Expression Africa

24/04/2025

Young Africans are increasingly sidestepping traditional degrees in favour of online tech courses that promise faster, more practical routes to employment.

Young Africans are increasingly sidestepping traditional degrees in favour of online tech courses that promise faster, more practical routes to employment as

22/04/2025

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Mali is playing a high-stakes game with its gold sector, shaking the foundations of foreign investment while chasing what experts describe as “a long-overdue

22/04/2025

Botswana is borrowing a page from South Africa’s cinematic playbook and strategically deploying film-friendly policies to revitalise its creative economy and position the southern African nation as an international filming hub.

Botswana is borrowing a page from South Africa’s cinematic playbook and strategically deploying film-friendly policies to revitalise its creative economy and

22/04/2025

Tanzanian artist Marioo has released a new single titled ‘Tete’, out via his Bad Nation label.

22/04/2025

Renowned as East Africa’s premier music festival, Sauti za Busara is held annually in February at the iconic Ngome Kongwe (Old Fort) and has become a cornerstone of Zanzibar’s cultural calendar.

Sauti za Busara in Zanzibar, Tanzania, is calling on artists to apply to perform at the 2026 edition of the festival set to take place at the historic Stone

21/04/2025

This prestigious grant provides early-career African scientists with the resources to pioneer transformative solutions that will shape the future of sustainability, biodiversity, and conservation.

Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation (OGRC) has opened applications for its annual Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant.

21/04/2025

Since 2018, the program has supported 140 startups from 17 African countries.

Google has opened applications for the 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program, a three-month initiative designed to support early-stage startups

21/04/2025

Recently-ousted Tigray Interim President Getachew Reda discusses the events that led to his removal, the internal power struggles within the TPLF, and his beliefs about the future of Tigray, Ethiopia and the region.

In March 2025, those divisions saw the surprise ousting of Tigray's interim regional administrator, Getachew Reda, exposing deep fractures within the party

15/04/2025

Henley & Partners projects private wealth in Africa will leap 65% over the next decade to $4 trillion, fuelled by growth in fintech, eco-tourism and business process outsourcing.

Africa’s billionaires are not just growing in number; their fortunes are also seeing unprecedented surges.

15/04/2025

What makes Africa’s success even more remarkable is the depth of its agent network. There are now 755 registered agents per 100,000 adults – double the ratio recorded in 2021

The economic impact is equally striking. According to the GSMA report, mobile money has added US$190 billion to Sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP, a figure that has

15/04/2025

According to the Speedtest Global Index, which measures internet performance worldwide based on real user data, African countries have shown varying levels of progress in fixed broadband internet speeds.

Broadband access across Africa is growing rapidly, driven by increased investment in infrastructure, digital transformation initiatives, and rising demand for

26/03/2025

As intense competition unfolds between Starlink and mobile phone operators to bridge the digital access gap in rural Africa, a new provider has emerged with a completely different technology and business model.

Following on the heels of radio frequencies, fibre-optics and more recently, near-earth orbit satellites, laser beams have been added to the list of