Early-stage venture capital firm and innovation accelerator Nest has partnered with global payments technology company Visa to introduce a four-day FinTech bootcamp, which claims to be a first-of-its-kind programme in Africa. The main objective of the bootcamp is to facilitate …
Reversing Africa’s Brain Drain with Research & Development
Brain drain or human capital flight is the emigration of highly skilled or well-educated individuals from a country or society. Africa has a well-documented brain drain problem that ranks as one of the worst in the world. Rwanda has found …
The Ultimate Nigerian Stir-fry
Hungry? Here’s another yummy recipe by the great All Nigerian Recipes. This Nigerian Stir-fry recipe was developed by our very own 9jafoodie. It is such a tasty main dish, side dish, sauce, whatever you choose to call it, it will …
From A Street Kid To A Mogul: The Gripping Story Of Rev. Dr. Abbeam Ampomah Danso
There are many ‘rags to riches’ stories that uplift the self-confidence and conviction of people but the story of Rev. Dr Abbeam Ampomah Danso is overly compelling and has the potential of altering or reinforcing anybody’s conception of hope, perseverance, …
Meet the home decor company fusing brooklyn cool with afro-chic
While other children grew up playing video games, Ugandan-American interior stylist Nasozi Kakembo designed blueprints. After a stint in the human rights and social justice world, Kakembo harkened back to that childhood creativity to launch her home décor company, xNasozi. …
2 Female Artists Blazing Trail in African Pop Music
Modern West African pop music features few female voices, and one won’t find many women on the DJ scene across the continent. But here are two women from opposite sides of Africa who have been busy changing that picture. VOA …
Female chief from in Malawi breaks up 850 child marriages and sends girls back to school
Theresa Kachindamoto, the senior chief in the Dedza District of Central Malawi, wields power over close to 900,000 people… and she’s not afraid to use her authority to help the women and girls in her district. In the past three …
The Nigeria Women’s Bobsled Team Is Making History
Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga will make history at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea by representing Nigeria in the bobsled race. Based in Texas, USA, they are also starting a bobsled federation in Africa. In an interview with Okay …
Five African Countries Ban Europe’s ‘Dirty’ Fuel Imports
Five countries in West Africa have decided to stop importing « dirty fuels » from Europe, the UN Environment Programme says. A recent report revealed that European companies were exploiting weak regulations in West Africa to export fuels with high levels of …










