Entrepreneur Launches Luxury Handbag and Accessories Brand
FÜ Lifestyle is the newest Black woman-owned accessories brand designed by fashion designer Eva Moore for modern progressives. With its debossed FÜ logo print, the brand’s Lifestyle bag is a bold…
New Plan to Fund More Non-Profits and For-Profits
They are many great non-profits, making great strides in the Black community in the areas of health, education, equal rights, the arts, and many more. However, many of them don’t…
East Africa: Region Trade Balances Improve Despite Pandemic
Regional balance of trade improved in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, with lower imports, as Kenya’s manufactured products and demand for Tanzanian minerals held up the economies. According to…
South Africa budget to boost spending on vaccines and job creation
South Africa announced plans on Wednesday to allocate $688 million for vaccines and over $750 million to boost youth employment in a bid to tackle the economic devastation caused by…
Ghana cedi expected to be stable for the rest of 2021
Senior Economic Analyst with Databank, Courage Kingsley Martey, is confident the cedi will sustain its stability throughout the year 2021. The cedi, which began the year selling at 5 cedis…
COVID-19 vaccination starts Tuesday
Ghana is set to begin COVID-19 vaccination from next Tuesday as part of measures to stop the further spread of the viral disease. This follows the arrival of the first…
Coca-Cola appoints Kenya’s Debra Mallowah as VP for East, Central Africa franchise
Kenya’s Debra Mallowah has been appointed as the new Vice president for Coca- Cola’s East and Central African franchise, effective February 15, 2021. The role based in the Kenyan capital,…
We Are Working on Teachers’ Welfare – State
Zanzibar — The Minister for Education and Vocational Training Mr Simai Mohamed Said on Tuesday informed Zanzibar House of Representatives members that the government has not forgotten teachers’ welfare and…
Stress-test your systems against possible cyber-attacks – BoG to banks
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison has charged banks in the country to continuously stress-test their institutions under different scenarios to ensure they are ready when unforeseen…
COVID-19 vaccine arrives today
Ghana will take delivery of its first batch of 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines this morning. Covishield AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured by Serum Institute of India, one of the vaccines the…
Fitness Start-Up Aims to Fix Healthcare for African Americans
Healthcare just got a makeover thanks to JunBugg® Fitness Social Network and Lifestyle Brand. Louis Green, the company’s African American founder and CEO, has recently launched its NextGen fitness website….
Ethiopia: No Shortlist Yet for Telecoms Bidding for Licences
Ethiopian Communication Authority (ECA) is currently receiving proposals from global telcos interested in operating in the Ethiopian telecommunication industry currently under the stronghold of Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation (Ethio Telecom). The…
Nigeria: Govt, UN, Hail Nigeria’s HIV Response
Abuja — The federal government, UNAIDS and other stakeholders have hailed the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for sustaining the country’s HIV response even in the phase…
Time to indigenise economy – Sir Sam
A business executive and statesman, Sir Sam E. Jonah, has called for deliberate policies and state intervention to increase indigenous ownership of the economy. He said there was the need…
COVID-19 vaccines safe, effective – FDA assures public
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says adequate safety and quality assurance has been done in authorising the two COVID-19 vaccines to be administered in the country. It said no…
African American Father Gets Custody of His Daughter After She Was Secretly Adopted
Christopher Emanuel, a Black father from South Carolina whose daughter was adopted without him knowing, has finally gained full custody after an intense court battle. Since then, he has also…
Tanzania fintech Nala enters the UK market with money transfer app
Nala, the Tanzania fintech that creates a hassle-free payment solution where users can send money to anyone on any device. You only have to download it once before you start…
African American Advisor Creates Wealth Strategy to Close Growing Racial Wealth Gap
Kelvin Harris, president and CEO of Kel-Star Consulting, a full-service business solutions and wealth strategy advisory firm, is on a mission to educate the Black community on the basic financial…
Rwanda: Central Bank Tightens Banking Oversight
Amidst growing credit uncertainty among local banks, the Central Bank is increasing supervisory oversight over local banks. This is aimed at ensuring prudent assessment of borrowers that are unlikely to…
COCOBOD will receive $190 million this week to settle farmers – Afriyie Akoto
Cocoa farmers who are yet to receive payment for cocoa beans they supplied to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) for the 2020/2021 cocoa season, should expect payment soon as monies that…