mPharma, a Ghanaian health tech startup that manages prescription drug inventory for pharmacies and their suppliers, today announced its expansion to Ethiopia.The company was founded by Daniel Shoukim
President Edgar Lungu has to wrestle with conflicting pressures for economic reform and popular infrastructure projects as Zambia negotiates on debt relief with the IMF. /AFP Zambia and the In
Senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi meets with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait, February 23, 2021. /Kuwait News AgencySenior Chinese diplom
Over the next few days, Spotify will be launching its service in 85 new markets, and will also roll out 36 new languages on the platform. The news was announced at its
TOP HEADLINES- Police in Italy investigating fake vaccines have interviewed a Veneto regional official who said he received offers to buy 27 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech jab outside the EU pr
VCG Zambia's total COVID-19 deaths have surpassed 1,000 as the country continues seeing a surge in new cases and deaths during the second wave, figures released by its health ministry on Frida
Editor's note: Pascaline Dupas is professor of Economics at Stanford University. Joseph Doyle is professor of Management and Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Karen Macours
According to Lubinda Haabazoka, in order for the economy to pick up, citizens have a duty to get involved in the production of various goods and services and not to leave everything to the govern
TOP HEADLINES• Pharmaceutical firm and vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca has said its jab appeared to only offer limited protection against the variant first discovered in South Africa, based on early
The minister of health in Zambia, Jonas Chanda has commended the government of China for pledging to enhance their support in the provision of oxygen, a critical commodity in response to the coro
Cameroon's dressing room ahead of a past mach. /Photo courtesy: CAF Morocco are set to battle it out against host Cameroon for a spot in the final of the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHA
Cameroon's dressing room ahead of a past mach. /Photo courtesy: CAF Morocco are set to battle it out against host Cameroon for a spot in the final of the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHA
FILE PHOTO: Zambian President Edgar Lungu gives a press briefing at the Zambian State House in Lusaka, July 6, 2017. /VCG Photo China has commended Zambian President Edgar Lungu over his commi
Vehicles queue at a drive-through coronavirus testing facility in Pretoria, South Africa, January 7, 2020. /CFP The ongoing second wave of COVID-19 infections in Africa could be associated wit
In a year marred by the coronavirus pandemic, it seems that early-stage startups on the African continent are continuing to see some notable growth, both in terms of their business and from investors
Pula, a Kenyan insurtech startup that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a Series A investment of $6 million.The roun
Editor's note:Hannan Hussain is a foreign affairs commentator and author. He is a Fulbright recipient at the University of Maryland (U.S.) and a former assistant researcher at the Islamabad Policy