On this episode of Shop Essence Live in partnership with New Voices Family, we feature Ankedjé founder Alicia Bello. Born in Prince George’s County, MD to Nigerian immigrants, her passion for ...

This week, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) was launched in Kenya and Rwanda. Launched by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Union ...

Ripple has partnered with African payment infrastructure provider Chipper Cash to support crypto-enabled cross-border payments. According to a March 27 announcement, Chipper Cash will use Ripple ...

NAIROBI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Zep-Re, a specialized institution of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa regional bloc, launched a ...

Anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa has been fuelled by an influx of economic migrants along with high unemployment and crime rates. Amid these tensions, a post circulating on X claims to show a ...

In 1970s and 1980s, South Africa was involved in a series of wars which are usually known as South African Border Wars. One of them was the civil conflict in Angola. While Cuba and the Communist ...

Lagos-based design studio Omi Collective gained international attention at the 2025 Stockholm Furniture Fair with the introduction of the Omi Series 2 Stool. This six-legged timber piece combines ...

Princess Adedoyin Talabi Faniyi of the Osun Sacred Grove in Osogbo, Nigeria and landscape architect Tarna Klitzner based in Cape Town, South Africa emphasized the importance of integrating the ...

SINGAPORE - Driven by a mission to make cross-border trade more efficient, two Singapore-based fintech firms are making bold strides into Africa and are set to benefit as the continent’s digital ...

The service is fully operational and accessible via the banks’ mobile applications and branch networks, enabling seamless transactions across African borders.

From left: Mous Lamrabat, Emma Prempeh and Andrew Pierre Hart Lamrabat: Courtesy of the artist. Prempeh: Photo: Ellyse Anderson Studio. Courtesy Tiwani Contemporary and the artist. Pierre Hart ...

Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. By Julia Jacobs Over nearly ...