PRESS RELEASE Industrialist And Philanthropist Ivor Ichikowitz Named One Of Africa’s Most Influential People Of 2020 The Ichikowitz Family Foundation, a leading African foundation promoting active citizenship across the continent, is…BigboyJanuary 11, 2021
NEWS Majority of African youth concerned about terrorism in continent: survey A majority of youth in Africa are concerned about incidences of terrorism in the continent,…BigboyJanuary 11, 2021
NEWS An African Century? An election in the midst of a ruthless fight against terrorists with no end in…BigboyDecember 8, 2020
NEWS 70% of African youth concerned about terrorism – Survey reveals Johannesburg, South Africa. 30 November 2020 — On the backdrop of increased fighting across Mozambique’s North…BigboyDecember 4, 2020
OPINION If the US doesn’t start to meaningfully help African nations, China will have a blank check to control growing African industries Africa is watching in amazement as America faces what many perceive to be an existential…BigboyNovember 21, 2020
OPINION The U.S. Cannot Afford to Forget Africa Ignoring the voices of more than a billion people compromises America’s greatest foreign policy challenge:…BigboyNovember 13, 2020
OPINION Applying Covid learnings to Nigeria’s security threats The security threat from Boko Haram and other terrorist organisations can be controlled if Nigeria…BigboyNovember 5, 2020
OPINION America’s New Opportunity With An Aspirational Africa Why US Cannot Let China Fill The Vacuum In Africa – OpEd Through both…BigboyNovember 5, 2020
NEWS Pourquoi la présidentielle américaine ne laisse pas les Africains tout à fait indifférents La politique des Etats-Unis à l'égard du continent africain ne devrait pourtant pas être bouleversée…BigboyNovember 3, 2020
NEWS America Needs a New Approach to Africa Through both of the presidential debates, there was not a single mention of American policy…BigboyNovember 2, 2020
NEWS Why Some African Youth Prefer Stability to Democracy Anew survey shows that Africa’s youth population is divided when it comes to the question…BigboySeptember 23, 2020
NEWS Young Africans Do Not Trust Facebook As A News Source, Study Says More than half (53%) of young Africans surveyed state that they don’t trust Facebook, says…BigboySeptember 9, 2020
NEWS WhatsApp and Facebook: The Fake News Menace That Kenyans Love To Hate Many of you may perceive Facebook as the world’s fastest-growing online marketplace. However, according to…BigboySeptember 7, 2020
NEWS Mandela biggest influence for Africa’s youth, survey says By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s fight for freedom and human…BigboyJuly 17, 2020
NEWS The Youth Has Its Say – Africa Youth Survey 2020 Africa has the youngest population of any continent. Here, in excerpts an exclusive interview, Ivor…BigboyJuly 14, 2020
NEWS Africa’s youth were asked what concerned them most – here’s what SA said South African youth are most concerned about unemployment and corruption, and less optimistic than their…BigboyJune 16, 2020
OPINION Digital connectivity is a human right The pandemic has clearly highlighted the acute need for better, more affordable digital connectivity in…BigboyJune 4, 2020
PRESS RELEASE On Africa Day, Pan-africanism At All-time High For Continent’s Youth, New Survey Finds Johannesburg, South Africa, May 25th, 2020 – While Africa Day (May 25th), the official day…BigboyMay 25, 2020
OPINION We can silence the guns In 2013, the AU pledged to ‘silence the guns’ by 2020. That date has come…BigboyMay 13, 2020
FEATURE In South Africa’s Kruger National Park an ancient technology is being unleashed in the battle against poachers. Meet the Dogs of War -- four-legged soldiers on the frontlines of the fight to…BigboyMay 13, 2020
OPINION Africa can lead the charge on climate change Climate change is an existential threat and Africa’s leaders need to act urgently to avert…BigboyMay 13, 2020
OPINION As COVID Reaches Africa, A New Savior Emerges – Africans As the coronavirus swept across the world, Africans had a growing sense that they were…BigboyMarch 5, 2020
NEWS ‘Afro-optimism’ on the rise among continent’s youth, finds survey Young people found to be ‘overwhelmingly keen’ to tackle Africa’s challenges head on, confronting negative…BigboyMarch 2, 2020
NEWSVIDEO Ivor Ichikowitz talks about African youth survey CGTN's Racheel Akuffo spoke to philanthropist Ivor Ichikowitz about what's driving entrepreneurship amongst African youth.BigboyFebruary 28, 2020
NEWS African youth strongly optimistic about future A survey on African youth attitudes has found that on average young Africans are positive…BigboyFebruary 26, 2020
CURRENT AFFAIRSOPINION Top worry for young Africans? Jobs and corruption – but green anxieties grow JOHANNESBURG, Feb 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Despite surging climate change threats, from worsening storms…BigboyFebruary 20, 2020
OPINION Africa in New World Order Continent’s influence as a single market has ramifications for how we will shape our role…BigboyNovember 26, 2019
OPINION Africa can stand toe-to -toe with the big guys On the heels of November’s exciting Africa Investment Forum hosted by the Afri- can Development…BigboyNovember 26, 2019
NEWSVIDEO Dubai Air Show 2019 Ivor Ichikowitz speak to Dubai Air Show TV about the latest developments in his aerospace…BigboyNovember 21, 2019