[IPS] Washington DC -- Sub-Saharan Africa's economies entered 2026 with significant momentum. The region had notched its fastest growth rate in 10 years--4.5 percent in 2025--buoyed by reduced macroeconomic imbalances, rising investment levels, and a generally supportive
[New Times] Cities are expanding, neighbourhoods are forming at speed, and yet the social glue that binds people to one another is thinning.
The dispute was initially between two families before escalating into a cycle of reprisal attacks.
[PAN South Africa] Africa's health systems are under increasing strain as the continent faces a growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), climate-related pressures on food systems, and widening inequalities in accessing nutritious food. These challenges are deeply
The UK's maritime monitor reports at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia.
[263Chat] Former opposition Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa has condemned the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa calling them "deeply regrettable" and "wholly unacceptable".
[Ghanaian Times] South Africa's Minister of Police Professor Firoz Cachalia, has strongly condemned the recent xenophobic acts of violence and intimidation directed at Ghanaians and other foreign nationals within the Republic of South Africa.
[Premium Times] The European Union, in a statement, condemned the attack, offering "sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to the Malian authorities."
[Daily News] Pretoria, SA -- Tanzania's High Commissioner, James Bwana, has assured that the Tanzanian community living in various cities in South Africa is safe and not being targeted by attacks from locals, contrary to claims made in a video clip circulating on social media
[Capital FM] Dr Chris van Straten, Spokesman, Global Health Advisor for Clinical Governance at International SOS
[UN News] As global energy markets remain volatile and the price of oil high due to instability and conflict in the Middle East, more countries are looking at investing in renewables to shield their economies from the shocks caused by fossil fuel reliance, rein in import bills
[RFI] London - More than 125 years of black music in Britain is being celebrated in the inaugural exhibition at the new V&A East museum in Stratford, London. RFI was at the opening to explore how music from Africa, the Caribbean and North America merged to make a distinctly
[UN News] The ongoing insecurity in the Middle East, where a large proportion of the world's oil and gas is extracted, is forcing many countries to focus on how they can ensure access to cheap and reliable energy supplies primarily through the use of renewable power sources.
[Leadership] United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has crossed the N33.2 trillion total assets threshold in 2025, underlining the bank's pan-African scale and sustained growth momentum.
A wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists has spread through the country.
In Kenya, a team of grandmothers are lacing up their soccer shoes — and changing the lives of teenagers along the way.