Author: Ewang Johnson
The blockbuster based on the brick-building video game came top at the US box office – and, with their “chicken-jockey” chaos, its colourful screenings pointed to the future of cinema.Oppenheimer is a cerebral drama with Cillian Murphy as the scientist who invents the atom bomb. A Minecraft Movie is a zany video game adaptation with Jack Black belting out a song about “lava chicken”. But the two films have a lot in common. The obvious thing is that they each made almost $1bn at the global box office: A Minecraft Movie is currently the highest grossing film of 2025 in…
Author: Kojo RichmanKimberley doesn’t announce itself loudly. It reveals itself slowly through dust, distance, and stories that sit heavier than the landscape suggests.By the time we arrived, the city was already in motion. Skaters from across the African continent were rolling in, boards under arms, accents colliding, styles distinct yet familiar. There was no spectacle yet, just anticipation. That quiet hum before something meaningful unfolds.The Kimberley Diamond Cup wasn’t just another competition. With a R300,000 prize purse equal for both male and female skaters, it set a non-negotiable standard. No grandstanding about equality. Just action. Same prize. Same respect. Same…
Vince Zampella, the influential video game developer behind the Call of Duty franchise and founder of Respawn Entertainment, has died after a car crash in California, Electronic Arts said on Monday. Tributes poured in for a creative force whose work helped shape modern first-person shooter games. Source link
DUBAI, UAE, 22 December 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Yango Group today published its inaugural Impact Report, a comprehensive overview of the company’s social, economic, and environmental contributions across more than 30 countries. The report introduces a long-term framework for how Yango measures and communicates its value as a global technology company rooted in emerging markets.The publication reflects Yango’s evolution from a ride-hailing service launched in 2018 into a multi-service digital ecosystem used daily by millions of people. The report outlines how Yango’s technology enables local entrepreneurship, expands earning opportunities for partner drivers and couriers, and supports the development of the skilled…
Like it or not, AI is here to stay. Time magazine named the “architects of AI” as 2025’s person of the year. In this edition, we focus on artificial intelligence and entertainment. A UK AI-focused studio recently released “Non Player Combat”, which it calls the world’s first AI-generated reality TV show. Dheepthika Laurent talks to Tom Paton, CEO of the studio and in a first, we interview Clara, the AI host of the show! Source link
Major leap in digital payments access as Mastercard expands presence, products and financial inclusion initiativesNew market entries, new hires and SME-focused collaborations unlock scale for Africa’s $1.5 trillion digital payments opportunityMastercard has grown its acceptance network across Africa by 45 percent in 2025 – a major milestone that brings millions more consumers and small businesses into the continent’s fast-expanding digital economy. This accelerated progress underscores the strong advancement of digital payments, technology, and innovation in Africa—a transformation that traditionally would have taken several years to accomplish.The surge comes in a year defined by new market entries, significant investment, product innovation and an expanded…
A hero bystander wrests a gun from one of two assailants at a mass shooting on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, at least 16 Jeffrey Epstein-related files disappear from the Justice Department’s public website within a day of their release and deadly Thailand-Cambodia border clashes displace hundreds of thousands. FRANCE 24 looks back at the week’s most striking images. Source link
AlamyOrkney’s Maeshowe tomb is a burial cairn created around 2800BC that conceals a stone-clad sepulchre (Credit: Alamy)We will probably never know the specific beliefs and rituals that inspired Maeshowe tomb. But it’s nonetheless possible to understand the enormous significance of the winter solstice as the “year’s midnight”, both as the darkest moment in the calendar and the pivot to six future months of greater illumination. It was a moment of death and rebirth, and a reminder of the cyclical nature of time.In the deep past, understanding the markers of nature’s clockwork – including solstices – was a matter of survival.…
By Dr. Fentahun Mengistu, Country Director, Sasakawa Africa Association – EthiopiaOn the outskirts of rural Ethiopia, a farmer tests a new seed variety under erratic rainfall. She is not watching policy documents or global summits. She is watching her harvest. And standing between her risk and her reward is one person: the agricultural extension worker.Across Africa, agriculture remains the backbone of livelihoods, food security, and rural stability. Yet despite decades of policy commitments, millions of smallholder farmers still face low productivity, limited market access, and intensifying climate shocks. What is often missing from this conversation is the most decisive factor…
From boardrooms to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, New African’s 2025 100 Most Influential Africans list highlights a continent increasingly shaped by business leadership, technological ambition and creative resilience. New African magazine has unveiled the 2025 edition of its annual 100 Most Influential Africans list, revealing a notable shift in influence across the continent. For the first time in several years, the Business and Finance category has overtaken the Creative sector, underscoring the growing role of Africa’s business leaders in shaping the continent’s trajectory. Published annually, the list recognises Africans from across a wide range of fields whose work has had…