The United Nations’ World Food Programme has suspended part of its food aid in South Sudan due to a funding shortage – heightening the risk of starvation for 1.7 million people.

Social media platforms like Twitter Facebook and Tiktok will be required to register and open offices in Nigeria and appoint contact persons with the government.

The Sankalp Awards are a celebration of outstanding social entrepreneurs and a showcase of innovative and successful businesses globally.

Research by a blockchain-based mobile network operator, World Mobile shows, has concluded that investment into tech startups in Africa would double by 2025 reaching $10bn.

Cape Town-based startup Root, which builds infrastructure for the digital insurance economy, is partnering with one of Africa’s top startups Andela, a global network for remote technologists founded in Nigeria, and financial services company Momentum Health Solutions, to offer healthcare...

New research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows that African business leaders are forecasting a surge in spending on tech start-ups as foreign direct investment and improved internet connectivity help establish the continent as a tech superpower.

The inaugural Global Startup Africa Summit hosted by Wesgro, SA Tourism and the Cape Town International Convention Centre went in search of the key to unlock African innovation on Tuesday 14 June 2022.

Startups have seen better years. Last year, for example. We’ve worked to highlight bits of good news where possible (signs of resilient software revenue growth, indications that valuations can partially recover and that a good number of startups have oodles...

The e-commerce market in Egypt is expected to grow 30% to $7.5 billion this year, spurred by a growing number of younger shoppers and rising incomes.