Kenya Officially Grants Visa-Free Entry to African Nations
Nairobi - Kenya has eliminated the electronic travel authorization requirement for most African countries, allowing citizens from across the continent...
Gabon to End Raw Manganese Exports, Boost Local Industry
LIBREVILLE - Gabon has set January 1, 2029, as the official deadline to end the export of raw manganese, aiming...
Global South Leaders Unite at World Health Assembly for Child Survival
GENEVA - Health ministers and representatives from sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia gathered on the sidelines of the 78th World...
Nigeria Launches $500 Million Climate Finance Platform
ABUJA - Nigeria has launched a new initiative to attract $500 million in climate funding to support clean energy, infrastructure...
New Diagnostic Factory in Nigeria Marks Step Toward Africa’s Medical Self-Reliance
SAGAMU, Nigeria - Governor Dapo Abiodun on Friday commissioned Nigeria’s first large-scale rapid diagnostic test kit factory, describing it as...
‘Without Infrastructure, There’s No African Continental Free Trade Area’
ACCRA, Ghana - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers vast potential to transform Africa’s economic landscape, but without...
African Union Launches Space Agency Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt -- Africa marked a historic milestone last week with the official inauguration of the African Space Agency's (AfSA)...
Lake Chad Basin Countries Launch Polio Drive to Protect 83 Million Children
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo - Health ministers from five Lake Chad Basin countries have launched a landmark synchronized polio vaccination campaign targeting...
Nigeria Begins $538 Million Agro-Industrial Project Across Eight States
ABUJA, Nigeria (BG) - Nigeria’s government and the African Development Bank (AfDB)have launched the first phase of a $538 million...
Cameroun : la BAD accorde 330 millions d’euros pour la réhabilitation de la route Ngaoundéré-Garoua
BAD finance 330M€ pour route Ngaoundéré-Garoua, améliorant connectivité nord-sud et commerce régional.
Afreximbank Ends Fitch Ratings Relationship, Cites Misalignment
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) said Friday that it has ended its credit rating relationship with Fitch Ratings, citing concerns...
Rwanda Puts Technology at Core of Development, Minister Says
Rwanda has placed technology at the center of national policy design, using artificial intelligence and drone systems to address persistent...
Kenya Rolls Out Paid Internships for 5,500 Youth in Housing Sector
Kenya has launched a paid internship program that will place 5,500 young people in construction-related roles under the government’s Affordable...
South Africa to Host 2027 World Economic Forum Spring Meeting
The World Economic Forum will hold its Spring Meeting in South Africa in 2027, bringing one of the Forum’s major...