Africa has been considered as a fertile ground for new cultures and trends from Europe, Asia and other parts of the world, owing to the often curious and unquestioning nature of the African. The rate of adoption of new cultures and even technology is quite fast with a general notion of “this culture or trend […]

About 1 in every 6 deaths on the planet is due to cancer. More than two thirds of these deaths occurred in low- and middle- income countries. Following Syria, the countries of Bhutan (86.0), Algeria (86.7), Nepal (90.7), and Oman (94.9) made the top four in the list of countries with the lowest cancer levels. The spread and prevalence of cancer […]

Over the past few years, the debate on the agenda of crystallizing the economies of different African states through better sustainable management of maritime resources has been at the forefront. The idea of the blue economy has been a pertinent conversation point in different economic forums. According to the World Bank, the blue economy is the "sustainable […]

Africa has over the years experienced rapid growth in population in different countries owing to lower maternal mortality rates, better healthcare, improved living standards among other critical factors. By 2070, the bulk of the world's population growth is predicted to take place in Africa: of the additional 2.4 billion people projected between 2015 and 2050, 1.3 billion will […]

The east African region is not commonly known as a wine making region and so it’s a surprise when you stumble into wine brands with a local Eastern African affiliation or origin unlike the South African states where foreign European settlers set up wineries in the colonial times. Over the recent years however, investors have […]