by checkoutafrica | Sep 22, 2022 | Checkoutafrica, Entertainment, Lifestyle, News
Local content is beginning to outcompete international films in Africa as rapid smartphone penetration and an affordable and expanding internet bring African creatives closer to people. Seth Onyango, bird story agenda African creatives are finding a new audience among...
by Meli | Aug 31, 2022 | Checkoutafrica, News
If you haven’t heard already, Nigeria has outlawed the use of foreign models and voice actors in domestic ads. The Federal Government’s desire to foster indigenous talent, promote inclusive economic growth, and expand the advertising sector in the nation of West...
by checkoutafrica | Aug 22, 2022 | Checkoutafrica, Technology
Seven more African governments are looking to join South Africa – the only African nation with an operational nuclear power plant – in commercial production of nuclear power. By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency At least seven African countries are at various...
by checkoutafrica | Aug 16, 2022 | Checkoutafrica, Features
A resurgence of healthcare research is seeing the emergence of a new generation of African researchers. By Kate Okorie, bird story agency Goodness Odey had barely completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Calabar in southern Nigeria when the Global...
by checkoutafrica | Aug 16, 2022 | Checkoutafrica, Culture, History
The unveiling of the continent’s second-highest statue honours its Minos, soldiers in a women-only regiment that grew the Kingdom of Dahomey into a regional power and helped defend it from colonial aggression. By Patrick Nelle, bird story agency A short distance from...
by Ivor Moyo | Apr 25, 2022 | Business, Checkoutafrica, Features, Latest
By Nohad Eltayeb, bird story agency In a village tucked deep in the Nuba Mountains a group of women is at work. Not in the field but in the community’s new solar power installation. They’re bringing light. Deep in the Nuba Mountains, in the often-troubled...
