By Abdi Ali Published October 29, 2017 Akinwumi Adesina, President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) who says he grew up in poverty and his mission in life is “to lift up millions of people out of poverty, especially farmers…
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By Irene Gaitirira Published October 25, 2017 Africa’s next billionaires are going to come from agriculture. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has come up with an initiative called Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led Employment (ENABLE) Youth programme through which it plans to…
By Abdi Ali Published October 22, 2017 A South African provider of subscription television programmes is marking 20 years of service in Tanzania. MultiChoice Tanzania says it shall mark the occasion with a two-day special exhibition at Mlimani City in…
By Iminza Keboge Published October 19, 2017 Animators and storytellers across Africa are set to hear first-hand what it takes to develop African TV series for worldwide distribution. During a webinar streamed on YouTube Live, Triggerfish Animation Studios of South…
By Iminza Keboge Published October 14, 2017 Kenya’s Best Western Plus Mombasa has rebranded to CityBlue Hotel & Suites. The first property CityBlue Hotels in Kenya, CityBlue Creekside Hotel & Suites Mombasa is strategically located in Nyali, close to the…
By Iminza Keboge Published October 10, 2017 Though Africa is one of the fastest-growing regions for the travel and tourism sector globally with the potential to achieve the African Union’s aims for development across the continent given its linkages with…
By Liquid Telecom Published September 23, 2017 An international gaming tournament held in Kenya has revealed pent-up demand from a new generation of African gamers. But the rise of competitive gaming in the region hinges on the rollout of more…
By Iminza Keboge Published August 27, 2017 An afro-electronic French-Ghanaian duo is set to perform at Nairobi’s Alliance Francaise (AF) at the end of August. Preceding the duo that comprises DJ BBRAVE and music producer GAFACCI on August 30, 2017…
By Iminza Keboge Published August 26, 2017 An off-grid energy contest in Uganda that seeks to identify and support enterprises either led by or benefitting women to compete in the global economy has announced winners for 2017. Joint Energy and…
By Irene Gaitirira Published July 28, 2017 China is set on providing training and jobs for African youth, setting up television programme production and dubbing centres in African countries and bringing satellite television programmes to villages across the continent. Pang…