Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org), the flagship philanthropic initiative of the Alibaba Philanthropy, is proud to announce the Top 50 finalists of its 2025 Prize Competition—marking a record-breaking year for participation and regional representation,says an official statement issued in Kigali,Thursday. This year,the statement said, ABH received 32,000 applications, the highest in the competition’s history, with submissions from all 54 African countries – reinforcing ABH’s status as one of the continent’s largest and most inclusive entrepreneurial competitions. The 2025 Top 50 provides an overview of Africa’s entrepreneurial landscape. African businesses are increasingly leveraging…
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Imposition of Israeli Sovereignty Over West Bank: Joint Arab-Ministerial Committee Condemns the Act
The Kingdom of Bahrain, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Indonesia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the State of Palestine, the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the League of Arab States (LAS), and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) vehemently condemn the recent ratification by the Israeli Knesset regarding the imposition of “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied West Bank,an official statement said in Jeddah,Thursday. This action,the statement noted, is viewed as a…
Togo’s ‘Nana-Benz’: how cheap Chinese imports of African fabrics have hurt the famous women traders
The Conversation First Published,23rd July,2025 Authors: Fidele B. Ebia,Postdoctoral fellow, Duke Africa Initiative, Duke University Rory Horner,Reader, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester The manufacturing of African print textiles has shifted to China in the 21st century. While they are widely consumed in African countries – and symbolic of the continent – the rise of “made in China” has undermined the African women traders who have long shaped the retail and distribution of this cloth. For many decades Vlisco, the Dutch textile group which traces its origins to 1846 and whose…
Prof Benedict Oramah recognised
……….As 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Abuja More than 400 dignitaries including business and political leaders from Nigeria,across Africa and the diaspora attended the African Export-Import Bank’s(Afreximbank) Third Edition of the Pan-African Business and Development Award hosted in collaboration with the Business Council for Africa(BCA) on Wednesday June 25,2025 in Abuja,Nigeria. The Pan-African Business and Development Awards, held annually during the Afreximbank Annual Meetings, are designed to celebrate and recognise transformative businesses and financial institutions within the African continent and in the diaspora in keeping with the Bank’s vision for…
Building an Integrated African Built environment
ACEACRES 2025 to Drive Africa/Global Stakeholder Engagement By: Mohammed A.Abu The flagship event of the Africa Continental Engineering & Construction Network(ACECEN),” The 3rd African Continental Engineering, Architecture, Construction and Real Estate Summit (ACEACRES 2025) scheduled to be held from the 29th-30th September,2025 in Accra, Ghana, is expected to attract an estimated eight hundred (800) in-person participants from Africa and other parts of the world. Held under the theme, Revolutionizing the Built Environment for Sustainable Infrastructure Development Through the use of Disruptive Innovations, Big Data and Quantum Technologies, participants confirmation has already…
Exclusive / Mauritania to meet Israel at Trump White House meeting
Yinka Adegoke and Mathias Hammer,Semafor Updated Jul 9, 2025, 10:38am GMT, Africa The Scoop The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is set to take a step toward resuming ties with the state of Israel at a White House meeting brokered by US President Donald Trump later Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the plans. Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of a mini US-Africa summit featuring four other western African countries: Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Senegal. Mauritania, which is a member of…
Africa: The Evolution of a Juggernaut(By Emeka Eke,Global Focus Media)
The journey of a thousand miles often begins with a first step! This truism may very well resonate with Africa, a continent which many; especially from the west have often described as dark, the white man’s grave etc.! By the way, some still have their traditional fixated mindset about the region intact despite her transition from a supposed underdeveloped state – by their assessment – many centuries ago, to one of the world’s leading focal points today! During his lifetime, Sir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists to ever…
Wind, Solar and Hydro Power: Our Renewable Energy Initiatives in Africa at a Glance
By Dr Johnstone Chikwanda, Zambian Energy Expert Africa’s energy landscape is evolving rapidly with rising populations and expanding economies driving the demand for reliable, sustainable and affordable energy. The World Bank estimates that about 640 million people have no access to clean energy in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), With the ravaging impact of climate change, policy renovations to onboard alternative forms of sustainable and affordable clean energy are underway. Wind, solar, geothermal and hydroelectric power offer sustainable alternatives, but transitioning requires balancing long-term goals with infrastructure and economic perspectives. Despite abundant…
Gabon’s Minister of Oil & Gas Joins AOG 2025 Amid Shift to Deepwater Exploration
Sosthene Nguema Nguema, Minister of Oil & Gas of Gabon, has joined this year’s Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference – taking place September 3-4 in Luanda – as a keynote speaker. Minister Nguema’s participation comes as the country implements a strategic shift towards deepwater exploration and production, seeking to unlock additional resources across the country’s offshore acreage. As one of Africa’s biggest deepwater producers, Angola offers significant experience in the field, highlighting a strategic opportunity for bilateral collaboration. With a goal to increase production to 220,000 barrels per day (bpd), Gabon…
OIC, LAS, and AU launch a joint emergency humanitarian appeal regarding the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip
Amb. Samir Bakr, the Assistant Secretary-General for Palestine and Al-Quds Affairs, led a delegation from the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in a consultative meeting with UNRWA and representatives from the League of Arab States (LAS) and the African Union (AU). This meeting addressed the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. It took place at the LAS headquarters in Cairo on July 2, 2025. The meeting resulted in a joint emergency humanitarian appeal. Joint Emergency Humanitarian Appeal of the Three Regional Organizations: The League of…