Thyssenkrupp nucera and well:fair to support clean-water projects in East Africa

September 17, 2025 | By Mary Bailey Thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA (Dortmund, Germany) and nonprofit well:fair have agreed on a two-year partnership contributing to projects focusing on access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in...

Africa’s hidden AI advantage

Africa’s hidden AI advantage September 2025 IT in Manufacturing By Archana Arakkal, lead research engineer: Technology Office at Synthesis. Africa stands at a crossroads. While global AI spending surges to $632 billion by 2028, we face a critical...

Travel advocate Jeremy Jauncey is keynote speaker for The Global Wellness Summit

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) announced on Wednesday, 17th September, that global travel influencer Jeremy Jauncey will be a keynote speaker at its 19th edition in November. At the event slated for 18th to 21st November in Dubai, the founder...

Trump cuts leave 4 000 Namibian health workers facing the sack

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has terminated the employment contracts of thousands of United States (US) programmes donor-funded health workers countrywide. According to the 2022 ministry’s staffing report, the US President’s...

Top 10 African countries with the highest diesel prices in September 2025

Diesel powers a lot in developing nations yet to explore alternative energy sources. From buses that transport workers to their places of work to high-powered agriculture machines to generators that sustain establishments and medical facilities in...

NEC XON Expands In-Country Hybrid Cloud Capability Across Africa

NEC XON has announced an Africa-wide extension of the in-country or hybrid cloud capability it recently launched with Emtel in Mauritius. The cloud capability gives enterprises and public institutions in Mauritius (and across the continent) access...

PM Drew calls for ‘Atlantic Bridge’ at CARICOM-Africa Summit

- Advertisement - Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Incoming Chairman of CARICOM, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, has urged leaders of the Caribbean and Africa to transform the legacy of the Atlantic Slave Trade into a new “Atlantic Bridge” of...

Multidisciplinary action needed to strengthen Ghana’s health system 

By Florence Afriyie Mensah Kumasi, Sept. 17, GNA – Professor Christian Agyare, Provost of the College of Health Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has called for urgent multidisciplinary collaboration to...

Coffee and chai wherever Minnesotans need: East African women brew success with mobile cafes

Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. Chaltu Hassan, a 30-year-old software engineer from Brooklyn Center, never imagined herself as a businesswoman. But after a few years of hosting...

Building Africa’s digital highways and powering global connectivity

In an era where the world’s progress is increasingly tethered to the strength of its digital arteries, few names stand out in Africa’s technological transformation as brightly as that of Joy Selasi Agbesi. From the bustling Telecom corridors of...

Students gain entrepreneurial skills at Africa Health Collaborative’s 10-day start-up programme

The Africa Health Collaborative at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has concluded a 10-day Sustainable Business Start-Ups (SBS) training programme aimed at equipping...

OpenText Summit Africa 2025 Highlights AI, Cloud, and Secure Data Future

OpenText hosted its Summit Africa 2025 in Sandton on Sept. 4, bringing together customers, partners, and thought leaders to explore how AI, cloud, and secure information management are transforming organisations. Vice-President Tsepa Ramoriting...

Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets Maldives First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit

BusinessWire India Male [Maldives]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 17: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It...

African fund managers chase smaller pool of capital as fundraising season heats up

Fundraising has become the defining challenge for Africa’s investment industry in 2025, with a record number of fund managers chasing a shrinking pool of capital, according to Michael Famoroti, head of research at Stears. He stated this while...

HEALTH: Address health care needs now for a fresh start in the new year

If you're one of the millions of Americans who procrastinate when it comes to preventive health screenings and elective medical procedures, now is the time to get it scheduled and checked off the list before the end of the year. From colon-cancer...

ARISE IIP completes one of the largest private infrastructure transactions in Africa and welcomes Vision Invest as a new shareholder

ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), developer of the IPR Free Zone, in partnership with Ogun State, Nigeria, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a landmark USD 700 million capital raise, welcoming Vision Invest, a...

Military medical leaders strengthen global military health partnerships across Europe

FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES 09.17.2025 Dr. David Smith, acting director of the Defense Health Agency, recently visited with military hospital and clinic teams in Europe to strengthen collaborations with military medical and host nation...

Olaniyi Champions Maternal, Reproductive Health In West Africa

2 With over two decades of service in clinical practice, research, and community health, Mrs. Esther Oludele Olaniyi has emerged as one of Nigeria’s most respected voices in public health and reproductive health advocacy. Born on August 17, 1970,...

New Ebola Outbreak Hits Africa: Is This The Beginning Of Another Pandemic – Are Indians At Risk Too?

Ebola is a rare disease caused by a group of viruses called orthoebolaviruses. Experts say that this virus can cause serious illness, which can lead to fatality if left untreated. Know if Indians are at risk of the new Ebola outbreak in the...

LONGi joins hands with CAPP on microgrid solutions for Central Africa

LONGi VP Dennis She has met with Atadet Azarak Mogro, Permanent Secretary of the Central African Power Pool (CAPP), and Rigobert Gbazi, Head of its Power Technology Department, reaching a consensus on leveraging efficient PV solutions to...