The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine pipeline is depleted with little progress of candidate vaccines through the pipeline in the last few years. This is creating a serious problem for the next decade of vaccine development, warns Professor Mark Hatherill, director of…
Africa’s debt higher than combined revenue of $501bn, says Adesina
African Development Bank, AfDB, President, Akinwumi Adesina, has revealed that Africa’s public debt, currently estimated at $546 billion, represents one-quarter of the continent’s GDP and is higher than the combined total annual government revenues of $501 billion. Speaking , weekend…
That Netflix, MultiChoice (DStv, GOtv) Partnership in Africa
After five years, in Africa, Netflix has 1.4 million users. MultiChoice has about 20 million customers and certainly has deeper roots in the continent. To grow that business, Netflix has moved into licensing local movies and commissioning new ones. Yet, the…
World Trade Organization: How an African head could make a difference
With three of the eight candidates to become the next leader of the World Trade Organization (WTO) coming from Africa, BBC Africa business editor Zawadi Mudibo looks at what difference having one of them at the helm would make for…
As Africa’s COVID-19 cases rise, faith is put to the test
The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the patience of some religious leaders across Africa who worry they will lose followers, and funding, as restrictions on gatherings continue. Some evangelical Christian leaders in Uganda have launched a campaign with the now-universal phrase…
The economics of COVID19 and its implications for Africa’s Development: A Glimpse
The emergence of COVID-19 from Wuhan, China in December 2019 was declared a global health emergency on January 30 and a pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020. The impact of the pandemic was likened to another World War II exposing the fragile healthcare…
African football: The state of play amid coronavirus pandemic
Top African football officials will hold a video conference Tuesday to discuss the way forward amid the coronavirus pandemic, which halted football last March apart from in Burundi. Issues to be discussed by CAF president Ahmad Ahmad and his executive…
Apple Music to launch its first radio show in Africa
The streaming platform announced Thursday that “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy” will debut Sunday and will feature a mix of contemporary and traditional popular African sounds, including genres like Afrobeat, rap, house, kuduro and more. Cuppy, the Nigerian-born DJ and…
Def Jam Africa is born
UNIVERSAL MUSIC Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, have announced the launch of Def Jam Africa, a new label division within the continent dedicated to representing the best hip-hop, Afrobeats and trap talent in Africa. Def Jam Africa…
China wants to help Africa fight coronavirus but not everyone is welcoming
With the worst of the coronavirus behind it now, China has been ramping up its international assistance to other countries so they can also contain the virus. It has been stepping up to support African countries, especially now, as the…