Senegal Launches Flagship Digital Projects Under its National Technology Program
Senegal officially launched a set of structural digital projects Tuesday, with Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko presiding over a ceremony in...
Development & Impact
Development & Impact focuses on initiatives, projects and solutions improving lives across Africa. This section covers health, education, agriculture, infrastructure, climate resilience, capacity building, social development, community transformation and the work of institutions advancing inclusive progress.
Tanzania Accelerates Progress Toward Universal Health Coverage
Tanzania’s government and health partners concluded a two-day policy review in Dodoma on March 18, setting spending priorities for the...
CAF Strips Senegal of AFCON Title; Declares Morocco Champion
The Confederation of African Football said Tuesday that Morocco have been declared winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations...
Ethiopia’s Tesfay Runs Second-Fastest Women’s Marathon Ever in Barcelona
Ethiopia's Fotyen Tesfay ran 2:10:53 in her first marathon Sunday, the fastest debut in women’s marathon history and the second-fastest...
Nigeria Approves First National Policy on Cosmetics Safety
Nigeria has approved its first national policy on cosmetics safety, establishing a unified system to regulate how cosmetic products are...
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...
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...
In Kigali, Delphine Kamaziga’s Pottery Café Helps Artisans Reach New Markets
On a quiet morning in Kigali, the steady rhythm of spinning pottery wheels fills a small creative centre as visitors...
Kenya Assesses Early Childhood Development in National Health Survey
Kenya has measured early childhood development in a national health survey for the first time, integrating global assessment tools that...
Angola Accelerates Final Steps to Eradicate Guinea Worm by 2030
Angola has marked five consecutive years without a single human case of Guinea worm disease, health officials said, as the...
Ghana Strengthens Clinical Trial Capabilities to Improve Health Preparedness
Ghana is developing its first national clinical trials strategy after 15 research and health institutions assessed their capacity with support...
Water Security Moves from Commitment to Implementation at AU Public Lecture
AU institutions, academia and youth examined how stronger capacity, gender-responsive policy and innovation can advance water and sanitation commitments.
Policy Harmonization, Regional Trade Key to Closing Africa’s Energy Gap
African Union Commissioner Lerato Dorothy Mataboge calls for coordinated energy policies, investment and cross-border electricity trade to close Africa’s power...
Peace Requires Investment in the People Who Sustain It
Mame Khady Louise Diouf calls for sustained investment in women, young people and local communities to strengthen mediation, build trust...