A huge history was cemented in Kigali on Sunday night as Nigeria’s D’Tigress clinched their fifth consecutive AfroBasket Women’s Championship title after outplaying a determined Malian side in a fierce and emotionally charged final. The victory makes them the first team, male or female, to win the continental trophy five times in a row. The final whistle triggered more […]
Kigali’s steady rise as Africa’s new financial hub gains sharper focus with the appointment of Hortense Mudenge as Chief Executive Officer of the Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC). Her elevation is more than a ceremonial transition. It signals a fresh chapter for Rwanda’s ambitions in global finance and a pointed bet on homegrown leadership with technical depth and global […]
Kenyan-Somali entrepreneur Abdinasir Ali Hassan is poised to steer HASS Petroleum into transformative territory, Mozambique’s emerging natural gas and energy sector. In a high‑level meeting with Mozambican President Daniel Chapo in Maputo on 21 July 2025, Hassan unveiled plans to forge strategic alliances linking HASS Petroleum with both Mozambique and Oman’s state-backed energy trader, OQ Trading Lda. He emphasised […]
There’s something arresting about the way Ashleigh Plumptre walks onto the pitch, sharp, assured, unapologetically grounded. Her name might once have been whispered through English football academies, but today, it rings loud in Nigerian households. In her decision to wear the green and white of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, Plumptre did more than switch national allegiance. She made a declaration. […]
Starbucks Corporation has appointed renowned Zambian-born economist, Baroness Dambisa Moyo, to its board of directors. Known for her independent thinking, deep macroeconomic insight, and advocacy for global development finance, Moyo joins the board at a time when the coffee giant is rethinking its long-term strategy in a volatile international market. Her appointment introduces a voice shaped by decades of […]
There are football legends. There are world leaders. But there is only one man in modern history who has been both and his name is George Weah. Born in the slums of Clara Town, Monrovia, Weah did not just beat the odds. He rewrote them. Rising from a war-torn nation with little infrastructure for global football to conquer the […]
MTN Uganda, chaired by seasoned Ugandan tycoon Charles Mbire, has completed the structural separation of its mobile money operations into a standalone fintech business, officially setting the stage for its long-term expansion in Uganda’s financial technology space. At the company’s Extraordinary General Meeting held on 22 July 2025, shareholders gave their full backing for the spin-off. This strategic move […]
UNICEF has appointed Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef as its new Country Representative. The announcement marks a pivotal moment for the agency’s work in Africa’s most populous nation, where millions of children remain at risk due to poverty, conflict, disease, and disrupted access to education. A seasoned humanitarian with over two decades of field experience, Abdelatef steps into the role with […]
Nigerian-born leadership coach and human behaviour expert, Mfon Ekpo, has become the first recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Alumni Award from the University of Southampton. The award, newly introduced to commemorate transformative influence by its graduates, breaks a 163-year precedent at one of the United Kingdom’s most respected academic institutions. Mfon Ekpo’s honour is not merely ceremonial. It stands […]
Abdul Samad Rabiu, the quietly strategic billionaire behind Nigeria’s BUA Group, has seen his net worth surge to an estimated $6 billion, following strong performances in his cement and food manufacturing businesses. The new valuation, tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, reaffirms Rabiu’s position as one of Africa’s most influential industrialists and a central player in West Africa’s production […]
