Black Hot Fire Network Team

Central African Apex bank joins Africa’s cross-border payment network to boost regional trade

The Bank of Central African States, BEAC, has joined the Pan African Payment and Settlement System, PAPSS, in a move…

3 months ago

Lagos hosts critical roundtable on African music business future

While Afrobeats and other African sounds are dominating international charts, organisers of the Africa Music Business Roundtable (AMBR) say the…

3 months ago

Africa 2026 floods: How climate change and poor planning are drowning a continent

Every rainy season, the water comes for us. And every season, we call it a disaster, as if we did…

3 months ago

OPINION: How Kenya’s Green Energy Revolution Is Attracting Global Climate Capital

The Africa Forward Summit, which recently concluded in Nairobi, focused on the responsible utilization of the continent’s vast renewable energy…

3 months ago

South Africa World Cup midfielder Jayden Adams dies aged 25

ISTANBUL – South Africa international midfielder Jayden Adams, who represented his country at this year’s FIFA World Cup, has died…

3 months ago

Black-Owned Businesses in the US. See Significant Growth but Still Face Disparities

February 2025 – Black-owned businesses in the United States have seen remarkable growth in recent years, yet they still account…

3 months ago

Karlovy Vary Film Interview: ‘Behind the Rain,’ Childhood Sexual Abuse

Sofía has just finished her psychology studies in Valparaíso, Chile, and returns to her hometown, Valdivia. This return coincides with…

3 months ago

Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance

The cloud Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR or LPR) company Flock is building a dangerous nationwide mass-surveillance infrastructure, as we…

3 months ago

Irene Khan’s appointment is a moral boost to Bangladesh’s diplomacy

The world is looking at Bangladesh with renewed interest, but also with continued skepticism. Sending Irene Khan to the United…

3 months ago

REALITY CHECK | Fintech Restrictions Begin to Bite as Kenya Remains on the FATF Grey-List – BitKE

Reports of fintechs and financial institutions in Kenya restricting or blocking financial services among users is emerging following a recent…

3 months ago