[This Day] Nigerian HR professional, author, social entrepreneur and gender development strategist, Mrs Izehi Hannah Agunkejoye, has been recognised as a Highpoint Africa Woman of Impact Award by the Highpoint Africa Women's Network as part of its inaugural recognition cohort
[Nile Post] Africa's changing healthcare needs are creating new opportunities for generic medicine manufacturers to help close persistent access gaps, but stronger regional coordination, predictable demand and investment will be needed to turn that opportunity into sustainable
Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.
Tanzanian striker Clara Luvanga has joined Washington Spirit from Al-Nassr in a deal believed to be one of the most costly in the history of women's football - and possibly one that sets a world record.
The Algerian foreign ministry did not give a reason for the move but said it had exhausted all means.
[Capital FM] Netflix announced an expansive slate of local series and films to celebrate a decade of showcasing South African stories that supported more than 8,000 jobs through partnerships with over 30 local production companies. The slate was unveiled at a press showcase in
[This Day] FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have said that they are yet to reach a conclusion on the crisis in Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), insisting that ongoing assessment of the situation will determine the direction to follow.
[Capital FM] New York -- Climate hazards disrupted schooling for more than 171 million students globally in 2025, or about one in 10 children of pre-primary to upper-secondary age, according to a new UNICEF analysis.
[Namibian] Big increases in wildfires and heatwaves supercharged by the climate crisis are hindering improvements to air quality around the world, United Nations (UN) experts say.
These centres will promote the Russian language, education, science and culture.
[Unicef] New York -- Storms, floods, and heatwaves most common climate hazards causing school closures, class suspensions, and other education interruptions
[Leadership] Africa's vast forest resources could position the continent to capture a significant share of the global bioeconomy, projected to exceed $30 trillion by 2050, stakeholders at a high-level forestry roundtable in Lagos have said.
As the continent’s economies try to maintain growth in an already constrained environment, the severe climate disruptions expected in the coming months risk weighing on harvests, food prices and public finances.
[Premium Times] Speaking during a keynote address at the 2026 Spectrum Management Conference in Tunis on Monday, Gwandu urged African countries to push for the allocation and identification of the 600MHz band for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT)
The failure of the Alliance of Sahel States’ joint military force to act during the mutiny of 28–29 August highlights the difficulty the three countries are having in turning their shared defence ambitions into operational military reality.
America’s tech sector is on a global hiring spree for artificial intelligence engineers, but Africa isn’t on the agenda. Too often, tech companies are training Africans to use their products and platforms rather than helping Africa create their own.
[Premium Times] The US was the only country that voted against a recent Africa-sponsored resolution at the UN.
[Daily News] Arusha -- THE World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Professor Mohamed Janabi, has urged African countries to take greater ownership of their health systems and move from conference commitments to concrete action in financing and
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has returned with its head held high from the 2026 FIM Africa Motocross, held from August 28-30 in Namibia.
Ethiopian, Royal Air Maroc, Airlink… Carriers across the continent are forging ever more alliances with global aviation giants, whether from Europe or the Gulf. The question is who really comes out ahead in these partnerships.
King Oyo's family say he left a will naming his young son as heir to the Tooro kingdom.
[UN News] When the creek beside Taudibura Garo's school in Papua New Guinea floods, the water doesn't stop at the gate. It rises through the pit toilets - making the school unsafe - sending the 16-year-old and her classmates home without being able to finish.
[Daily Maverick] Conservation scientist Lee White reflects on four decades spent creating Gabon's national parks, tackling illegal logging and confronting the failures of global carbon markets.
[CFR] The lone dissent came from Washington on a UN resolution over a map long criticized for making Africa look smaller than it is.
[The Conversation Africa] Hearing loss affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. Close to 80% live in low - and middle - income countries, where hearing care is out of reach for most. In Africa, an estimated 136 million people live with hearing loss, a figure expected to
[The Conversation Africa] From the Vredefort Dome in South Africa (the world's oldest and largest known meteorite-impact structure) to the volcanic lakes of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, Africa's landscapes hold some of Earth's oldest stories. Morocco's M'Goun Unesco Global
[UN News] While September traditionally marks the start of the school year across the northern hemisphere, a staggering 93 million children are not in class at all amid an unprecedented number of attacks on learning, education experts warned on Wednesday.
A transaction-based tax levied on electronic money transfers and digital payments in Zimbabwe is straining the banking sector, formal businesses, and e-commerce while driving up the cost of goods and services.