Day: August 5, 2025

Love Heals what shame tried to hide

Mr Mohammed

A Three-year-old Armane from rural Madagascar can now smile without shame, thanks to a life-changing cleft lip surgery provided by international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) an official statement has disclosed in Toamasina,Madagascar,Monday. For his mother, Roseline,the statement noted, the day of Armane’s birth was filled with both relief and fear. After a long and difficult labor in a remote rice field, she was handed her baby, but only after the birth attendants tried to hide his face. “I gave birth to many children, but none of them were like him,”…

Blockchain Fintech Shiga Digital Empowers African Businesses with Digital Finance Tools

Mr Mohammed

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, August 5, 2025/ — Shiga Digital (https://Shiga.io), a fast-growing fintech company focused on blockchain-based financial applications, is redefining how pan-African businesses access and interact with modern financial services while unlocking the transformative potential of blockchain finance to empower Africa’s economic growth. Shiga Digital has recently been awarded the prestigious DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) Innovation License, marking a significant regulatory milestone that underscores the company’s commitment to operating within a robust and well-respected regulatory framework. The additional license, overseen by the Dubai Financial Services Authority…

Regulatory Risk, Reputation, and the New Role of Comms in Africa (By Laila Bastati, Chief Commercial Officer, APO Group)

Mr Mohammed

Why communications is now a compliance function – and what African markets reveal about risk, regulation, and trust in 2025 Strategic communications is in a pressure phase. Regulation is moving faster. Investors are watching harder. And public backlash arrives in hours, not days. Across industries, communications is no longer just about visibility – it’s about viability. For leaders in Africa’s most dynamic sectors, comms has become a frontline function for managing regulatory complexity, investor expectations, and social trust. It’s no longer optional. It’s operational. In Africa, where younger regulatory systems…