Visa-free African Union Diplomatic Passport Launched: Everything you need to know about it and how to get it
It’s official—the African Union has launched its continental e-passport program Sunday as part of the opening ceremony of the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Kigali, Rwanda. But unless you’re Rwandan President Paul Kagame or Chadian President Idriss Eby, who are already carrying their fancy-looking red and gold document, an […]
Orange launches Orange Money in France to allow money transfers to three countries in Africa and within mainland France
Orange Money is available in Metropolitan France. This service is offered to Orange mobile subscribers(1) in France and enables them to transfer money via their mobile to other Orange Money customers in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, and within Metropolitan France. An offer that improves contact between Orange customers in France and Africa “We are delighted […]
New United Nations study finds digital payments to Ebola response workers saved lives and $10 million
Mobile phones serving as digital “wallets” for payments to response workers proved an invaluable tool in Sierra Leone’s response to the Ebola crisis, according to a new study from the United Nations-based Better Than Cash Alliance. With economic instability, natural disasters and political conflict now taking place at unprecedented rates, the new research offers valuable […]
Ecobank Group Appoints Amin Manekia as Group Exec, Corporate & Investment Banking
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, today announced the appointment of Mr Amin Manekia as Group Executive of its Corporate & Investment Banking business. Mr Manekia steps into the position vacated in late 2015 by Mr Charles Kié, who moved to become Managing Director of Ecobank Nigeria. A national of Pakistan, Amin […]
How the Fashion Industry Could be Africa’s Defining Story
The story behind Africa’s fashion goes beyond the continent’s culture, traditions and intricate patterns of its garments. The next big thing is the potential of fashion to drive Africa’s future and provide solutions to the rising youth unemployment and slow economic growth as a result of falling prices of commodities. The global fashion industry is […]
Stanford University Business Program Takes Root in East Africa
Building on the success of its program in West Africa, Stanford Seed, the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies, has announced the launch of the Seed Transformation Program in East Africa. In May, the first group of promising business leaders selected by Stanford Seed will gather in Nairobi to begin a 12-month transformational process […]
Blur’s Damon Albarn crowned ‘local king’ in Mali, West Africa
Alongside his OBE, now Blur frontman Damon Albarn has been crowned ‘local king’ of Mali in West Africa. In honour of his continued involvement in the Malian music scene, local officials gave him the new name, Makandjan Kamissoko, and dedicated a school classroom to him. The Parklife hitmaker has had a long relationship with the […]
DR Congo Beats Mali to Lift CHAN Title
DR Congo are the Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2016 winners, thanks to an emphatic 3-0 victory over Mali in an entertaining final on Sunday in a fully packed Amahoro National stadium in Kigali. A brace from impressive Elia Mechak and another goal from Jonathan Bolingi were enough to make DR Congo the most successful […]
Poaching Threatens Mali’s Rare Desert Elephants: UN Mission
About a fifth of Mali’s rare desert elephants have been killed this year as ivory poachers exploit a security vacuum in the country’s north, the United Nations said on Thursday. At least 57 elephants died between January and June among the West African country’s only herd of around 300 animals, the U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSMA […]
Jihadist Aggression Spreading In Mali As 13 People Are Left Dead Following An Attack
The first attack by Islamic extremists in a central Mali town, in which 10 people died, shows that jihadist aggressions are spreading in the country and hitting more directly at the government military and the U.N. peacekeeping force, an expert said Saturday. Additional U.N. personnel may still be missing, said a U.N. official who spoke […]
