SEATTLE (December 3, 2025) – The number of children dying before their 5th birthday is projected to rise for the first time this century, reversing decades of global progress, according to new data published today in the Gates Foundation’s 2025 Goalkeepers Report. In 2024, 4.6 million children died before their […]
Cross-border payments have long been one of the biggest pain points for businesses in emerging markets, slow settlement times, high fees, compliance barriers, and fragmented systems across countries. But a new wave of fintech innovation is changing the story. One of the startups leading this shift is ZuniQ, a fast-growing […]
Johannesburg, South Africa – November 2025 “How do we make sure AI never becomes one that ‘Advances or perpetuates inequality’?” That was the central question echoing through the halls of the Sandton Convention Centre last week as hundreds of African tech leaders, policymakers, innovators, and global experts gathered for #AIforGood […]
Africa Tech Radio November 20, 2025 JOHANNESBURG — In a world where disinformation spreads faster than a viral TikTok dance (or, let’s be real, faster than load-shedding rumors), the T20 side event launch, fringes of the G20 Summit felt like a breath of fresh, empirically verified air. Picture this: a […]
The Business20 (B20) has just delivered its 2025 Policy Action Recommendations to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sherpa team ahead of the Leaders’ Summit this weekend, and the message is brutally clear: the global economy is at a fork. One path leads to inclusive, resilient 4–5 % annual growth. The other leads […]
Bridging Gulf-Africa Trade in Africa For Africa Tech Radio – Business Desk Johannesburg, 20 November 2025 JOHANNESBURG – As world leaders descend on Nasrec Expo Centre for South Africa’s landmark G20 Summit, a parallel powerhouse is unfolding in the city’s bustling business district: the Qatar Africa Business Forum (QABF) 2025. […]
$1.4B investment expands access to evidence-backed tools to help farmers in some of the world’s poorest regions adapt and build more resilience to droughts, floods, heat waves. Belém, Brazil (November 7, 2025) — The Gates Foundation today announced a new commitment to advancing climate adaptation, helping smallholder farmers build resilience to […]
E1 Lagos GP: Lagos Trends Worldwide After Hosting Africa’s Maiden Water Racing Event History was made on October 4 and 5, 2025, on the waters of the Lagos Lagoon as Team Brazil by Claure Group claimed victory at the E1 Lagos GP presented by FirstBank. The landmark event marked Africa’s […]
At 2025 Goalkeepers event, Gates lays out roadmap for saving millions more children’s lives by2045 if governments stretch every dollar and scale a pipeline of affordable, lifesaving innovations Announces new pledge to the Global Fund 2026-2028 replenishment to prevent deaths from AIDS, TB, and malaria Honors President of the Government […]
