Category: Africa
Data Governance from an African Perspective
By: Dwight Links The Mozilla Foundation, in partnership with local civil society partners, recently held an engagement on data governance for media and civil society in the African sphere regarding the state of data governance. Held on…
Home of Dreams: Empowering Rwandan Youth via Cycling
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Gasore Serge Foundation, in collaboration with the Israel Premier Tech cycling team, officially opened the Home of Dreams, a youth cycling centre serving the Bugesera district community in Rwanda. The facility is the first of…
PHOTOS: 2025 UCI Road World Championships – Men’s Elite Time Trail
Remco Evenepoel Completes Time Trial Hattrick 25-year-old Belgian Remco Evenepoel won his third consecutive Individual Time Trial title at the UCI Road World Championships after finishing ahead of Australian Jay Vine with a time of 49:46 minutes. Evenepoel’s fellow countryman,…
Nam Cyclists Debut at Historic Cycling Championships
By: Hee-Dee Walenga A group of young Namibian cyclists is representing the country in Kigali, Rwanda at the first UCI Road World Championships to be held on African soil. They include 17-year-old Delsia Janse van Vuuren, Marco…
UCI President Hopes for Africa to Produce World Champion
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) president, David Lappartient, stated that his wish is for Africa to produce a world champion within the next 10 years. Lappartient has been a proponent of growing the sport on the…
White House Announces New Trade Tariffs, Africa Affected
By: Mathias Hangala In a sweeping shift in U.S. trade policy, the White House has implemented a new set of tariffs targeting 90 countries worldwide, with Africa’s nations among those experiencing its effects. The tariffs, which came into…
4 African Billionaires Own More than 50% of the Continent’s Wealth
By: Shawn Uiseb Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, South African businessmen Johann Rupert, Nicky Oppenheimer, and Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris and others are worth a combined $57.4 billion — more than the total wealth of an estimated 750 million…
Logistics Innovation Crucial in Boosting E-Commerce
By: Justicia Shipena, Uaueza Kanguatjivi Technology Minister Emma Theofelus says Namibia must strengthen its postal and logistics sector to take full advantage of opportunities in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). She highlighted the current challenges in cross-border…
Utoni Nujoma Praises Father’s Vision on Inga Dam Deal for Namibia
By: Justicia Shipena Late Founding President Sam Nujoma’s son Utoni Nujoma has praised his father for championing national projects, particularly those involving water, such as the Inga Dam project, in which Namibia was initially involved. The billion-dollar Inga Dam…
Nujoma Commended for Contributions to Education and Local Government
By: Uakutura Kambaekua The late Dr. Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s anti-apartheid champion and first President from 1990 to 2005, continues to receive praise and admiration following his recent passing. Nujoma, affectionately known as the “Father of the Nation,” earned…