From Port Sudan to Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone, Beijing’s expanding footprint is reshaping one of the world’s most strategic maritime corridors. But analysts say its growing economic clout is making political neutrality increasingly difficult to sustain.
[African Arguments] Walk through Nairobi and the twenty-first century global economy comes into view.
[ISS] Ending the military-heavy AUSSOM gives the AU space to develop a political mission focused on long-term stabilisation.
[Health-e] This week, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) released the Operational Toolkit for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B. It is a deliberately practical document.
[The Conversation Africa] The Ebola outbreak that emerged in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and crossed into neighbouring Uganda may have been killing people for weeks before the alarm was raised. When Médecins Sans Frontières investigated in May 2026, it reported
[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- The greatest barrier to ending AIDS among transgender people in Africa is not a lack of medicine, but laws, stigma and exclusion.
The Cameroon government has denied that President Paul Biya had been admitted to a hospital in Switzerland since leaving for Geneva on 7 June. Wherever he is, he is surrounded by his near and dear, including his first-born son, Franck. Who is Franck and why is his name
Nearly four years after the Pretoria Peace Agreement (PPA), which ended the devastating conflict in northern Ethiopia, hopes for a durable peace remain under strain.
[Daba Finance] Africa's private capital market posted a mixed first half in 2026. Deal volume fell 16% year on year to 211 transactions, the first H1 drop since 2023. Investment value rose 65% to $3.7 billion, the second highest first-half total in five years. The gap between
[Premium Times] Many cross-border transactions still rely on the US dollar as an intermediary currency. At the same time, African currencies are often difficult to exchange directly, and few mechanisms exist for countries to settle payments with one another in local currencies.
[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama has urged African governments to place the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at the centre of their development strategies to accelerate the continent's growth.
Two days after the six declared candidates gave their interviews, Uganda has put forward Olara Otunnu’s candidacy to succeed António Guterres in January 2027. Rotation dictates that Latin America should be next in line for the world’s top diplomat post.
The opposition has denounced the constitutional court ruling as a green light for President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a new term — but it’s not as simple as that. Here’s what the real implications of the ruling are for DRC’s democracy.
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[CAF] High-scoring attacking displays have long been a hallmark of the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, and the Morocco 2026 edition has so far been no exception.
[Independent (Kampala)] The continental bid to make more of its own vaccines is moving from ambition to production
The massive outage has left homes, businesses and some essential services severely disrupted.
[Capital FM] Onafriq, Africa's largest payments network, has partnered with leading stablecoin infrastructure provider, Privy, to strengthen its digital asset infrastructure and drive the development of stablecoin-enabled payment services for businesses across its network.
Two years after turning to the Turkish power supplier’s floating power plants to cope with an energy crisis, Libreville is trying to renegotiate a very costly contract.
[This Day] · Continent welcomes nearly 100m international visitors in one year
[This Day] · Oil prices slide as US, Iran pause hostilities over Strait of Hormuz
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- For more than two decades, scientific innovation and international financing have worked together to transform HIV from a deadly disease into a manageable chronic condition for millions of people.
[New Dawn] The recent wave of unprecedented cocaine seizures across West Africa is no longer a series of isolated criminal incidents. Instead, the arrests, investigations, and intelligence emerging from multiple jurisdictions increasingly point to a sophisticated transnational
Nigeria’s largest licensing round since the enactment of a new petroleum law in 2021 saw several established oil and gas producers leave empty-handed, while lesser-known companies dominated the winners’ list.
[Cosafa] The CAF Women's Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier for 2026 will kick off in Gaborone, Botswana, on August 20, with the final scheduled for nine days later.
[New Times] Rwanda has signed the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, becoming the ninth African Union (AU) member state to join the landmark treaty.
[spotlight] If an HIV prevention pill that provides a month of protection at a time performs well in two ongoing clinical trials, it could become the next big thing in HIV prevention after the lenacapavir injection. A new licensing agreement is paving the way for South Africa's
[Namibian] The Pan-African Parliament's east and west regional caucuses have tabled a motion calling for an urgent debate on the recent attacks against African migrants in South Africa.
[Premium Times] After Day Five, Nigeria occupies fifth position with 12 medals--six gold, four silver and two bronze.
[UNHCR] The Promise is a public statement of solidarity, bringing together prominent figures from across society to reaffirm support for refugees and the right to seek safety.Launched on 28 July, as the Refugee Convention marks its 75th anniversary, it aims to build a diverse
[ISS] As the onslaught against the International Criminal Court continues, champions of justice must back global accountability through action.