OPINION: As Bafana Bafana makes history on the pitch, the stench of xenophobia threatens to undo the promise of the Rainbow Nation My introduction to South Africa came through a film that broke me. Sarafina — that 1992 musical about the Soweto Uprising — was the first movie I ever cried watching. I remember the exact…
Kenyan entrepreneur, conservationist, and IUCN Patron of Nature, Humphrey Kariuki, has called for increased investment and stronger partnerships to support Africa’s regenerative blue economy, saying coastal communities must be at the heart of ocean conservation and restoration efforts. Speaking during the 17th Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI) and the 2nd Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF)…
For the first time, Africa’s leading infrastructure financiers, fund managers, investors and industry leaders will convene in Nairobi in a high-level push to unlock domestic capital and accelerate the continent’s industrialisation. The inaugural Africa We Build Summit, hosted by the Africa Finance Corporation in partnership with the Government of Kenya, will take place from April…
Kenya has declared its readiness to host the Second Africa Urban Forum (AUF2), scheduled for 8–10 April 2026 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. Held under the theme: “Adequate Housing for All: Advancing Socio-economic and Environmental Transformation towards the Realization of Agenda 2063” AUF2 will convene Heads of State and Government, Ministers,…
