Analyst examining the trends and insider data shaping investment, enterprise, and development across Africa.
African cities of late have not been receptive towards motorcycles as a form of urban transport. They present challenges to cities, but they fill a huge void created by the lack of reliable public transport systems. Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, was the latest city to ban motorcycles. The
It has often been said that the future of energy is renewable energy. This can never be overemphasized how much the world needs to pay attention to the issue of renewable energy. We cannot continue to burn off our planet in search of energy to satisfy our daily industrialization needs
American man, Gregory Dow, has been arrested for sexually assaulting teenage girls in an orphanage he founded in Bomet, Kenya, US officials say. Dow founded the orphanage with a church's help. The 60-year old is facing charges of sexual abuse of girls at the Dow Family Children'
The Horn of Africa should be grateful to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed; if not for anything, but for his role in ensuring peace in the region. Dr. Ahmed has taken it upon himself to unify the entire region and he has been the brain box behind the peace
Recent headlines on the move by Google and Facebook to construct undersea cables to increase internet connectivity have flooded the media in Africa. In true unrepentant African fashion, most media outlets, both home and abroad have tried to paint these Big Tech companies as saviours of some sort. However, the
Zimbabwe may be experiencing the worst of economic and political disasters but their Robotics team just gave Zimbabweans something to smile about. The team won gold at the recently held Robotics World Olympics. The competition was held in Ghana. The USA team won silver. The Pan African Robotics competition had
The world painstakingly held its breath when the IRGC downed the sophisticated American drone (RQ-4A Global Hawk) with a price tag of US$ 110 million with an equally sophisticated Iranian surface-to-air missile Khordad-3 with a range of 75 kilometers in the Persian Gulf. Immediately, everyone feared an American retaliation and
There is a new scramble for Africa unfolding, as China and the United States are battling to win Africa. This is exacerbated by the trade gaffe between the two countries, with each wanting increased trade with Africa. Increased trade with the continent through opaque deals subject to less scrutiny means
In 1920, when Marcus Garvey presented his Back-to-Africa movement proposal in New York, a mission that earned him some vile and horrible names from his kinsmen. It's almost a century later, and the same problems that Garvey pointed out still haunt the African-American. According to Garvey, the push
For the last three or so decades, people have been advocating for religious freedom and tolerance but if the recent on-goings in Algeria are anything to go by, that is but a pipe dream. Last week, a judge handed a 35 -year old Christian father of two in northwest Algeria
Africa has joined the rest of the world in opposing the US position in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). A large majority of WTO member states now openly oppose US veto power on judicial appointments, with all 43 African member countries now joining the list of nations in opposition. The
Uber is currently targeting fast-growing West African markets. The global ride-hailing firm operates in a number of countries in East and Southern Africa but is largely absent from West Africa, aside from Nigeria and Ghana. The firm is in talks with regulators over plans to expand into Ivory Coast and
The is no doubt that President Kagame has done a great job in the area of infrastructure development in Rwanda. Many people wrote off Rwanda after the 1994 massacre, but the president has succeeded in turning the narrative. Today, the country does not look like one that experienced such a
South African rapper, singer and songwriter Sho Madjozi, whose real name is Maya Christinah Xichavo Wegerif, has won the Best New International Act at the prestigious 2019 BET Awards in Los Angeles. This makes her the first ever female South African to win a BET award. Sho Madjozi was competing
Burna Boy won the award for Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards that held last night, the 19th edition. He was however not available when it was time to receive his award so his mum went on his behalf. "He must be the most restless person I
The standoff between Rwanda and Burundi has led to speculations as to an imminent war between the two countries. While the closure of the Katuna border in February 2019 as a result of the row between the two countries saw the war rumours gain momentum with many contending that Uganda
