[New Times] Almost ten years after French President Emmanuel Macron's Ouagadougou speech, which laid the foundations for renewed relations between France and African countries, the Republic of Kenya and the French Republic will co-host the inaugural Africa Forward Summit (AFS)
[New Times] Rome / Kigali, May 5, 2026 -- Italy will participate in the forthcoming Africa CEO Forum, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening economic partnerships with Africa and supporting sustainable, private sector-led growth, also in the framework of the so called
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, May 6, 2026 - Kenyan swimmer Sarah Mose won bronze on Day One of the Africa Aquatics Swimming Championships in Oran, Algeria on Wednesday morning.
The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.
While passengers onboard the MV Hondius say the situation is calm, they face days at sea as officials warn the disease may have spread.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- A leading Kenyan aviation expert has called for sweeping reforms across Africa's travel and aviation sectors, arguing that visa-free access and open skies are essential to unlocking the continent's vast tourism potential.
[Vanguard] Diplomatic pressure on South Africa is mounting as more African countries threaten retaliatory measures over renewed xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals, particularly Nigerians.
[Leadership] There is a particular cruelty in what is happening to Nigerians and other African migrants in South Africa right now. These are people who crossed borders within the same continent, many of them fleeing hardship, seeking opportunity, building lives with whatever
[World Bank] Accra -- dozen ministers of health and finance, alongside representatives of development partners, the private sector, civil society, regional institutions and youth leaders from Western and Central Africa concluded a one-day meeting in Accra on May 4th to advance
[SciDev.Net] Lagos/Scidev.Net -- Mass rollout of malaria vaccines is beginning to change the landscape of disease control in Africa. But success will depend less on availability and more on how well they are delivered, say disease experts.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Organizers of the upcoming African Social Media Influencers Summit (ASMIS) say the event will serve as a critical platform for African content creators to challenge negative portrayals of the continent and promote more balanced narratives about Africa.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned that a deepening trust deficit remains one of Africa's greatest threats to peace, stability, and effective conflict resolution.
[The Conversation Africa] Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move through the same shared spaces for days at a time. They show how
[The Conversation Africa] When the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, another crisis quietly grew behind closed doors. Reports from around the globe suggested that violence against women and girls was increasing. Governments, nongovernmental
[Health-e] Hantaviruses are a group of viruses carried by rodents like rats and mice, and can cause severe disease in humans. Not all hantaviruses cause disease in people, and only a small number like the Andes Hantavirus, are known to make humans sick.
[UN News] Hantavirus victims on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean may have been infected prior to joining the cruise and human-to-human transmission on board cannot be ruled out - although it is rare - the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.