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South Africa's ambassador to Denmark and daughter of former president Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Zindzi Mandela died on Sunday night, her family has confirmed.  Zindi Mandela distinguished herself through a speech given on behalf of her father in 1985, challenging the...

The political arena in Africa has always been particularly unfavourable for women, based on some gender specific obstacles, such as stereotypical propaganda, access to finance, minimal support from the public, public humiliation, and threats of physical-sexual violence. Fortunately, Alice...

Africa has some of the best places in the world to pitch a tent: steps away from a white sandy beach, on the top of a mountain or in the middle of a national park. Let's help you with...

From the horses mouth... That studious approach to the beautiful game is one that Yaya has possessed ever since he was a child. Aged 13, at the ASEC Mimosas academy in Abidjan, he was already busy devising his own training...

African countries have recorded progress in reaffirming their commitments and building their capacity to achieve tax transparency.   This is the main conclusion of the recent report on “Tax Transparency in Africa” of the Africa Initiative, which shows that the five African...

Sanga Moses is a Ugandan social entrepreneur and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Eco-fuel Africa Ltd. (EFA). Moses is notable for being one of the National Geographic's Emerging Explorers and then as winner of the $1 million Verizon’s...

The tech industry in Africa has, indeed, advanced initiatives to stop the spread of the coronavirus and reduce the adverse effects of closed economies and social distancing. Many tech companies have asked their employees to resume work from home...

Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly is dead, the Ivorian government has confirmed. He died at the age of 61 in the capital Abidjan. Multiple news sites including Jeune Afrique reported the death late Wednesday citing multiple official sources.  The deceased returned home July 2,...

Justin Stanford is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist from Cape Town, South Africa. With more than 20 years experience, he is founder, board member, advisor, or investor to a wide variety of companies in the global technology industry. What else?...

A member of the Board of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Valentina Mintah, an information technology expert and founder of West Blue Consulting, has emphasized the pressing need for African countries to support and strengthen intra-African trade in...