Senegal, Ivory Coast Move to End Foreign Military Bases, Assert Sovereignty
DAKAR, Senegal (BG) – Senegal and Ivory Coast have announced plans to close foreign military bases on their soil, marking...
Egypt Drives Digital Strategy to Become Regional Telecommunications Hub
CAIRO, Egypt (BG) - Egypt is stepping up efforts to position itself as a regional hub for communications and digital...
Senegal to Integrate AI into Education Curricula, Boost Science and Technology Engagement
DAKAR, Senegal (BG) - Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has announced a transformative plan to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and other...
Botswana’s Road Safety Reforms Show Progress in Reducing Accidents, Saving Lives
GABORONE, Botswana (BG) - Botswana has improved road safety and reduced traffic-related injuries and deaths through targeted measures that combine...
Ghana Approves Visa-Free Entry for All African Nationals, Effective 2025
ACCRA, Ghana (BG) - Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the approval of visa-free entry to Ghana for all African...
Eritrea Enhances Agricultural Sector in Gash Barka Region, a Pivotal Contributor to National Food Security
BARENTU, Eritrea (BG) - Significant progress has been made in the Eritrean Gash Barka region's agricultural sector through collaborative efforts...
Angola Boosts Energy Diversification with Major Gas Project Launch
LUANDA, Angola (BG) - The Sanha Lean Gas Connection project in Angola’s Benguela province has begun producing gas, marking a...
Malawi Tackles Gender Inequality, HIV Through Community-Led Interventions
LILONGWE, Malawi (BG) - Malawi is charting a new course in its battle against gender inequality and the HIV epidemic...
‘Recent Elections in West Africa Demonstrate Progress in Democracy,’ Says UN Envoy
DAKAR, Senegal (BG) - Leonardo Santos Simão, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for...
Rwanda Declares Victory Over Marburg Virus Outbreak
KIGALI, Rwanda (BG) - The Rwandan Ministry of Health announced on Friday that the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in...
Training Expands Poultry Support Network in Zambia
A new round of field training in Zambia is strengthening the frontline workforce supporting small-scale poultry farmers as agricultural programs...
Africa Emerges as the Global Swing Bloc in a Shifting Global Order
Moments of geopolitical conflict often reshape the global economy in ways that extend far beyond the battlefield. Energy markets tighten,...
Mame Khady Diouf: A Rising Force in Peace Negotiations and Mediation
In many high-level peace negotiations across Africa, those most affected by conflict are absent from the room. Women, who often...
At 24, an Ethiopian Woman Preserves a 1,000-Year-Old Manuscript Tradition
She stretches goat skin across wooden frames and scrapes it clean with steel blades, enduring the smell, the flies and...