African Newsmakers
From Prayer to the Platform: Sierra Leonean Gospel Artist King Midas Opens Singing Challenge to New Voices
By Ishmael Sallieu Koroma FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leonean gospel recording artist Midas Max-Conton, popularly known as King Midas, has launched a singing challenge aimed at giving aspiring vocalists…
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Can Alliance of Sahel States Normalise Relations with ECOWAS?
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and Ghana's Foreign Minister, Samuel O.…
Botswana’s Agricultural Game-Changer: Safflower Production Scales Up to Boost Food Security and Smallholder Farmers
By Nevison Mpofu GABORONE, Botswana — Once overlooked by many farmers, safflower is emerging as…
France vs. West Africa: Will Paris Allow Regional Economic Autonomy?
By Abiodun Ramon Oseni * Throughout West Africa's history, two persistent dynamics have repeatedly shaped…
Africa Does Not Need More Agricultural Pilots. Social Franchising Offers One Promising Way to Scale What Works.
By Fentahun Mengistu, Country Director, Sasakawa Africa Association,Ethiopia Across Africa, promising agricultural innovations are proving their value. Climate-smart and…
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Living the dream: How Ashish Thakkar became Africa’s youngest billionaire
BY Lillian Kiarie* Having a fortune worth more than half the current value of Kenya’s Eurobond, and being dubbed Africa’s…
Aliko Dangote: A lesson for African entrepreneurs
“I built a conglomerate and emerged the richest black man in the world in 2008 but it didn’t happen overnight. It…
Lupita Nyong’o: The Kenyan star who stunned Hollywood
Lupita Nyong’o accepts her Oscar. (Pic: AFP) Lupita Nyong’o, winner of the best supporting actress Oscar on Sunday, stunned Hollywood…
Tony Elumelu: The ‘Africapitalist’ who wants to power Africa
By Earl Nurse and Jill Dougherty* You've probably heard by now about the Afropolitans and the Afropreneurs -- but what about the Africapitalists? It's the term created…