Analyst examining the trends and insider data shaping investment, enterprise, and development across Africa.
Huawei Technologies have unveiled its proprietary operating system for smart phones and other devices. United States trade restrictions imposed in May by President Trump threaten to cut the Chinese firm's access to US technologies such as Android. But Huawei said that for now it would stick to using
Black is beautiful and a brown skin girl has just proven that maintaining a natural beauty is a worthy thing. Vimbai Chapungu, a Zimbawean, has been crowned Miss London 2019, making her the first black person to hold the title and also a finalist for this year’s Miss England
Many Nigerians continue to voice their displeasure by supporting the Lagos state government's decision to fish out brains behind the Lekki public naked dance, saying the show negates the beauty of Nigerian culture and way of life. In a world gradually embracing the nude culture, can this fight
The history of sugar production is not complete without mentioning slavery. There is no denying the dark historical link between slavery and sugar production. Whenever we taste sugar today, we must not forget the bitter sweat and blood behind its sweetness. Sugar is primarily gotten from sugarcane and derived through
In November last year, South Africa broadened its value added tax (VAT) base by including all electronic services that are supplied to the South African market. France has also just passed digital services tax targeted at Silicon Valley. Is it time that African governments consider revamping their tax systems to
The mayor of Somalia Capital, Mogadishu has been confirmed dead. Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman died as a result of injuries sustained after the suicide bomb attack in his office on July 24. The deadly Islamist terrorist group, Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. The Al-Shabaab is an al-Qaida-linked militant organization
Your best friend is there for you through thick and thin, sticking by your side no matter what happens. You’ve experienced it all together so it is only fitting to give them the best gifts possible. You probably want to give your best friend the entire world, and even
Keeping all of your customers coming back will require the right amount of work and effort on your part — this is true regardless of what type of business you may have. Minimizing issues for your customers should be foremost on your mind. Fortunately, there are many ways to improve the
In what is considered as an unprecedented event in the history of the South African Development Community (SADC), the bloc has appointed the first woman to lead its Parliamentary Forum. During the 45th Plenary Assembly Session of its Parliamentary Forum in Mozambique, SADC members appointed Botswanan born Ms. Boemo Mmandu
A federal high court sitting in Kenya has ordered the arrest of Lupita Nyong'o’s father and aunt. The news has come as a surprise not only because of the status of the award-winning Hollywood actress but because her father, Anyang' Nyong'o is a governor
Government business was put on hold last week when Dr. Fayemi welcomed 7-year-old school boy, Daniel Olutope, to his office in fulfilment of the governor’s invitation to visit when he was in Daniel’s school earlier in May this year. Fate brought the duo together on 7th May when
For many African countries, the political structure, especially the mainstream political parties are currently set up to frustrate fresh minds and have become the fortress for a political class that has historically and consistently held the country hostage. Breaking through requires ‘chiefos’ to annoint their own. It’s closely guided
Morocco’s Parliament has passed the proposed Education bill, Law 51.17 that stipulates the use of French as a language of instruction for scientific and technical subjects in Moroccan schools. The adoption of the law came a week after the Moroccan parliamentary commission for teaching, culture, and communication approved
Moralists have always argued that one cannot put a price on the value of a human being. This argument has been used to condemn organ harvesting and the black trade in body parts. For years, they have contended that a human being is more than the sum of their body
The amount of waste from plastics is extremely detrimental to the environment and it seems to be increasing always. The interventions being put in place to minimize plastic waste especially from the higher authorities have been fruitless, that is if there is any at all. But for Ghanaian start-ups, they
The prevalence of poverty in many lakefront communities in Sub Saharan Africa compels people to engage in desperate activities in a bid to make ends meet. They are often left with no other option than to be involved in those precarious activities that pose serious risks to their health. Of
