[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Despite democratic backsliding and declining political freedom in some countries across the region, Africans demonstrate more "favourable engagement" with governance compared to other parts of the world. This is the finding from Afrobarometer's 2025
[Vanguard] Three African countries: Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa have earned spots among the world's top-ranked countries in the 2024 Best Countries Rankings, published by U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with the Wharton School of the University of
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- Walvis Bay Salt Holdings has strengthened its foot hold in Africa after shifting away from the United States (US) market following fresh tariffs introduced earlier this year by US president Donald Trump.
[Nile Post] Exports of all types of coffee from Africa surged by 33.3% in May 2025 to reach 2.33 million bags, up from 1.75 million bags in the same period last year, according to the latest Coffee Market Report released by the International Coffee Organisation (ICO).
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The African Union (AU) is recognizing the continent's youth persistent unemployment crisis and officials called for bold actions to address Africa's employment challenges through industrialization and innovation.
Armed assailants abducted three Indian men from their place of work in Mali last week.
[IPS] United Nations -- A coalition of UN staff unions, led by the 60,000-strong Coordinating Committee of International Staff Unions and Associations (CCISUA), has written to UN member states criticizing the UN80 reform process as "incoherent and lacking strategy".
[UN News] The UN's flagship platform on artificial intelligence opened in Geneva on Tuesday, launching four days of high-level dialogue, cutting-edge demonstrations and urgent calls for inclusive AI governance. The event comes as autonomous and generative systems evolve faster
[The Conversation Africa] Ten years ago, the world committed itself to keeping global warming well below 2°C (and preferably below 1.5°C) above the pre-industrial era. This would be done by reducing greenhouse gas emissions significantly by 2030 and ending all human-caused
[Chatham House] A lunch at the White House with an unexpected group of African leaders shows Trump's policy on Africa is active, opportunistic and shaped by personal relationships.
[The Conversation Africa] African food systems face daunting challenges in the face of climate change. They must ensure fair access to food for residents of Africa's growing cities and create decent jobs where workers and small businesses get a fair share of earnings. Food
[ISS] As armed groups shift away from direct confrontations with the military, commercial drones are increasingly used to carry out attacks.
Unpicking the disinformation behind a social media trend spreading tension ahead of Ivory Coast's election.
[AWLN] Seville, Spain -- On the margins of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) convened a powerful High-Level Side Event titled: ''Bridging the Global Financing Gap: African Women's Leadership for
[Namibian] South Africa's African Transformation Movement (ATM) has announced its intention to table a proposal before parliament and the constitutional review committee to rename South Africa as the Republic of Azania.
[Nyasa Times] New smoking technologies, which include e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, are playing a significant role in reducing harm among nicotine consumers worldwide, potentially lowering the risks of smoking-related diseases.
[Ethiopian Herald] The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) operating as a single entity is a global research organization and has recently launched the second phase of the Regreening Africa Project. The project which aims to restore
[Ethiopian Herald] The 17th BRICS Summit concluded yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, marking a pivotal moment in the bloc's history. The summit was attended by ten partner countries, significantly expanding BRICS's global reach and solidifying its role as a formidable force for a
[IMF] Successful debt stabilization requires measures to strengthen public finances and institutions, alongside pro-growth structural reforms and a sound macroeconomic environment