Ethiopian Airlines opens a new 5-star hotel

Professor Isa Pantami becomes the first and only African fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). The CIISec fellowship selects individuals who have earned respect and authority within the cybersecurity community and have demonstrated a...

Sara Sabry becomes the first Egyptian to travel to space on the New Shepard's 22nd space flight (NS-22). She is among the five individuals selected to participate in the trip. The New Shepard, manufactured by the American private aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin, is...

A Belgian-based software company called Odoo opened a new office in Nairobi, its first in Africa. Odoo provides all-in-one management software to enable companies to achieve their business needs. The company aims to equip SMEs with a fully integrated suite of business...

Evolutics, an Insur-Tech startup, secures $250,000 to provide digital infrastructure to African insurance companies. Evolutics noticed that the insurance industry needed big data to identify customer demands, so it created an innovation to bridge the gap in the...

The Head of State of the East Africa Community (EAC) launches the 42.4 km Arusha Bypass Road in Tanzania. The bypass is part of the multinational Arusha-Holili/Taveta-Voi Road project that connects Tanzania & Kenya. The African Development Fund finances the...

Jumia Nigeria wins the E-Commerce Website of the Year category for its innovation & service at the 2022 GAGE Awards. GAGE is the leading digital award in Africa, aiming to boost the continent’s digitalization by setting standards for growth. It recognizes,...

The Africa-America Institute is set to host its 38th Annual Awards Gala ""Africa in the World"" on September 22, 2022. The Gala is one of the most awaited African-focused events in New York City that is held in the same week as the United Nations General Assembly that...

The Lucapa Diamond Company finds a 170-carat pink diamond in Angola, the largest gemstone found in 300 years. The ""Lulo Rose"" diamond is the 5th-largest diamond out of 27 discovered at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine. It is extremely rare because there is only a 1 in...

Namibia’s first Bitcoin ATM is now active in Maerua Mall and allows users to convert their cryptocurrency into cash. The machine can also turn cash into cryptocurrency by sending it directly to a user’s crypto wallet. A Bitcoin ATM doesn’t require a bank account and...

The UN World Food Programme partners with global corporations to build a world-class Transport Training Centre in Accra, Ghana. The WFP and Government of Ghana will partner with international players like Carrier Global Corporation, Renault Trucks, and Toyota Tsusho....

Stanbic Bank becomes the 2022 Best Investment Bank in Tanzania by EMEA Finance African Banking Awards. The award recognizes Africa's best commercial banks, investment banks, brokers, and asset managers. It also acknowledges the bank's perseverance in the face of...

The Rai family launches their fourth sugar plant, becoming Kenya’s leading sugar manufacturer. The company has over 200,000 farmers across nine counties, Busia, Kakamega, Bungoma, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Kericho, Kisumu, Vihiga, and Nandi. The $44-million Naitiri...

Eni, an Italian multinational oil and gas company, completed the oilseed collection & pressing plant (agri-hub) and started the first vegetable oil production for biorefining. The agri-hub will extract vegetable oil from castor, croton, and cottonseeds. In...

The World's 100 Best Restaurants 2022 list selects three South African restaurants. Over 1,000 restaurant industry experts scour the globe for the list that returned last year after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The list is a significant source of tourism,...

Microsoft Sterling Bank, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and TedPrime Hub announce the ten winners of the digital solutions at the Microsoft Agro-Tech Hackaton in Nigeria. The winners were from Benue, Enugu, Jos, Kaduna, Lagos, Ogun, Osun,...

Ecobank wins the Best Trade Finance Bank in West Africa award at the Global Trade Review's Leaders in Trade awards. The GTR Leaders in Trade Awards recognize outstanding achievements in the trade, commodity, supply chain, export finance, and fintech industries. GTR...

Sendsprint Technology Solutions is an innovative payments company that offers money transfer services and Spirit Connect, the company's unique gifting solution. The company's mission is to connect African Diasporas to retailers across the continent. Flutterwave is...

Publish What You Fund's Aid Transparency Index is the world's only independent measure of aid transparency among major development organizations. The Index ranks major aid organizations based on 35 indicators, each equivalent to the availability and accessibility of...

The WHO and Kenyan government will launch a medical emergency hub to be a regional hub for medical equipment. The WHO aims to contribute to building Africa’s capacity and ensure the continent is prepared to respond to the next pandemic. Africa always had gaps in a...

Harvard Public Health Magazine lists 25 Africans as standout voices in African public health. The magazine honors African leaders focusing on different fields shaping policy and practice in Africa. One of the featured Africans on the list, Professor Kelly Chibale from...

Amal Mohamed is a 20-year-old 2nd-year law student at Kenyatta University who is also an author and environmentalist. She is the author of “Deception,” a novel about teenage pregnancy, deceit, and drug trafficking. She is also the Nature Defense Organization’s...

A Kenyan team from Kenyatta University ranks 1st in the ""Innovation Category"" of the Huawei 6th Global ICT Competition. The Kenyan team comprises three students, Ashtone Onyango, Stephen Katona, and Catherine Wanja, guided by their Lecturer, Michael Munyao. The team...

Kenya becomes Africa's top avocado exporter, surpassing South Africa due to increased international & local demand. The avocado industry in Kenya is a billion-dollar industry that is quickly growing due to increased awareness of the health benefits of the fruit....

Azza Mahmoud, aka Anne Aly, becomes Australia’s first Muslim woman sworn in as the Minister of Youth. Dr. Aly was also the first Muslim woman to be a member of Australia’s parliament in 2016. The Australian Government elected Dr. Aly for her experience fighting...

