowledge Partnership to Empower Emerging African Leaders
New collaboration expands access to world-class leadership development opportunities for young Africans Africa.com, the leading digital media platform celebrating Africa’s innovation and leadership, has announced a new Knowledge Partnership with Aspire Institute, a nonprofit organization founded at Harvard University that provides transformative leadership development for underserved young leaders around the world. Through this partnership, Africa.com […]
Andrew Marvin Kanyike ALP ‘22 Tackles Community Health Problems in Uganda
Contributed by Aspire Institute Andrew Marvin Kanyike, a 26 year old from Uganda completed the Aspire Leaders Program in 2022 and received a Community Action Award for his project aiming to increase early detection of hypertension in Eastern Uganda. His commitment to medical research and making an impact on community health has led to his […]
At Luthuli Memorial Lecture, WTO Chief Warns of Rising Protectionism and Calls for Stronger African Trade Integration
DURBAN, South Africa — Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, used a keynote address at the 19th Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Lecture on Thursday to deliver a pointed assessment of global trade tensions and a cautious but optimistic outlook for Africa’s economic future. Speaking at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville Campus, Dr. […]
Watch Live: WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Honors Chief Albert Luthuli
Africa.com is pleased to extend a special invitation to join the livestream of the 19th Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Lecture, a signature event that brings together history, leadership, and global dialogue. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), offering a rare opportunity to hear directly […]
South Africa Revives Inquest into Chief Albert Luthuli’s Death After 57 Years
South Africa Reopens Inquest into Nobel Laureate Chief Albert Luthuli’s Mysterious 1967 Death South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has reopened the inquest into the 1967 death of Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli, the country’s first Nobel Peace Prize winner and former African National Congress (ANC) president. Family members and historians have long questioned the […]
