[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- As we're all being painfully reminded, cutting off for any length of time the fifth of the world's oil supply that passes through the Strait of Hormuz has an extraordinarily negative impact on commerce and lives here and everywhere.
[Operation Smile] As International Nurses Day is marked on 12 May, the theme set by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) puts the spotlight on what patients need most: nurses who are properly supported to do their jobs well. This year's theme, "Our Nurses. Our Future.
The French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was “impossible” for speakers to be heard.
[African Union] The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, met this afternoon with the President of the Republic of Guinea, H.E. General Mamady Doumbouya, on the margins of the Africa-France Summit in Nairobi.
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11, 2026 - Double world record holder Eliud Kipchoge has called for collaboration between Africa and France to develop the innumerable sports talents on the continent.
[New Zimbabwe] The European Union (EU) has defended the rules-based international order and condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine while warning that rising global conflicts were worsening economic hardships across the world, including in Zimbabwe.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- French Emmanuel Macron briefly interrupted proceedings at a youth forum hosted at the University of Nairobi on Monday after calling out sections of the audience for disrupting a speaker during discussions at the Africa Forward Summit.
Ships have rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope since 2023 to avoid conflicts in the Middle East.
A fishermen's leader tells the BBC that 40 people are feared dead - either in the strikes or drowning as they tried to flee.
[New Era] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah reminisced that the period between 1998 and 2008 marked a strengthening of relations between Namibia and Botswana, driven by a shared vision for regional peace, stability, economic cooperation, and African unity.
[African Union] We, the Members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), meeting and marking the fifth (5th) year of our Joint Retreat, in Burayu, Ethiopia, from 29 to 30 April 2026.
[Premium Times] The continent holds structural advantages, converting them into power now demands coherence, capacity and long-term discipline.
[This Day] The attacks and killings of Nigerians and other Africans are senseless
[ISS] Without a collective approach from African states, China's tariff-free market access will not be the silver bullet many expect.
[Ghanaian Times] Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, has called for stronger collaboration among African regulators, innovators and investors to drive the rebirth of the continent's digital and financial ecosystem.
[Ghanaian Times] The European Union (EU) has unveiled a €1 billion investment package for Africa under its Global Gateway Initiative to support infrastructure development, economic growth and digital transformation.
[FrontPageAfrica] FREETOWN -- Young Political Leadership School Africa (YPLS Africa), a flagship initiative of Naymote Partners for Democratic Development, has concluded a weeklong Alumni Peer Reflection and Learning Exchange Mission in Sierra Leone aimed at strengthening youth
[The Conversation Africa] The 2026 Africa-France summit in Nairobi on May 11-12 is the first to be held in an African country that is not a former French colony. It is also the first to be held since the dramatic collapse of relations between France and a number of west African
[African Arguments] Why Nairobi? A lot of ink has already been spilled to explain the choice of Kenya to host the upcoming Africa France summit, the first gathering of heads of state from the continent Emmanuel Macron is convening since his election in 2017. But a broader, more
[New Dawn] Almost ten years after French President Emmanuel Macron's Ouagadougou speech, which laid the foundations for renewed relations between France and the countries of Africa, Kenya and France are co-organizing the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on 11 and 12 May 2026.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday engaged hundreds of young innovators, entrepreneurs and creatives during a youth dialogue session held at Taifa Hall, University of Nairobi, as part of the ongoing Africa-France Summit
[allAfrica] As global attention shifts to other priorities and resources dwindle, it is vital to protect the systems and people who have ensured success against polio in Africa.
[Capital FM] As Nairobi hosts the Africa Forward Summit 2026 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Kenya finds itself at the centre of one of the most important diplomatic and economic conversations between Africa and Europe in recent years.
[This Day] President Bola Tinubu on Monday morning arrived Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to attend a two-day Africa Forward Summit.
[Premium Times] At the event, Ethiopia's State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadera Abera, said the inauguration reflected the continent's determination to build a healthier and more resilient Africa.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prominent African content creators have called for stronger support for digital storytellers and urged Africans to take the lead in shaping the continent's global image.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- France President Emmanuel Macron is in the country to attend the highly publicised Africa Forward Summit.
[Capital FM] As the Africa Forward Summit 2026 opens in Nairobi today, much attention will understandably focus on the Heads of State attending, the investment deals signed, and the diplomatic milestones expected from the gathering.
[UN News] New evidence shows that malaria vaccination is significantly reducing child deaths in Africa and could have an even greater impact as programmes expand, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
[UN News] The United Nations Victims' Rights Advocate has called for stronger and sustained action on behalf of the people she serves across the UN system.
[UN News] The risk of hantavirus spreading to the general population is "absolutely low", the UN World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Friday, as a flight attendant tested negative for the disease after coming into contact with an infected passenger from the cruise ship
[African Arguments] The old YARID offices, before the move to the current premises, were on the second floor above a hardware stall. By eight in the morning, the room smelled of the first rain, the cheap Nescafé someone had brewed on the hot plate, and the chapati oil from the
[The Conversation Africa] As a child, the mere glimpse of a spider used to send me screaming and running for cover. I was convinced that spiders were my enemies. I thought they were out to get me.
[RFI] Vincent Bolloré built his fortune through ports, railways and logistics networks across Africa. Decades later - despite corruption allegations and an upcoming criminal trial in Paris - the French billionaire remains one of the country's most powerful business figures, not
[RFI] President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday met with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Nairobi as part of an African visit aimed at renewing France's engagement with the continent after years of strained ties with former colonies.
[The Conversation Africa] The MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, was on its way to the Canary Islands on May 7, 2026, after evacuating three ill passengers for treatment.
[IPS] By Benson Kunchezera and Tanka Dhakal