Connecting Africa’s Innovators and Leaders
ShangoxOn April 16, 2025, the Centre for Blue Economy Africa (CBE Africa) published a powerful perspective in The Business & Financial Times, spotlighting Ghana’s battle against illegal mining, known as galamsey, through the government’s Blue Water Initiative [Web ID: 0]. For years, galamsey has ravaged Ghana’s rivers—Pra, Ankobra, and Birim—turning lifelines into toxic streams, threatening … Read more
Seasoned business executive Tidjane Thiam is named as the candidate for Ivory Coast’s main opposition party.
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
On April 16, 2025, Ghana’s government made a historic move, assuming operational control of the Damang gold mine after rejecting South African company Gold Fields’ application to renew its 30-year lease, set to expire on April 18, 2025, according to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources . This decision, announced by the ministry, marks … Read more
On April 17, 2025, Climate Home News reported a grim forecast for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): deadly rains that devastated Kinshasa this month, killing at least 165 people and displacing over 7,000, are now expected every two years due to climate change . From April 4 to 11, torrential downpours caused the N’djili … Read more
The US says a new Zambian law is more intrusive than equivalents in many other countries.
Heavy fighting broke out on Wednesday after al-Shabab raided the town, saying they had captured it.