Celebrating frontline photojournalist Mohamed Amin
Every October, Kenya celebrates Mashujaa Day or National Heroes Day, when we honor people who have made great contributions to our nation and the world. A true son of Africa…
Helping Africans create their own opportunities
With African entrepreneurs raising more than $4 billion in funding in 2021, more than double the $1.5 billion raised in 2020, it’s clear investors around the globe are waking up…
CEO Hilda Moraa’s plan to empower Africa’s entrepreneurs
Every morning, Hilda Moraa rises at 4 a.m for an early morning meditation and yoga routine, after which she’ll lose herself in a business podcast. “Discipline, structure and routine are…
Meet Mali – home of manuscripts, music and magic
Timbuktu is a city fabled to exist at the edge of the world, where the southern stretches of the Sahara desert end and a world of rich scholarly tradition, architectural…
The trials and triumphs of the Timbuktu manuscripts
The ancient manuscripts of Timbuktu — some 400,000 pages of text detailing everything from the Koran to mathematics to astronomy and astrology — are more than important historical documents. Central…
African developers: creating opportunities and building for the future
Every day, African businesses harness ingenuity to empower their communities. African software developers are an engine for digital transformation in local economies across the continent, and there’s no one better…