African Leadership Magazine Blog

By Miracle Nwankwo In recent times, Africans are beginning to turn their hearts from seeking employment to making employment. This can be seen in the numbers of business ventures that are emerging in the continent, projecting a future of millions of African-owned brands. In the spirit of the growing an entrepreneurial community in Africa, the continent is turning into a hub...

Amazon could be planning to bolster its Prime Video service, which is mostly known for its on-demand video offerings, with live TV, according to a report from Protocol and publicly available job listings. Details are light about what the new live TV services might entail, though the efforts appear to be in their early stages. One job listing says Amazon is looking for someone who...

The new president of Burundi has appointed Prosper Bazombanza as vice president and Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni as the Prime Minister. The appointment was confirmed by the parliament today, making Mr Bunyoni the first Burundian Prime Minister under the new constitution that was promulgated in 2018. Following the new constitution, only one position is available for the vice president and a prime...

About 2,000 people, aged 18-35, will participate in the clinical trials of a vaccine against Covid-19 in South Africa. The drug which was manufactured at the University of Oxford in the UK will be administered to half of the participants in the trials while the other half will receive a placebo, SABC reports. The trial will begin with a group of...

Misty Robotics, the creators of the Misty II platform robot, today announced the launch of the Temp Screening Assistant. This is the only temperature screening solution to employ a robot with character, Misty II. It addresses a company’s health screening needs with the added value of delivering great user experience. Employees, customers, and visitors will appreciate the novelty of...