[Daily Trust] Alastair Long has been deployed to Africa as His Majesty's Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for Africa, where he has now formally begun leading the UK's trade and investment relationship with the continent.
As Nigeria’s opposition firebrand Nasir El-Rufai continues to languish in jail, less than a year before the elections, some leaders are starting to look beyond the charges and calling out the bias.
After a rare and elaborate ceremony, six skulls belonging to Cameroonian chiefs were repatriated from Germany in July. With around 600 sets of human remains still in the European country, how will the vast human and cultural heritage plundered by colonial powers be returned?
Nigeria’s TGI is laying the groundwork for new ventures with Reliance and Wilmar, betting on Asian expertise and local market knowledge to drive its next phase of growth.
[UN News] The global shipping industry is facing a "genuinely unprecedented" convergence of maritime crises, with vessels and seafarers increasingly used as "leverage" in conflicts that have nothing to do with them.
Blackouts are spilling onto the streets just months before the December election in Banjul, with reduced electricity supply from Senegal and Guinea leaving President Adama Barrow battling a crisis with growing political consequences.
The country has faced persistent blackouts since June, with some lasting up to 48 hours, residents say.
Ghana wants to become a West African EV hub, but cars, factories, mines and data centres are converging on a power grid already under pressure.
[Premium Times] The publication, which reviewed evidence on tobacco use and fertility, also linked smoking among men to reproductive dysfunction, including poor sperm quality, erectile dysfunction and ejaculation problems
[WFP] Conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea are disrupting the movement of food, fuel and fertilizer, with devastating consequences across the world.
[New Times] Africa's ambition to feed itself and unlock agriculture's economic potential will depend largely on whether smallholder farmers, young entrepreneurs and women-led businesses can access the financing they need to expand, create jobs and withstand climate shocks,
[The Conversation Africa] The Southern Africa Food Lab has brought businesses, farmers, government and community groups together since 2010 to help address the problems of hunger and malnutrition. When these diverse groups first came together, everyone agreed that the region's
[The Conversation Africa] Imagine being asked to prepare monthly reports that all demand their own classifications, measurement bases and templates.
Intra-African connectivity is the key to a burgeoning market for mid-range aircraft. Between reliance on second-hand aircraft, delivery delays and rising competition, nothing is guaranteed for the current number one, Boeing, which faces rivals from Europe, Brazil and China.
Kenya's president orders a crackdown on foreigners running small businesses, amid accusations of xenophobia.
[Daily Trust] Artificial intelligence, commonly called AI, and automated machines are no longer ideas for the distant future. In countries such as China and the United States, they are already changing how factories, hospitals, banks, supermarkets, warehouses and offices
Sadio Mane and Achraf Hakimi have been nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or - but when will an African claim football's top individual prize for the first time since 1995?
[CyFrica] As Nigeria's digital economy accelerates towards an estimated $18.3 billion in 2026, the country is confronting an equally urgent challenge: protecting the digital infrastructure, data and financial ecosystems powering that growth.
The decision to send an air force contingent to Niger on 30 August to help quell the attempted coup marks a major shift for Algiers, which has never sent troops beyond its borders on the continent. What has changed?
Sheffield United sign former Crystal Palace and Leicester City forward Jordan Ayew on a deal until the end of the season.
Médecins Sans Frontières is urging world leaders to increase funding to help the millions who need aid.
[Vanguard] Several African footballers have been nominated for awards at the 2026 Ballon d'Or, with players from Morocco, Senegal, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire and Algeria featuring among the nominees.
The immense Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library on 32-hectare grounds in South West Nigeria preserves the legacy of the former president. So why is the building in need of repair?