Over one thousand delegates are slated to attend the Africa Smart and Sustainable Cities Investment Summit 2024 in Kenya’s capital Nairobi next month. With a total of 99 speakers drawn from over 30 countries, the summit (25-27 September) is also expected to attract about 30 exhibitors and more than 18 ministers and mayors according to organisers. It should be…
Over one thousand delegates are slated to attend the Africa Smart and Sustainable Cities Investment Summit 2024 in Kenya’s capital Nairobi next month. With a total of 99 speakers drawn from over 30 countries, the summit (25-27 September) is also expected to attract about 30 exhibitors and more than 18 ministers and mayors according to organisers. It should be…
Story by Taryn White The multibillion-dollar safari tourism industry is overwhelmingly controlled by foreign nationals and corporations. I recently embarked on an exciting adventure in Tanzania’s famed Serengeti, where I learned there’s no better place to witness the intricate harmony of nature’s ecosystems than on an African safari. And while the Serengeti boasts a stunning array of roughly 150…
Story by Taryn White The multibillion-dollar safari tourism industry is overwhelmingly controlled by foreign nationals and corporations. I recently embarked on an exciting adventure in Tanzania’s famed Serengeti, where I learned there’s no better place to witness the intricate harmony of nature’s ecosystems than on an African safari. And while the Serengeti boasts a stunning array of roughly 150…
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday gave his “100 percent” backing to a Grand Prix in Africa, with Formula One bosses poised for talks over staging a race in Rwanda. “Why are we not on that continent?” Hamilton asked when quizzed about including an African stop on the Grand Prix circuit. F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali has set up…
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday gave his “100 percent” backing to a Grand Prix in Africa, with Formula One bosses poised for talks over staging a race in Rwanda. “Why are we not on that continent?” Hamilton asked when quizzed about including an African stop on the Grand Prix circuit. F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali has set up…
EXPERTS have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss harmonizing food safety standards across Africa, a step towards accelerating the continent’s agricultural trade and realizing its full potential. The two-day dissemination workshop on trade and food standards brought together more than 200 delegates to review cooperation between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World…
EXPERTS have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss harmonizing food safety standards across Africa, a step towards accelerating the continent’s agricultural trade and realizing its full potential. The two-day dissemination workshop on trade and food standards brought together more than 200 delegates to review cooperation between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World…
Story by Million Belay Late last month, officials from across the continent gathered in Zambia to discuss the next decade of Africa’s agricultural policy. Yet what was marketed as an “inclusive multi-stakeholder consultative process” bringing together a diversity of African voices was instead a contentious process driven by external influences and corporate agendas. The African Union (AU) body coordinating the talks…
Story by Million Belay Late last month, officials from across the continent gathered in Zambia to discuss the next decade of Africa’s agricultural policy. Yet what was marketed as an “inclusive multi-stakeholder consultative process” bringing together a diversity of African voices was instead a contentious process driven by external influences and corporate agendas. The African Union (AU) body coordinating the talks…