[This Day] Airtel Africa has reiterated its commitment to delivering unmatched experience to its 183.5 million customers through continuous investment in its network, advanced technologies and strategic partnerships to further expand its coverage and capacity to drive digital
[New Dawn] MONROVIA, October 12, 2026 -- Morocco is preparing to propose a new migration cooperation strategy to its international partners, following concerns raised by King Mohammed VI that existing arrangements are no longer adequate to address recurring migration challenges.
Following in the footsteps of Standard Bank and Afreximbank, the Lomé-based pan-African lender is plugging its vast cross-border footprint into Beijing’s clearing architecture as China-Africa trade hits record highs.
F1 is returning to Africa with a 10-year deal to race at Bugesera, near Kigali. For the CEO of the Rwanda Development Board, the investment fits the country’s strategy to attract business.
US president’s remarks come less than a month after Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed ‘Irro’ Abdullahi’s visit to Washington.
Joseph Kabila had previously denied having links to the M23 rebels, which control much of eastern DR Congo.
Australia complete 214-run victory over South Africa in Durban. What does heavy defeat mean for the world champions?
Rwanda signs a 10-year deal with Formula 1 to host races in the African country, starting "in the early 2030s".
[RootsToFoods Capital Series] In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview, Wasim Tahir, Senior Advisor at ODI Global and former director at British International Investment, explains how development finance actually moves private capital into emerging markets, and why the
[New Times] Frenchman Alain Prost claimed the last of his four Formula One world championships at the Kyalami Circuit near Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1993, the last time the continent hosted a Grand Prix. The event's subsequent collapse brought Formula One's presence in
The growing threat of another war with its neighbour is putting Asmara’s military strength under scrutiny, particularly its ability to sustain a prolonged conflict and the extent to which it has modernised its ageing arsenal.
West and Central Africa account for 97% of all tramadol seizures worldwide. The illicit trade in the painkiller thrives in a region where access to essential medication remains desperately limited. Here is our investigation in infographics.
[Independent (Kampala)] Africa's gaming industry is shifting from a story about how many people play games to one about how much of the industry can be built around those players.
[The Conversation Africa] The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences to the American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford. The prize was awarded in recognition of their development of macroeconomic models that helped
[ISS] Anthropic's threat report reveals how AI is making cyberattacks and influence campaigns faster, more scalable and harder to detect.
Only just over 3% of the $49bn refinery is up for sale. Extending the offer to 27 October is about building a pan-African shareholder base, not raising more cash.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 8 October appointment of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei as economic development minister has put the controversial Zimbabwe dealmaker — currently under sanctions — in charge of selling the country to the world, raising eyebrows at home.
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila on Monday joined forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to head a new outfit, taking a more direct role in the insurgency ravaging the country’s volatile east.
[Vanguard] Former President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has urged African leaders to prioritise investment in education, healthcare, skills development, technology and entrepreneurship to unlock the economic potential of the continent's growing
South Africa’s boatyards are taking on the world, turning Cape Town into a global catamaran hub. At the heart of the export boom is Voyage Yachts, a homegrown builder whose million-dollar vessels are made to sail around the world.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a political declaration calling for stronger global cooperation to prevent and respond to future pandemics, with the United States, Israel and Argentina voting against the text.
[The Independent Panel] A Statement from the Friends of the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Behind Zambia’s rosy growth figures lies an acute domestic cash crunch, forcing President Hakainde Hichilema back into a $1.5bn IMF straightjacket.
[WHO] The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), of which WHO is a member, today issued a Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Alert for Sudan.
[Nigeria Health Watch] The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new five-year strategy for its Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, charting a path towards a world where every country can detect and understand emerging health threats within 24 hours of their
[Ghanaian Times] Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has assured Ghanaians that the government remains ready to evacuate nationals from South Africa if their lives are threatened by further attacks.
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, James Millya, has called for professional, impartial and evidence-based election observation to strengthen democracy, peace and stability across Africa.
[UN News] The General Assembly on Monday adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, by 153 in favour to three against (Argentina, Israel and United States) with two abstentions (New Zealand and Paraguay).
[The Conversation Africa] Most children who are infected with SARS-COV2, the virus that causes COVID, experience only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. But a small proportion develop severe illness which can sometimes even require hospital care.
[The Conversation Africa] Not every snakebite injects venom. When venom enters the body, however, it can cause snake envenoming. This is a potentially fatal condition and it mostly affects poor rural communities across tropical and subtropical regions who don't have easy access
[UN News] The money is running out faster than needs are growing: with 117 million men, women and children now forced from their homes, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has received just $3 billion of the $8.5 billion it needs this year - and its chief, Barham Salih, warns that
[CJID] The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) will launch SautiHealth, a technology-enabled platform for monitoring, analysing, and summarising public statements by health sector professionals, leaders, and institutions across Africa. The platform is an