Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport
A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a "homemade incubator" carried as hand luggage.
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What is Ghana’s GoldBod – and why is its funding model under pressure?
The state gold buyer has become central to Ghana’s FX strategy. Payment delays are now testing whether it can operate without central-bank backing.
Nigerian stocks sink as investors position ahead of Dangote refinery IPO
The Nigerian stock market has extended its losing streak for a tenth straight session, with analysts saying investors are raising liquidity ahead of the highly anticipated Dangote refinery’s initial public offering (IPO).
Africa: Greening Lands, Feeding People: UN Awards Three Restoration Flagships at UNCCD COP17
[UNEP] Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia -- The UN today awarded three new World Restoration Flagships in Brazil, the Sahel region, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The initiatives are strengthening landscape productivity by restoring degraded ecosystems in regions facing drought,
Africa: UN Recognizes Restoration Initiative Feeding 4 Million Across the Sahel
[UNEP] Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia -- A major revival of degraded land across Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger was recognized today by the UN as one of three new World Restoration Flagships. Since 2018, the Sahel Integrated Resilience Initiative has strengthened food
Guinea's president dismisses 173 soldiers, including coup ally, for desertion
It is thought to be part of efforts to consolidate the former coup leader's control.
China advises its citizens to leave Taiwan ally Eswatini over 'security risks'
Eswatini is one of 12 countries, and the only one in Africa, that has diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Africa: Africa Must Unlock the Capital Beneath Its Farmers' Feet
[ISS] Agriculture is the foundation for Africa's economic takeoff, but without land tenure reform, its potential will remain untapped.
Ex-head of Rwanda's presidential guard dies in jail 12 years after his arrest
His brother tells the BBC his family have not been allowed to see him "in all these years".
US draws Sudanese army’s ire with talk of UN weapons embargo
US Trump envoy Massad Boulos goes after drone warfare that has given the Sudanese Armed Forces a battlefield edge against the Rapid Support Forces.
Mesfin Tasew, the low-profile guardian of the Ethiopian Airlines empire
Having arrived in the aviation industry by chance in 1984, Mesfin Tasew now runs Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading carrier. The electronics engineer has just had his term extended.
Africa: AU Reviews Documents for Extraordinary Summit in Luanda
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union (AU) on Tuesday reviewed draft documents for the extraordinary sessions of the Executive Council and the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, scheduled to take place in Luanda on 29 and
Africa: How Las Anod Changed Somaliland's Case for Recognition
[African Arguments] Somaliland has spent three decades asking the world to trust a specific story about itself: a peaceful, democratic state exercising real authority over the territory it claims, with institutions worthy of recognition. The 2023 war in Las Anod tested all four
Did Meta censor on Tanzania’s behalf? Activist Mange Kimambi takes tech giant to court
Kimambi says Instagram and Facebook parent Meta bowed to pressure from Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government, wiping out accounts through which she reached millions.
Exclusive: Kenya Airways weighs fresh foreign debt to pave way for strategic investors
Kenya is weighing another foreign-backed loan for Kenya Airways as it prepares to revive efforts to attract strategic investors. But with KQ’s losses widening and taxpayers already carrying much of its debt burden, the plan could expose the government to even greater risk.
Yusuf Omari, Absa Kenya’s steady hand in a bank in transition
Absa Kenya’s long-serving finance chief is once again steering the lender through a sudden leadership void while pushing its aggressive digital transition.
How Libya’s Saddam Haftar is burnishing his credentials through hostage releases in the Sahel
After receiving the American hostage Kevin Rideout prior to his return to the US, Saddam Haftar, son of the eastern Libyan strongman, orchestrated the transfer to Benghazi of two former Wagner mercenaries released by Malian separatists. How might these moves shift the balance
Africa: Choose Purpose Over Fear, Kagame Tells African Youth
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has urged Africa's young people to take ownership of their future, saying meaningful change begins with the courage to make difficult choices and reject circumstances they don't want.
Africa: Africa Must Hold Leaders Accountable for Failing to Deliver - Kagame
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has called for greater accountability among African leaders, arguing that national sovereignty should not shield governments from scrutiny when they fail to deliver for their people.
Africa: COP17 - Africa Must Connect Science to Action to Tackle Land Degradation - - Expert
[Premium Times] The Professor argued that Africa does not primarily lack scientific knowledge to address land degradation and drought; rather, the continent faces gaps in data continuity, technology deployment, local-scale evidence and the ability to translate scientific
Africa: Leaders Gather in Kigali for Africa Mindset Reset Forum
[New Times] African heads of state, former presidents, senior policymakers and business leaders are gathering in Kigali for the Africa Mindset Reset Forum, which will discuss how the continent can strengthen governance, institutions and execution to accelerate development.
Africa: Eastern Africa Taps FAO's Hand-in-Hand Initiative to Drive Agrifood Investment
[New Times] Eastern African countries are tapping the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO) Hand-in-Hand Initiative to unlock investment in agrifood systems, with a focus on turning the region's agricultural potential into jobs, stronger food security
Africa: Africa Must Break Cycle of Failed Governance, Leaders Say
[New Times] Africa must develop a new generation of purposeful leaders and stronger institutions if it is to break a cycle of governance failures that continues to undermine the continent's development ambitions, speakers at the Africa Mindset Reset Forum have said.
Africa: As Wars Spread, the Global Food System Unravels
[UN News] A family with four children abandoned its farm in Somalia after armed groups arrived and demanded payments for the right to continue cultivating the land. They walked roughly 100 kilometers to a displacement camp. One of the children died along the way.
Africa: Land Degradation Is Costing Far More Than Restoring - UN Deputy Chief
[UN News] Countries are spending too little to restore degraded land even as the economic cost of doing nothing climbs towards $1 trillion a year, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned at a major UN land conference in Mongolia.
Africa: African Agriculture Offers Key Pathway to Economic Development and Jobs
[allAfrica] Africa is home to about two thirds of the world's uncultivated arable land. It is blessed with an average of 300 days of sunshine annually. At a time when many of the world's advanced countries are experiencing population stagnation or decline, Africa with 1.6