News24 | Stanlib eyes East Africa for growth

Stanlib intends to scale up its Kenya and Uganda units For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. South Africa’s second-biggest asset manager plans to grow its market share in East Africa to take advantage of the continent’s fastest …

Cyber Threats escalate in East Africa,...

East Africa is experiencing a dramatic escalation in cyber threats, with Ethiopia and its neighbors witnessing a surge in sophisticated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting critical sectors. The latest data from NETSCOUT’s 2H 2024 Threat …

Hello Kitty and Friends Footwear Collections Poised to Take Over Europe, Middle East & Africa

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account The Sanrio brand is well-known worldwide, with Hello Kitty and her friends being recognizable across the globe. Now, a renewed deal is set to bring shoes based on these characters to the majority of the …

South Africa’s Second-Largest Asset Manager Eyes East Africa for Growth

“In Kenya if you don’t get into the top six asset managers, you are going to struggle,” said Msibi, who also oversees the asset management businesses of Stanlib’s parent, Standard Bank Group Ltd. in several African nations including Nigeria and Ghana. “We …

Inside LA’s Must-Attend Party Putting East Africa in the Spotlight

Valentin-Yves Mudimbe: the philosopher who reshaped how the world thinks about Africa

Congolese thinker, philosopher and linguist Valentin-Yves Mudimbe died on 21 April 2025 at the age of 83. He was in the US, where he had lived for many years. A towering figure in African critical thought, Mudimbe’s work – translated and studied worldwide …

Rotana expands into Africa, Iraq with six new hotels

Rotana, the Middle East’s leading hospitality management company, has announced a strategic expansion into Africa and emerging markets, with six new properties set to open in Ghana, Kenya, Benin, and Iraq.    Unveiled at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) …

The Big Three Internet Exchanges Expanding into Africa

The recent activities of a team from the London Internet Exchange (LINX) in Accra, Ghana, have sparked my reflection on the entry of European Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) into Africa. In this article, I’ll examine the “big three” IXPs: DE-CIX from …

Africa faces growing insecurity 72 Years after Mandela’s peace call

Russia’s Wagner in Bangui, Central Africa Republic. Resource exploitation attracts foreign military and economic interest, whose presence fuels conflicts that devastates populations ANALYSIS | ANN-YOUNG MAHARAJ | Africa’s Peace and Security continues to be …

FAO warns of exotic FMD strain in Near East, calls for immediate action to prevent spread

The recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Europe and the introduction of an exotic virus strain into the Near East underscore the urgent need for early detection and enhanced biosecurity measures to minimize the impacts of the disease, according to …