[Bird Story Agency] Ghana has unlocked an expected $43 million in forest carbon payments - days after Gabon struck a six-million-tonne carbon credit deal - as African leaders at COP31 push for more forest investment.
After a decade of backing Haftar in the east, Cairo is reopening its embassy in the capital as Libya’s rival camps start to strike their own deals.
[Ghanaian Times] ANTALYA -- GHANA has called for stronger efforts to translate China-Africa green development commitments into bankable projects, mobilised financing and tangible development outcomes as countries seek to accelerate climate action and sustainable investments
[ISS] Rather than launching opportunistic ambushes, the Boko Haram faction targets military bases in return for payment from Islamic State.
[allAfrica] Africa is in a difficult financial situation regarding climate change. The continent accounts for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions yet is one of the most climate change-exposed regions in the world. Droughts, floods, and increasingly erratic rainfall
[RFI] Antalya, Turkey - African countries' proposal to triple adaptation finance has been left off the agenda at the UN climate summit, Cop31, under way in Antalya, Turkey. Wealthy nations pushed back against efforts to make it a formal, binding agenda item.
From mining revenues to market traders, André Wameso wants to put the Congolese franc at the centre of the economy. But can he deliver where decades of monetary instability have failed?
[This Day] Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has told an international gathering of women leaders that his decision to build a technology company in Africa, at a time when the sector was virtually non-existent on the continent, amounted to what he described as 'corporate
Pollsters correctly predicted the ANC’s declining support and modest gains for the Democratic Alliance in South Africa’s 4 November municipal elections. But the results also produced surprise winners few saw coming.
The girls started vomiting after eating oranges brought in by a fellow pupil - police are travelling to the village they came from.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan businesses trading with other African markets could cut cross-border payment costs and reduce their reliance on foreign currencies as the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) expands its network across the continent.
[This Day] Helicobacter pylori is silent, widespread, and deadly, fuelling ulcers and gastric cancer across Africa. Now the continent is fighting back as world-leading experts are converging on Lusaka to rewrite the battle plan. Writes Mary NNAH
[This Day] Oftentimes when we talk about drug control in Africa, the common narratives are that of criminality, arrests and seizures of illicit drugs. Then next, we think about how to increase sanctions to deter drug trafficking and stigmatise those who use any illicit drugs.
[This Day] Stakeholder Management: The Africa Problem explores why successful infrastructure delivery requires more than funding, engineering, and ambitious plans Across Africa, major infrastructure projects are closely tied to hopes for economic growth, improved connectivity,
[This Day] Critical Minerals Financing Corporation (CMFC) is headlining discussions on Africa's critical minerals assets at one of world's largest mining investment forum in London, where more than 2,300 delegates and ministers from 60 countries will brainstorm on mining
[Daily Trust] The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) and the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) have agreed to strengthen their ties at the Third Tripartite Judicial Dialogue.
[Daily Trust] South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 33.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2026, with the number of unemployed people increasing to 8.6 million.
[Daily Trust] President of the Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has hosted representatives of more than 20 African countries that participated in the just concluded 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) to a cultural dinner in Abuja, as part of efforts
A Malian court has frozen the election of Muhammadu Sanusi II’s rival at the head of the pan-African Fulani organisation. But with two presidents, court battles in three countries and Mali’s junta never far away, the fight is far from over.
While artificial intelligence raises as much hope as it does fear, the African Union is showing initiative for the continent. The necessary investments must be mobilised to make them a reality.
[WFP] As the only external participant invited to brief the G7 ministers, Executive Director Lindberg spoke about current humanitarian challenges and WFP's role in the global response to record levels of food insecurity. He laid out the priorities for his mandate at the helm of
[Daba Finance] Asian oil refiners are increasing purchases of African and Brazilian crude as tanker shipping costs fall from October's record levels, making imports from the Atlantic Basin more affordable. Freight rates for major oil tankers have declined by about 50% from last
[UN News] UN chief António Guterres called for a new global climate justice agreement at COP31 on Wednesday, urging governments to tax fossil fuel companies to help countries bearing the brunt of a crisis they did little to cause. His appeal came as world leaders gathered in
[IPS] Antalya, Türkiye -- Gabriel Sheunopa Manyangadze holds a placard reading "No nuclear spin, let renewables win" as a campaigner leads protesters against nuclear energy in Africa at the United Nations climate summit in Antalya, Turkey.
[The Conversation Africa] For more than 200 years, the standard map of the world has been based on a 1569 chart of the globe pioneered by Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594).
[The Conversation Africa] World leaders meeting at the annual U.N. climate summit in November 2026 are wrestling with a persistent challenge: how to get countries to follow through on their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet.
[RFI] UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres railed against the oil and gas lobby on Wednesday, telling world leaders fossil fuels "must go the way of the dinosaurs" at a climate summit missing several prominent figures.
For Nigerians to feel meaningful improvements, reforms will need to go beyond the promises outlined, analysts say.
Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has also vehemently denied the allegation made in a US magazine.
Senegal's breakdancers have been practicing for their country's historic hosting of the Youth Olympic Games this month. It's the first time Africa is hosting an Olympic event.
Just over two months before Nigeria’s general elections, the electoral commission says it has purged more than 1.6 million irregular voter records and identified at least 54 staff members suspected of involvement.
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] WHAT: The Africa Day High-Level Side Event, at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). THEME: "Securing Africa's Water: Unlocking the Continent's Climate Resilience
Africa’s richest man says he has the money to become a major Nigerian oil producer as he pushes ahead to spend over $30bn to expand his refinery empire.
The country begins a 42-day countdown to being declared Ebola-free, provided no new cases are recorded.
Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah is being tried on the charge of "publishing false news" and potentially faces imprisonment.
Departments in the Trump administration as well as America’s digital giants – including Amazon, Google, Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, SpaceX and Zipline – are making a beeline for Cape Town’s Africa Tech Festival.
Low gas supply and falling hydropower output have reduced electricity on the national grid just as officials warn of extreme heat. Households and small businesses are hardest hit.
The law follows the growth of foreign-owned businesses in rural areas.
