Trump administration expands travel ban, includes Nigeria─Africa’s most populous country

AfricaNewsNigeriaTrump administration expands travel ban, includes Nigeria─Africa’s most populous country

PilotnewsJanuary 31, 2020

The White House placed restrictions on immigration from half a dozen additional countries, including Nigeria, one of the most populous countries in Africa. President Donald Trump is expanding his controversial travel ban, placing immigration restrictions on half a dozen new countries, including Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa. The latest iteration of the ban will suspend immigrant visas for citizens from four countries — Nigeria, Myanmar (also known as Burma), Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan —...

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AfricaNigeriaBuried for 50 years: Britain’s shameful role in the Biafran war

PilotnewsJanuary 23, 2020

It is a good thing to be proud of one’s country, and I am – most of the time. But it would be impossible to scan the centuries of Britain’s history without coming across a few incidents that evoke not pride but shame. Among those I would list are the creation by British officialdom in South Africa of the concentration camp, to persecute the families of Boers. Add to that the Amritsar massacre of 1919...

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Ada Chiaghana: from HBO to Higher Ground Productions

AfricaLifestyleAda Chiaghana: from HBO to Higher Ground Productions

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2020

A Nigerian American Ada Chiaghana who cut her teeth working for HBO, where she has been a creative executive in the original programming department, working on half-hour series including Los Espookys and Silicon Valley, was recently hired by Higher Ground Productions, the banner production company founded by President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as VP Development and Production.  Chiaghana, whose parents are from Nigeria and resides in Houston, Texas, had previous stints in comedy development at ABC Studios and at Bosch and The...

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Twitter’s CEO to Make Africa Home in 2020

AfricaTechnologyTwitter’s CEO to Make Africa Home in 2020

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2020

Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Square, says he plans to move to Africa this year and spend up to six months on the continent. If all goes well, he intends to visit South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Ghana. The reason? Africa is believed to define ‘the future.’ The continent is well-known as an important player in the field of digital and financial technology, and some say that Africa is ‘one of the last blue oceans for technology growth,’...

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Startups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit in Kigali

AfricaTechnologyStartups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit in Kigali

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2020

Eleven companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali, Rwanda next month. The second edition of the Africa Startup Summit, powered by Disrupt Africa, will take place at Africa Tech Summit Kigali on February 5-6, which will also feature the Money and Blockchain Summit and the Future Summit, bringing together more than 600 stakeholders in the tech startup space across the continent to explore...

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African Development Bank approves $20 million investment in renewable energy fund for Sub-Saharan Africa

AfricaBusinessInvestingAfrican Development Bank approves $20 million investment in renewable energy fund for Sub-Saharan Africa

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2020

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $20 million investment in the Metier Sustainable Capital International Fund II, which channels funds to renewable energy and resource-efficient infrastructure projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank’s funding will contribute to production of an additional 178.5 megawatts of renewable power for commercial and residential use. It will also create opportunities for industrial waste water treatment and waste-to-energy generation. The Fund will meet the Bank’s strict environment...

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Big-data healthcare service launches in Ghana

AfricaHealthBig-data healthcare service launches in Ghana

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2020

Korean telecommunication provider, KT, announced the launch of the Global Epidemic Prevention Platform (GEPP) in Ghana on Sunday, 18 August 2019. The project, in conjunction with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), is the first public-private partnership between Korea and the West African country. The platform is the result of a joint effort by KT and the Ghanaian government to advance Ghana’s health information system using information and communications technology (ICT). According to KT, GEPP Ghana...

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PEG Africa raises $5 million for expansion in West Africa

AfricaBusinessInvestingRegionsPEG Africa raises $5 million for expansion in West Africa

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2020

PEG Africa, a pay-as-you-go solar company based in West Africa, has recently raised $5 million from ElectriFI in order to continue its expansion in existing markets. PEG Africa finances and deploys solar energy to SMEs and households in West Africa. PEG Africa, via its PAYG financial model, allows customers to replace their spending on substandard-quality polluting fuels like kerosene and diesel with solar energy. PEG Africa currently serves 400,000 daily users in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and...

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How to leverage the Africa-China relationship for growth

AfricaBusinessMoneyHow to leverage the Africa-China relationship for growth

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2020

Africa is the world’s youngest continent. That’s a double-edged sword. Though a young population is the backbone of the economy, without education and jobs, it inevitably leads to instability. As our relationship with China deepens, we can draw some lessons from that country’s experience of educating its young people. One of China’s great success stories is poverty alleviation. A staggering 850 million people have been lifted out of extreme poverty, a feat never before seen...

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UK looks to fast-growing Africa for trade ties after Brexit

AfricaNewsWorldUK looks to fast-growing Africa for trade ties after Brexit

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Harry touted the U.K. as an ideal business partner for Africa on Monday as their country prepares for post-Brexit dealings with the world. But Britain faces tough challenges as it seeks to assert itself on a continent with several of the world’s fastest-growing economies and whose youthful 1.2 billion population is set to double by 2050. Far fewer of Africa’s 54 heads of state or government are attending...

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