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Meet Samori Gambrah, the Global Brand Director for Captain Morgan, a Ghanaian American-born individual who takes great pride in his diverse cultural heritage. Besides his successful career in brand management, he considers his most significant role to be a devoted father to his two sons, Samori II and Hendrix,... -
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has announced a three-year, US$6 million in support of Afrobarometer`s new 10-year strategy. To support Afrobarometer’s new 10-year strategy, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has announced a three-year, 66 million Swedish Kronor grant (roughly USD 6 million). This will enable... -
Spearhead, the Black-owned, African spirits group, today announced it has raised $3 million. Funded by Pendulum, a strategic investment and advisory platform for founders and leaders of color, the investment marks the group’s entry into the US and will further power the company’s next phase of growth. Following a... -
Meta celebrates Africa’s growing cultural impact on the world through a new campaign dubbed “Made by Africa, Loved by the World”. Facebook’s parent company, Meta today announced the relaunch of its global campaign “Made by Africa, Loved by the World,” which was first launched in 2021, as part of... -
From black tax, racecards and white privilege “Mzansipoli” has everyone laughing out loud and kind of wishing it was a real game! A South African restaurant chain, Nandos that specializes in Portuguese food has released a new cheeky television advertisement called ‘Mzansipoli’ – a board game based on ‘survival,... -
ShopIt, Exportunity, and Wakulima are the three startups from South Africa, Benin, and Tanzania that have been announced winners of the Nestlé Research and Development (R&D) Innovation Challenge. Three startups from South Africa, Benin and Tanzania have emerged the winners of the Nestlé Research and Development (R&D) Innovation Challenge. The startups are ShopIt, Exportunity, and Wakulima.... -
Globally recognized digital money transfer service, WorldRemit has launched its operation in South Africa allowing customers to send transfers to 145+ countries worldwide.... -
MEST Africa is accepting applications for it's 2019 MEST Africa Challenge with $50k equity investment and an opportunity to join the MEST Entrepreneurial community. ... -
Nigeria’s Channels Television, The Guardian Nigeria, Legit.NG and South Africa’s Eye Witness News, and Tiso Black Star are recipients of GNI Youtube innovation funding. In July, as part of the Google News Initiative (GNI), they announced innovation funding to help newsrooms and publishers strengthen their online video capabilities and experiment with new formats for video...
