Nigeria welcomed a special guest on Monday as Malala Yousafzai continued her international tour to meet girls – and their political leaders – in a campaign promoting the right to an education. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, leading the nation as President Muhammadu Buhari remains on medical leave in London, welcomed…
A final ruling in the case of a Mauritanian blogger who faces execution on apostasy charges has been postponed yet again, as the Supreme Court of Mauritania — expected to deliver a ruling Tuesday — sent the case back to an appeals court. Thousands of people crowded into the capital city of Nouakchott…
As girls across the globe stepped into their leadership shoes for #GirlsTakeover on Tuesday, their mentors at Plan International have been busy ensuring that their national leaders are accurately counting them. The recent “Counting the Invisible” report shows how the lack of good data on girls makes it so much easier…
#Feesmustfall protests have returned to South Africa. On Thursday in Johannesburg, student leaders left a meeting with the Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimand, News 24 reported. However, it was not immediately clear if they walked out or were kicked out. The students before the meeting stated they had eight…
On Thursday it was announced that the South African artists, Deep Fried Man and Bucie, will be some of the main acts at the Shoko Festival in Zimbabwe this year. The Festival, described as “Zimbabwe’s biggest festival of urban culture” will be help from September 24-26 this year. The organisers…
Ventureburn, a news media platform focused on the world’s startup news and tech entrepreneurs’ stories from the emerging markets, recently finished a survey on uncovering the “true picture of the South African startup landscape”. They partnered with First National Bank, Clifftop Colony and Quiro to poll around 200 tech startups…
The University of Cape Town has been ranked as the 4th top university in the Times Higher Education “BRICS and Emerging Economies” ranking for 2015. It comes after, Peking University, Tsinghua Univeristy, both in China, and the Middle East Technical University in Turkey. These universities are quickly becoming top competition…
Africa is going to be the place that creates the next up-and-coming global software entrepreneurs predicts Jørn Lyseggen, the founder CEO of Meltwater, in an interview for News24Live. “I have been to Africa more than 50 times since 2007 and I see so much talent and I see so many…