Bill of health
Construction of Ghana’s first infectious-diseases centre for the isolation and treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients has been completed.... Read more
28 Jul, 2020
You’re welcome
The V&A Waterfront is the first tourist attraction in South Africa to adopt the World Travel and Tourism Council’s... Read more
28 Jul, 2020
Planting the seeds
A Kenya-based forestry start-up has announced a first close of US$28 million of its planned US$33 million Series B... Read more
28 Jul, 2020
Extended reach
The Egyptian banking sector has received a financial injection to strengthen intra-African trade in the wake of the COVID-19... Read more
21 Jul, 2020
Thundering smoke
Local production of Zimbabwe’s first hand-rolled cigars has begun. Since March, a small, all-women team has been undergoing on-the-job... Read more
21 Jul, 2020
Island life
Mauritius has been classified as a high-income country for the first time. The island nation is the second African... Read more
20 Jul, 2020
Agile thinking
The rising number of COVID-19 infections has prompted South African institutions to develop innovative solutions to address a shortage... Read more
14 Jul, 2020
On the grid
More than 300 000 people in Uganda are set to be connected to electricity this year, thanks to a... Read more
14 Jul, 2020
Innovation nation
The City of Johannesburg is calling on small businesses and innovators to collaborate on smart city solutions to deal... Read more
14 Jul, 2020
Testing times
A mobile mini laboratory used to monitor water quality has been launched in South Africa’s Free State province. The... Read more
7 Jul, 2020
