Category: AFRICA
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IDEA TV’S IDEA INDUSTRIES AND SMEs OF INTEREST ( FIRST EDITION )
IDEA TV, the innovative television in Africa, is more thana channel. We shine a spotlight on ideas, breakthroughsand systems shaping and inspiring knowledge-based development in Africa through innovation and entrepreneurship. IDEA SMEs & Industries of Interest(IISI) celebrate high-impact African industries and SMEs that are shaping value chains, protecting criticalinfrastructure, transforming logistics, and digitally enabling commerce…
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Linda Kavuka Urges Nigerians to Champion Liberty, Accountability, and Citizen-Led Regional Integration
At the maiden edition of the Conference of Freedom Advocates (CFA) in Abuja, Linda Kavuka, Director of Leadership at Students for Liberty, delivered a powerful keynote address titled “The Case for Liberty in Africa: Promoting Freedom and Regional Integration.” Her speech struck at the heart of governance, citizenship, and the future of freedom across the…
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Conference of Freedom Advocates Calls for Accountability, Limited Government and Citizen Participation in Nigeria
Abuja—Nigeria’s reform community witnessed a landmark moment with the maiden edition of the Conference of Freedom Advocates (CFA), the country’s first national gathering devoted to advancing liberty, limited government, and free markets. Organized by the Liberty Center, the event convened over 100 reform advocates, journalists, academics, civil society leaders, and student activists—united by a shared…
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Ghana Launches Long-Term Infrastructure Plan to Drive National Development
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama launched the Ghana Infrastructure Plan (GIP) on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, in Accra. The initiative provides a long-term strategic framework to develop a modern and sustainable infrastructure network by 2057, the year marking Ghana’s centenary of independence. “It is with great pride that I officially launch the Ghana Infrastructure Plan,”…
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IDEA SMEs & INDUSTRIES OF INTEREST OFFICIALLY OUT NOW
Africa’s economic story is a profound journey ofresilience and reinvention. In 2000, the economistfamously branded Africa “The Hopeless Continent,riddled with conflict, disease, and economic stagnation.Yet, the continent’s innovators and entrepreneurs were already laying the groundwork for a massive shift.By 2011, The Economist was compelled to run a new cover story, declaring “Africa Rising,” acknowledging adecade…
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Mobile Money Transfers to CEMAC Near $1B in 2023
Mobile money has fundamentally changed how the diaspora sends money to the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) region. Migrants from the six member states transferred 557.3 billion XAF (approximately $990 million) via mobile money in 2023, a record that confirms the rise of digital transfers as the main channel connecting the diaspora with their…
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IDEA TV’S IDEA PERSONS OF INTEREST
IDEA TV’S IDEA PERSONS OF INTEREST BULLETIN OFFICIAL ROLL OUT DATE – 15TH OF OCTOBER 2025 STAY TUNED… Africa’s contributions to global knowledge which have not always been documented by Africans.We were thought in school that Mungo Park discovered River Niger, Probably because his travel book was the first documented narrative about River Niger around…
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The World’s Next Talent Pool? Africa’s Youth and the Skills Gap
The employment outlook in Sub-Saharan Africa is far more optimistic than in most other regions. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 highlights encouraging trends, with 64% of companies surveyed in the region expecting greater talent availability over the next five years, compared to just 29% globally. This positions Africa as a potential…
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Malema vows to appeal against gun conviction as possible prison sentence looms
South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been found guilty of illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public, offences which carry a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. In 2018, a video emerged showing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader using a semi-automatic rifle to fire several shots in the air…
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World Bank approves $500ln loan for Nigeria’s broadband expansion
The World Bank on Tuesday, September 30, approved a $500 million financing package for Nigeria under the BRIDGE project (Building Resilient Digital Infrastructure for Growth). Led by the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, the program aims to address structural gaps that limit broadband access in underserved areas. With a total cost of $1.6 billion, the…
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