by checkoutafrica | Oct 17, 2022 | Business, Latest, News
Attempting to shore up its dwindling foreign reserves, Ethiopia has ordered banks to deny foreign currency to businesses importing non-priority items. By requiring businesses to register with banks in order to obtain foreign currency needed to import goods, the move...
by checkoutafrica | Sep 14, 2022 | Business, Features, Latest, Technology
A collaboration between an award-winning e-retailer and a drone company is already delivering household goods in one African country, with more rollouts – including in one of Africa’s “giants” – to come. A recent collaboration between Jumia Group and...
by checkoutafrica | Jul 5, 2022 | Culture, Features, Latest
Kunda kids Mobile App Kunda Kids, a children’s publishing and animation studio, today announce the release of their first mobile app, designed to encourage and promote African content for children worldwide. In a world that is increasingly becoming more...
by Ivor Moyo | Jul 4, 2022 | Features, Latest, Lifestyle, News
by Silalei Shani, bird story agency In a new weekly African Basketball report, former Kenyan women’s basketball captain, Silalei Shani rounds up African basketball action on and off the continent. This week, she reports on the NBA draft, World Cup qualifiers and...
by checkoutafrica | Jun 23, 2022 | Interviews, Latest, Places
Coral Pavilion beach house –– Tosin Oshinowo [Photo credits- Tolulope Sanusi]Niamey Cultural Center, Niamey, Niger –– Mariam Kamara (Atelier Masomi) Photo credit- atelier masomiExterior Perspective. Image Courtesy of Adjaye AssociatesTaroudant University [photo...
by checkoutafrica | Jun 21, 2022 | Business, Culture, Fashion, Latest, Lifestyle, People
By Seth Onyango, bird story agency From rugs to riches, quite literally, women artisans all over Africa are weaving their way to financial independence – handcrafting intricate products like rugs, baskets and kikoys. And now their works are finding their way onto the...
