Africa: Africa's Premier Information Integrity Summit to Take Place in Nairobi in October 2026
[Africa Check] Africa's premier information integrity summit to take place in Nairobi in October 2026
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Why Afreximbank has returned to the dollar
After five years of issuances in yen and yuan, the bank returns to the dollar with a $1.5bn raise. Behind this major comeback lie a restored credit rating and a carefully calculated bet on timing.
Africa: After Accra, Africa's Health Sovereignty Needs Receipts
[African Arguments] Dr William Nii Ayitey Menson, Director of Health Financing for Africa at the ONE Campaign, argues that Africa's health sovereignty will only become real when summit pledges translate into budget releases, functioning services and public accountability.
Africa: CAF Women's Champions League | Cosafa Qualifier Draw On Tuesday
[Cosafa] The group stage draw for the CAF Women's Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier Botswana 2026 will take place in Gaborone on Tuesday, 3 August at 11h00 CAT (09h00 GMT) and will be broadcast live on CAF TV and COSAFA's YouTube channel.
Moroccan king's letter confirms naming of major highway in honour of Trump
The highway enters Western Sahara, a disputed territory that Morocco claims sovereignty over.
Africa: Why Eudr Could Redefine Africa's Agricultural Competitiveness
[Capital FM] For much of the past two years, debate around the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has centred on risks. Exporters worry about rising compliance costs. Cooperatives fear the burden of collecting geolocation data from thousands of smallholder farmers.
Africa: 'Africa Needs Health Self-Reliance'
[Daily News] Luanda -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has called on African countries to invest in specialised healthcare services to reduce treatment costs and curb the continent's reliance on overseas medical care, describing such an investment as a critical step toward the
Zimbabwe: Why South African traditional leaders met Mnangagwa regarding xenophobic violence
The Zulu king, who controls KwaZulu-Natal, where most of the South African anti-immigrant protests are taking place, went to Zimbabwe to assure President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the people of the two nations were united and that third-party forces could not divide them.
Africa: Africa's AI Gap Isn't Talent. It's the Door
[Ghanaian Times] In a teaching hospital in Kumasi, a young data analyst has already worked out how an AI triage tool could cut waiting times on the ward. In a market in Accra, a trader keeps records by hand that a simple model could turn into the credit history a bank would
Hundreds flee fighting in northern Ethiopia as fears rise of return to civil war
There are concerns of a full-scale conflict once again as a peace deal has not been fully implemented.
Africa: Africa's Capital Markets Are Opening Up Again
[Independent (Kampala)] Cairo -- Africa's multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), secured its largest bond issuance on record after raising $1.5 billion from international investors, marking its return to the US dollar public debt market for the first
Sudan army drone strike on court session kills 35, rights group says
The army has not commented on claims that civilians died in the attack on a paramilitary-held village.
Africa: Grooming Africa's Next Set of Unicorns - Tinubu's Big Agenda for Health Tech
[Premium Times] Nigeria enters this transition with considerable advantages. It has Africa's largest population, one of the continent's largest healthcare markets, a rapidly expanding digital economy and a technology sector with growing regional influence.
Liberia cocaine case exposes major node in Africa’s drug networks
Liberia President Joseph Boakai has fired senior airport, police and intelligence officials as the country’s biggest-ever cocaine investigation widens from foreign traffickers to alleged state complicity, adding to concerns the continent’s Atlantic coast is becoming an
Dangote vs BUA’s Rabiu: The billionaires battling to build Nigeria’s industrial future
Nigeria’s two richest men, born in Kano, are in a billion-dollar contest to reshape the country’s industrial landscape.
Who wins and loses under Ghana’s major mining overhaul?
Ghana’s boldest mining redraft in two decades promises host communities a direct stake in development and gives the state greater control over mineral wealth. But shorter leases and tighter rules could raise financing costs, test investor confidence and create unexpected losers.
The lowest solar tariff in Africa was never a real deal
A record-low energy tariff is not always what it looks like. Sometimes it is evidence of a market opening. Sometimes it is evidence of the last developer standing in a tender that had already fallen apart.
Nigeria 2027: Can the opposition end Tinubu’s three-decade Lagos reign?
The battle for Lagos in 2027 is shaping up to be the biggest test yet of President Bola Tinubu’s political machine, with multiple opposition parties seeking to end nearly three decades of APC dominance. Yet deep divisions among the challengers may undermine their chances.
Africa: Commonwealth Games - Nigeria Finishes 7th With 24 Medals, Emerges Africa's Best
[Vanguard] Team Nigeria wrapped up its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with an impressive seventh-place finish on the final medals table, collecting 24 medals across athletics, weightlifting, para-sports and judo.
Africa: Rwanda Signed the AU Convention but Prevention Must Begin Before Abuse Becomes Normal
[New Times] Rwanda's signing of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls - becoming the ninth AU member state to join the landmark treaty - is an important national and continental commitment.
Africa: When a Story of Homecoming Is Filmed in a Homeland Still Awaiting Return
[African Arguments] I am from Dakhla, on the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara. For thirteen years, I have been unable to return safely because of my human-rights advocacy, my defence of the Sahrawi people's right to benefit from the resources of their land and to express their
Africa: Strong El Niño Ahead, UN Weather Agency Warns
[UN News] As much of the world faces grapples with above normal temperatures and major rainfall changes, the UN Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday that El Niño, a powerful climate pattern shaping global weather, will intensify starting next month.
Africa: Africa Shaped the Global 2030 Development Agenda. How It Can Influence What Comes Next
[The Conversation Africa] All United Nations member states adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. They cover poverty, health, education, inequality, climate change, peace and other global issues. The goals are now approaching their 2030 deadline.
Africa: Africa's Top Cocoa Producers Pledge Fairer Prices for Farmers
[RFI] Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, the world's two largest cocoa producers, have signed a joint declaration pledging closer cooperation on pricing, local processing, environmental protection and scientific research, as the two countries seek to secure
Uganda unveils statue of Israel PM's brother who died in Entebbe rescue mission
Yonatan Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier to die as he led a mission to free more than 100 hostages.
