Influencers

AfriForceData’s African Influencer of the Month

AfriForceData's African Influencer of the Month CHIN'ONO LETTER FROM PRISON! 26-07-2020. HARARE---I have made a deliberate and sensible choice not to lower my expectations in life and be part of the “Stay Positive” brigade and that d

The Young Zimbabwean Who Changed his Fortunes

Zimbabwean entrepreneur, Paul Makaya – the founder and CEO of Bergast House, a digital solutions company – has been named in the Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 list. The list is one of the most-anticipated of young game-changers on the continent.

The Nigerian Artist Who Took Over the Airwaves

Depending on who you talk to, Naira Marley is either the scourge of the next generation of Nigerians or their savior. But whoever’s talking, the pop star – arguably the most controversial in Africa – is spoken about in near-mythological tones.

Celebrating Africa’s Business Heroes

The Jack Ma Foundation has launched the second edition of the Africa Netpreneur Prize, which will offer selected innovative African tech startups access to a US$1.5 million prize pool. The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative was created by Alibaba

Uganda’s Famous Children’s Choir Tests Positive for COVID-19

Members of Uganda's internationally known Watoto Church children's choir who just returned from Europe are among 11 new reported cases of coronavirus in the country, President Yoweri Museveni has said. Their cluster brings the nation's total to 44 co

Key Figure in South Africa’s Fight against HIV Succumbs to Coronavirus

Renowned South African scientist Professor Gita Ramjee has died after suffering COVID-19-related complications. Ramjee died on Tuesday at a hospital in Durban. It's understood she had complications arising from asthma and pneumonia. Ramjee, a vaccine

South Africans Remember the Man – Joseph Shabalala

Joseph Shabalala died on Tuesday at the age of 78 and is being remembered for creating Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the global phenomenon which won multiple Grammys and performed for royalty and presidents alike and whose music made it all the way to Hol

Zimbabwean Farmer Beats Drought to Grow Food

In a backyard in Zimbabwe’s capital, a 50-year-old mother of two is using hydroponics to grow vegetables for some of Harare’s top restaurants, defying drought and an economic crisis that have left millions needing food aid. Venensia Mukarati, who

CAF African Player of the Year

Sadio Mane has beaten Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah and Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez to the CAF African Player of the Year award for 2019. Mane was a stand-out player as Liverpool went all the way in the 2018-19 Champions League, while he has a

Rwanda Aspires To Become A Business And Innovation Hub In The Next Decade

Advertorial by Rwanda Development Board 1. Looking at RDB’s ten-year journey, what did it take to get it here? It took a bold vision by H.E. Pres Paul Kagame, and the entire Government, to prioritize private sector development, as the driver