Native Media Four Solar Plants Are Empowering Benin’s Energy Transition When you think about Africa’s biggest opportunities, what comes to mind? For many, it’s the sun, a resource so abundant that, if fully harnessed, it could power the entire continent many times over. Y... AfCTA Africa Clean Energy Africa Energy Transition Africa Solar Energy Benin Solar Energy 27 août 2025
Native Media HEVA is Fueling Africa’s Creative Dreams In Lagos, a young filmmaker dreams of telling stories that can travel beyond Nigeria's borders. In Kinshasa, a fashion designer is sketching styles that blend African tradition with modern flair. In N... AfCTA Africa Africa Creative Economy 23 août 2025
Native Media Reclaiming Africa’s True Size Matters for AfCFTA and the Continent’s Narrative When the African Union recently called for global adoption of the Equal Earth map projection , one that accurately reflects Africa’s true size, it wasn’t just a cartographic debate. It was a pow... AfCTA Africa Africa Narratives Africa Union 17 août 2025
Native Media Ethiopia Steps into AfCTA Ethiopia is quietly making history. With a simple government publication , its Provisional Schedule of Tariff Concessions (PSTCs) , the country finally unlocked the gates to trade under the ... AfCTA Africa Trade Ethiopia 17 août 2025
Native Media Ethiopia’s Bishoftu Airport and the Future of Continental Connection In the sunrise hours just south of Addis Ababa, the quiet town of Bishoftu is poised to become the heart of a groundbreaking transformation. Where farmers once watched clouds drift over gentle hills, ... AfCTA Africa Development Bank Agenda 2063 Aviation Ethiopia Ethiopian Airlines United Africa 13 août 2025
Native Media Namibia and Zambia Are Redefining African Freedom of Movement Namibia and Zambia have officially scrapped the need for passports at their common border . Citizens of both countries can now cross with just their national IDs: no embassy visits, no queues, no visa... AfCTA Africa Economy Africa Integration Namibia Zambia 7 août 2025
Native Media From Code to Capital: MEST Africa Challenge 2025 Returns to Spark the Next Generation of African Tech Giants A 24-year-old developer somewhere in Kumasi quits his day job to build a platform connecting rural artisans to global buyers; his friends might laugh. Not until he pitches it at the MEST Africa Challe... AfCTA Africa Economy Africa Innovation Digital Transformation Startup Africa 6 août 2025
Native Media From Lagos to the World: SAGLEV Is Driving Africa’s Electric Future While stuck in gridlocked traffic in Lagos, engineers and entrepreneurs looked out at the smoke-choked skyline and wondered how to revolutionize the EV industry in Africa. That spark of curiosity igni... AfCTA Africa Clean Energy Africa Renewable Energy Electric Vehicles 2 août 2025
Native Media Africa, Tell Your Story: The AU Media Fellowship is Calling a New Generation of Changemakers A young journalist once asked: “What if African stories didn’t need permission to be told?” Thousands of miles away, a digital content creator in Nairobi was editing a video that showed a local innova... AU Media Fellowship AfCTA African Storytellers African Union 1 août 2025
Native Media $6.4B Hydropower to Electrify Southern Africa Imagine a proud Zambezi River, flowing patiently for centuries through Mozambique's heart. Soon, its current will power a revolution. Thanks to a new $6.4 billion World Bank-backed initiative, Mozambi... AfCTA Africa Africa Energy Hydro Electric Power Mission 300 25 juil. 2025
Native Media Dangote’s New Fuel Tanks Is a New African Story The Atlantic Ocean brushes softly against the Namibian port of Walvis Bay , a city known more for ships and salt than for big oil ambitions. But this week, something changed. Africa’s richest man, Ali... AfCTA Africa Africa Energy 14 juil. 2025
Native Media Africa’s First “AI Factory”: Masiyiwa and Nvidia Power a New Era It started with a simple belief: Africa can own its digital future. A few days ago, Cassava Technologies , helmed by telecom mogul Strive Masiyiwa , unveiled a partnership with Nvidia to build what’s ... AfCTA Africa Economy Africa Industrialization Africa Innovation Africa Technology Artificial Intelligence Southern Africa 8 juil. 2025
