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.
Youth-Led Thriller Secures International Distribution Deal After Uganda Film Festival Win
Award-winning “You May Kiss the Bride Goodbye” has signed with Okada Media, which is negotiating deals to take the youth-led...
UN Adopts Togo-sponsored Resolution to Show Africa’s True Size on World Maps
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a Togo-led resolution promoting equal-area maps in schools, media and institutions to depict Africa and...
Beyond Technical Expertise, Africa’s Public-Sector Reformers Put Leadership to the Test
From digital finance in Kenya to tax reform in Ghana, LEAPS is betting that Africa’s public-sector transformation ultimately depends on...
Kenya’s Wawira Njiru Awarded 2026 German Africa Prize for School Feeding Initiative
Food4Education founder Wawira Njiru is honored for transforming school feeding in Kenya while creating jobs, supporting farmers and strengthening local...