70% of Somalia’s population lives on less than $1.90 a day, making it one of the poorest countries in the world. This is mainly because the country has been in a civil war for decades. There are 15 million people in Somalia, but only around six commercial banks, a few...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announces plans to launch the African Super League on August 10, 2023, in Tanzania. The CAF is the African football governing body founded in 1957 by Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan, and South Africa. CAF is one of the six FIFA...

Sylvia Mulinge gets elected as the new CEO of MTN Uganda, effective October 1, 2022. Sylvia was chosen due to her 20 years of experience in strategic thinking, brand building, new business development, commercial execution, people growth & development in the...

The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria becomes the 52nd member state of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). This leaves Afreximbank with three more states to achieve its mission of full continental coverage. Afreximbank recognized Algeria’s membership...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) launches the first environmental, social, and governance (ESG) African Frontier-Currency Bond issued by a multilateral development institution. The $5.07 million (19-billion Ugandan shilling (UGX)) 2-year theme bond, due June 2024,...

Schneider Electric Global is a worldwide expert in energy management and automation’s digital transformation in over 100 countries. It collaborates with institutions worldwide through its initiative to improve the skills of trainers and instructors in different...

The Ghana Post won the World's Best EMS Customer Care from the Universal Postal Union in Switzerland for the second time. The award recognizes the best Call Centers of Express Mail Service (EMS) Best Cooperative Members. The EMS Cooperative Board picks winners based...

Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, aka Tems, wins the Best International Act at the BET Awards 2022. Tems is a 27-year-old singer, songwriter, and record producer who received multiple nominations and won awards like Soul Train Music Awards, NAACP Image Awards, Net...

Sage is a global market leader for technology, providing customers with the best cloud technology and support. It helps small and medium businesses (SMBs) run operations smoothly with its software that makes decision-making quicker and more accurate. It offers its...

VivaTech is Europe's largest startup & tech event, widely regarded as a powerful catalyst for business transformation, startup growth, and social innovation. Its AfricaTech Awards is a pan-African initiative recognizing and supporting the most innovative startups...

Kenya's first Green Bond by Acorn Holdings Limited wins the Most Innovative Bond at the EMEA Finance 2021 Awards. EMEA Finance specializes in reporting financial & banking developments and offers corporate investments analysis, retail banking services, &...

Copia Global is a platform that provides mobile commerce to middle and low-income African. It is one of the fastest-growing retail enterprises in Kenya and Uganda. Copia aims to enhance its platform and expand from e-commerce services to digital and financial...

Senegal plans to build Africa’s first full-service vaccine manufacturing plant, Madiba, with $80 million funded by the Institut Pasteur de Dakar and the European Investment Bank. Madiba, short for Manufacturing in Africa for Disease Immunization and Building Autonomy,...

Ethiopian Airlines wins the 2022 APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards for Best Entertainment and Best Cabin Service in Africa. Passengers from over one million flights rated the 2022 winners using a five-star scale across over 600 airlines. The award identifies...

Mastercard and Ecobank collaborate to digitize Africa's agricultural value chains using Mastercard's Farm Pass platform. Farm Pass is an award-winning digital platform that connects smallholder farmers to financial and agricultural ecosystems. It boosts the collective...

Sotheby's International Realty is one of the world's longest-standing tastemakers with an exceptional luxury real estate company founded in 1976. The company offers property listings globally, including houses, condos, townhomes, villas, and more. It has over 1,000...

The King Baudouin African Development Prize honors remarkable & innovative Africans dedicated to the continent's development. The award is given every other year with a €200,000 prize to present winners with opportunities to increase visibility, promote their...

Awoke Ogbo is a Rwandan undergraduate from the Global Challenges at Africa Leadership University based in Rwanda. He created Operation 414, a social enterprise idea that makes eco-friendly & affordable roads & pathways for Rwanda. Awoke found a way to turn...

Mputhia Advocates, a Kenyan law firm, has become a member of the International Lawyers Network. The ILN is a network of high-quality, full-service law firms providing legal services for clients with international needs. It is one of the world’s leading networks of...

African Leadership Magazine announces winners of the African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) 2022. The ABLA recognizes exceptional corporate practices and achievers in Africa’s business and private sectors to present them to the world. ABLA aims to acknowledge and...

Standard Bank launches the Africa Trade Barometer, the first-ever Biannual African Trade Index. The Barometer, published twice a year, is present in 20 African markets but will initially focus on ten countries: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South...

The Wayfinder Award, previously called the Emerging Explorer Award, acknowledges explorers dedicated to protecting the world through technology, research, photography, and compelling storytelling. The award recognizes people leading a new age of exploration through...

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Group is the United Arab Emirate's third-largest bank providing various financial products and services. Temenos Payments is a platform providing a diverse payment execution and distribution. Its platform is easy to use and processes payments...

The Africa Pay & ID Expo (APIDE) is the B2B platform that merges debates and networking for all card, payment, identification, and mobile professionals in North, West, and Central Africa. The 15th edition of the APIDE award selects Morocco’s General Directorate of...

The African Banker Award 2022 names Professor Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank, African Banker of the Year! Professor Benedict is the President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a pan-African multilateral trade finance institution that finances...

Africa has a rich heritage with many stories told by 1.2 billion Africans in 54 countries who speak over 2,000 languages. Netflix is dedicated to publicizing African talent through content creation and capacity-building initiatives. Through the "From Cape to Cairo"...