Africa’s $1 Trillion Mobile Money Boom Faces Border Barriers
Mobile money has transformed financial inclusion in Africa, processing over $1.1 trillion in transactions and connecting more than a billion...
500 Global, UN Launch 3 African Startup Programs in Nairobi
Venture capital firm 500 Global and the United Nations Development Programme launched three joint startup programs in Nairobi on Monday,...
Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Environmental Movement Reaches New Heights
Ethiopia launched its seventh annual Green Legacy Initiative on Thursday, aiming to plant 700 million seedlings in a single day...
‘Two Days Without a Penny’: Ethiopia’s Fuel Crisis Through the Eyes of Drivers
Ethiopia faces a sharp fuel shortage, and transport workers across the capital report losing days of income in long queues....
South Africa’s Kusile Power Station Reaches Full Capacity, Ending Years of Setbacks
South Africa’s Eskom Kusile Power Station is now operating at full commercial capacity, marking a generational shift in the country’s...
Young Ethiopian Founders Turn Ideas Into Real Solutions
At the beginning, all they had was an idea and the uneasy sense that they did not yet know what...
Côte d’Ivoire Pushes for More Inclusive, Efficient African Financial System
Côte d’Ivoire Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé called for reforms to make Africa’s financial system more inclusive and efficient as...