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Africa's Airplane Fleet to Double by 2043, Driven by Booming Travel Demand: Boeing

World

18 Sep, 2024

Africa's Airplane Fleet to Double by 2043, Driven by Booming Travel Demand: Boeing


Africa’s commercial airplane fleet is expected to more than double by 2043, driven by a growing, more prosperous population demanding...

SITA Appoints New Presidents for Americas and Middle East & Africa: Expanding Reach and Driving Technological Innovation

World

5 Sep, 2024

SITA Appoints New Presidents for Americas and Middle East & Africa: Expanding Reach and Driving Technological Innovation


SITA, the global leader in technology solutions for the air transport industry, has appointed Shawn Gregor as President of the...

China Pledges $51 Billion to Africa in Bid to Counter US Influence

World

5 Sep, 2024

China Pledges $51 Billion to Africa in Bid to Counter US Influence


China is enjoying its “best in history” ties with African nations, leader Xi Jinping said on Thursday, as he pledged...

China's Green Energy Investments Powering Africa's Sustainable Future

World

28 Aug, 2024

China's Green Energy Investments Powering Africa's Sustainable Future


Africa, one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change, faces an urgent need to transition to a green, low-carbon...

African Countries Can Exercise Agency in Shaping Chinese-Supported Power Projects: New Research Offers Insights

World

26 Aug, 2024

African Countries Can Exercise Agency in Shaping Chinese-Supported Power Projects: New Research Offers Insights


Over the past decade, Chinese investments have significantly bolstered Africa’s infrastructure landscape. However, prevailing narratives have often emphasized China’s influence,...

Africa's Baobab Trees: Thriving Despite Climate Change, But Facing Other Threats

Science

25 Aug, 2024

Africa's Baobab Trees: Thriving Despite Climate Change, But Facing Other Threats


As an ecologist who has spent the last 17 years studying baobab, I decided to look specifically at the health...

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting on Mpox Outbreak in Africa: Is It a Global Emergency?

World

8 Aug, 2024

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting on Mpox Outbreak in Africa: Is It a Global Emergency?


The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening an emergency meeting to assess the threat from a complex mpox situation in...

How African Slums Are Becoming Unexpected Business Hotspots

World

7 Aug, 2024

How African Slums Are Becoming Unexpected Business Hotspots


In the classic tale of economic development, urbanisation and industrialisation have generally gone hand-in-hand. Cities coalesce around factories; factories fuel...

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