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Browsing: Africas
Africa’s next generation of billion-dollar companies is likely to emerge from financial inclusion, the creative economy, sports and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to investors and business leaders who spoke at the latest edition of the UBA Business Series.
Nigeria joined other African countries in backing a continental push to leverage Africa’s vast critical mineral rermation rather than continuing the export of raw materials
Rwanda ranks among Africa’s top performers in debt transparency Rwanda ranks among Africa’s top performers in 2026 for transparency in public debt management and engagement with international investors. (Photo: New Times)
Recently, the Ecobank Pan African Centre in Lagos hosted Inside Africa Fashion 54 (IAF 54), a landmark exhibition bringing the fashion stories, textiles, and craftsmanship of all 54 African countries into one physical space. Founded by cultural archivist Tejumola Maurice-Diya of The Fashioned Museum, IAF 54 is the result of nearly two years of documenting Africa’s fashion heritage…
From Cape Verde’s fairytale to Morocco’s consistency, the continent leaves a lasting mark.
Eniola Bello, Managing Director of THISDAY Newspaper, will present his two-volume book, SHADOWS: Protest Essays on Africa’s Most Consequential Country (1999–2023), at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, on July 23, 2026.
AFRICA AI investment is accelerating rapidly, but the critical question now is whether it is improving day-to-day business performance across the continent.
African women are finally claiming their place among the continent’s most powerful business leaders, but few have turned ambition, instinct and relentless hustle into a multibillion-dollar empire quite like Folorunso Alakija.
When George Mpanga, better known as George the Poet, thinks of home, he thinks of Uganda.