Technology is a liberating force for African women
As ride-hailing apps proliferate the globe, the year-old An Nisa Taxi in Kenya is one of the standouts in Africa. Developed by...
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COMMONWEALTH BLOG - Issues, Insights, & Innovation
UN
Aug 30, 2019
Plastic bag bans can help reduce toxic fumes
Burning plastics releases poisonous gases that threaten the health of vegetation, humans, and animals. About 12 per cent of most...
Quartz
Aug 30, 2019
Africa is leading the world in plastic bag bans
In 2017 Tanzania’s anti-plastic initiative to “protect the youth and environment,” banned the manufacture of plastic bags and in-country...
RCS Ottawa
Aug 12, 2019
The #Commonwealth will assist the East African Community
The #Commonwealth will assist the East African Community (#EAC) in implementing the authorised economic operator programme, which will...
Quartz
Jan 20, 2019
Cape Town delayed its Day Zero but South Africa’s water woes are far from over.
This time a year ago Cape Town’s residents were in panic over tightening water restrictions as it looked to become the world’s first...
Quartz
Jan 19, 2019
Nigeria’s middle class is trying to leave in droves for Canada.
Despite Nigeria’s vast oil wealth, electricity supply is far from regular and makes life miserable and expensive. Middle-class Nigerians...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 3, 2018
Afrobytes London (Dec. 6)
The pan-African accelerator and lab will gather trailblazers in the African tech industry to discuss how blockchain and artificial...
@Camfed
Nov 3, 2018
#AfricaYouthDay
Tomorrow is #AfricaYouthDay! Join us across @CAMFED social media channels to meet the young women using their #education, #skills &...
@africanprisons
Oct 12, 2018
#Legalawareness
#MondayMotivation #Legalawareness #Evidence A legal awareness session at Machakos Women's prison where inmates were enlightened on the...
@queenscomtrust
Jul 5, 2018
@africanprisons is helping prisoners study law
The @africanprisons is helping prisoners in #Kenya and #Uganda to follow in Nelson #Mandela’s footsteps by studying law from prison,...
RCS Ottawa
Apr 16, 2018
African trade deal 'amazing' for Commonwealth
A deal which allows Commonwealth citizens and businesspersons to travel, trade and invest across Africa is good for member states. That’s...
RCS Ottawa
Mar 1, 2018
The Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series: South Africa and Zimbabwe - Limits to Change
The Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series: South Africa and Zimbabwe - Limits to Change Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 TIME: 12:00 noon...
RCS Ottawa
Feb 4, 2018
Investors are backing a startup tackling Nigeria’s blood delivery challenge
Two years after launching with an unfashionable, but vital, business idea, Lifebank, a Nigerian startup focused on developing a smarter...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 28, 2018
Forget tea, drink more coffee: can a national culture be changed?
Smayah Unageneza’s first espresso was memorably unpleasant. The 19-year-old barista and latte artist wrinkled her nose as she recalled...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 28, 2018
Tunis bookbinder 'giving life' to ancient manuscripts
Tunis, Tunisia - Mohamed Ben Sassi gingerly lifts the gold-trimmed leather cover and the book cracks open down the middle, pulled down by...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 28, 2018
A new pan-African fund will give a boost to Francophone Africa’s fledgling startups
Partech Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital (VC) firm, has launched an Africa-focused fund which will look to provide...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 16, 2018
The world’s fifth largest diamond has been discovered in Lesotho
A 910-carat diamond, which is believed to be the world’s fifth largest diamond, has been unearthed in Lesotho. The stone was discovered...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 12, 2018
The world’s first major city to run out of water may have just over three months left
It’s the height of summer in Cape Town, and the southwesternmost region of South Africa is gripped by a catastrophic water shortage....
RCS Ottawa
Jan 8, 2018
African countries need 50 times more doctors to curb their surgery deaths
Official correction: The Lancet corrected the reported rate of patient surgery deaths in Africa to 1% (previously 2%) and a global...
RCS Ottawa
Jan 8, 2018
AfroPunk Johannesburg puts the city on the map of global black culture
First headlining act Solange canceled her performance, inciting a social-media backlash. Then summer rain muddied the day and sent...
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