Quartz - The New Times

Quartz

Quartz

Kalisimbi Volcano in Rwanda is one of East African volcanoes. Sam Ngendahimana.

East Africa’s volcanoes are a major hazard but also a huge renewable energy source

Friday, November 09, 2018

The contrast of crawling electrification and booming population will likely remain prominent in coming decades given projected population growth on the continent.. Nadege Imbabazi

Access to electricity is growing rapidly around the world-except in Africa

Tuesday, November 06, 2018

Innovating the future: African scientists in a laboratory. Net photo.

Africa’s future needs better research culture, and not just for scientists

Monday, November 05, 2018

Uber and Suzuki Motor are partnering to make ride-hailing services in Africa faster and cheaper. Net photo.

Uber is partnering with Suzuki to expand its short-trip, low-cost service in African cities

Sunday, November 04, 2018

Kigalisu2019 central business district. File.

Africa’s smaller economies are leading business reforms on the continent

Thursday, November 01, 2018

A vehicle of Uber operating taxi in Nairobi. Net photo.

In African cities, the “gig economy” is called the economy

Monday, October 29, 2018

The New Times

French is now the fifth most spoken world language and growing – thanks to Africans

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

The New Times

Africa’s economies are still too far off fulfilling the “Africa rising” narrative

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Facebook will begin flagging fake news stories with the help of users and third-party fact-checkers in Kenya. Photo/ Sam Ngendahimana.

Facebook is launching fact-checking tools in Africa-but WhatsApp is its real problem

Friday, October 05, 2018

Social media is said to be one of things that hamper productivity at work. Net photo.

Will quitting social media hurt my career?

Saturday, July 21, 2018

The last surviving male northern white rhino named 'Sudan' was put down by his carers earlier this year. Net photo.

Extinction is happening at 1,000 times the normal speed

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Obtaining a foreign PhD is seen as attractive but data suggests local alternatives shouldnu2019t be dismissed. Net photo.

Foreign doctorates are attractive – but don’t write off homegrown PhDs

Monday, July 02, 2018

WhatsApp set to be Africa’s biggest payments and ad platform

Saturday, June 30, 2018

African scientists will be able to submit their research in local langauages. Net photo.

A research journal for African scientists will take papers in local languages

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Kendrick Lamar performs at the Grammy Awards earlier this year. Is it appropriation if African Americans draw influence from Africa? Net photos.

A Black Panther lawsuit is testing the cultural exchange between Africans and African-Americans

Saturday, June 02, 2018

A line of hotels along Nile Corniche in Cairo. Net photo.

Africa’s hotel industry is booming – but only in a small number of markets

Saturday, June 02, 2018

If Africa takes the necessary steps to locally industrialise automobile production, this impending growth can be satisfied with locally produced products. Net photo.

Now is the time to kickstart an auto manufacturing revolution in Africa

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

A scene from South African romantic comedy u2018Catching Feelingsu2019 on Netflix. Courtesy.

MultiChoice is terrified by the rise of Netflix

Tuesday, May 22, 2018