Aklave
 
{{alert.msg}}

Lagos Startups Attract 42% More Funding Despite African Slowdown

AfricaDotcom  

Despite a broader funding slump across Africa, Lagos-based startups defied the trend by raking in $252 million in 2024—a 42% surge from the previous

Meta vs. Africa: Will Big Tech’s Legal Battles Redefine Data Privacy?

AfricaDotcom  

Meta is at the center of mounting legal battles in Africa as Nigeria upholds a $220 million fine over alleged data privacy breaches and market

Kenyan Activist Found Alive After Secret Detention Sparks Kenya-Tanzania Tensions

AfricaDotcom  

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been found alive in a coastal town south of Mombasa after being detained in Tanzania for over three days,

Uganda Inks Deal with Islamic Development Bank for Rail, Health, Energy

AfricaDotcom  

Uganda has secured an $800 million deal with the Islamic Development Bank to fund key infrastructure projects aimed at boosting trade and

Kenya’s Green Invasion: How a Tree Turned into a National Menace

AfricaDotcom  

What began as a hopeful solution to desertification in Kenya has spiraled into an environmental disaster. The mesquite tree, native to South America and

South Sudan’s Oil Flows at Risk as Neighboring Sudan’s Conflict Intensifies

AfricaDotcom  

South Sudan is facing a looming economic crisis as Sudan’s army threatens to shut down oil export facilities, jeopardizing the oil-reliant nation’s

South Africa: Home Affairs Launches Programme to Tackle Illegal Immigrants Challenge

allAfrica  

[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has launched Operation New Broom, an initiative that leverages technology to arrest, convict, and deport illegal immigrants occupying public spaces.

Watch moment Trump ambushes Ramaphosa with video

BBC News Africa  

In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed Cyril Ramaphosa on widely discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa.

Loopy Loom

Design Indaba  

Award-winning design concept wins the Design Museum’s challenge set by Rodrigo García González and Karlijn Sibbel

Visible Voices

Design Indaba  

Inclusive media platform launches on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Lightning Symphony

Design Indaba  

Music in Motion for the Eurovision Song Content

'I don't want it to die': The teen black pioneer preserving cavalry sport

BBC News Africa  

Makhosazana Dlomo is South Africa's only black participant in the traditional cavalry sport of tent pegging.

Mesmerizing Mist

Design Indaba  

Nature powered mesmerizing visual installation

Insta-Byble

Design Indaba  

A Bible experience for the Instagram generation.

Hopes and Impediments

Design Indaba  

Nigeria makes design debut at London Biennale with their inaugural pavilion.

Tidjane Thiam: It is not for the regime to eliminate opposition leaders

BBC News Africa  

Tidjane Thiam has been banned from standing in October's elections in Ivory Coast. So what is his next move?

Camouflage State Park

Design Indaba  

Ai Weiwei Wraps Roosevelt Island in Camouflage—With a Twist

Art in Motion

Design Indaba  

Barbara Kruger turns a passenger train into a tribute to the resilience of Ukrainian people.

Kunsthalle Bern

Design Indaba  

Kunsthalle Bern gets wrapped

Hoops and rhymes boosting Africa's creative economy

BBC News Africa  

The Basketball Africa League is is leveraging the power of entertainment to help grow the game on the continent and boost Africa's creative economy.

Twin Flames

Design Indaba  

Carlo Ratti Reveals Elegant and Sustainable Torch Designs for Milano Cortina 2026