Gabon President Sets 10% Economic Growth Target for 5th Republic
President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema announced Saturday that Gabon will target 10% annual economic growth under the Fifth Republic, setting...
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Africa50 Tops $1.4 Billion in Assets as Infrastructure Push Expands
Africa50, an African infrastructure fund, said Wednesday it has surpassed $1.4 billion in assets, reflecting rising investor confidence in large-scale...
Nigeria Needs $1.3 Trillion for Industrial Transformation, Minister Says
Nigeria needs at least $1.3 trillion in annual financing to accelerate its industrial transformation and achieve economic sovereignty, the country's...
Kagame Condemns Africa’s ‘Savior Mentality’ in Call for Self-Reliance
President Paul Kagame delivered a sharp rebuke of what he called the "savior mentality" pervading African leadership, demanding that Rwanda...
African Union Launches $50M Initiative to Strengthen Think Tanks
The African Union Commission, in partnership with the African Capacity Building Foundation, AUDA-NEPAD, with strategic funding support from the World...
Morocco Sets Record as 1.5M Diaspora Members Return Home
More than 1.5 million Moroccans living abroad returned home by July 10, marking a 13.3% increase from 2024 and setting...
Nelson Mandela Was ‘Good Troublemaker’ World Needs, Dr Pandor Says
Mandela's Foundation chairperson tells UN delegates that ordinary people can 'make good trouble' through excellence in daily responsibilities
Coding4Mandela Initiative Promotes Mobile Coding Among Youth
Young people in Diepsloot, South Africa participated in a mobile coding workshop on Nelson Mandela International Day, learning programming skills...
Ghana Ends Fuel Allowances for Political Appointees
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has canceled fuel allowances and allocations for all political appointees as part of cost-cutting measures...
President Buhari, Who Reshaped Nigerian Democracy, Dies at 82
Abuja - Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari died Sunday at a London clinic following a prolonged illness, his spokesman announced....
Kenya’s President Ruto Calls on Africa to Finance its Own Infrastructure
NAIROBI Kenyan President William Ruto has warned that Africa must deploy its own capital to build the infrastructure its development...
CAF, UEFA Sign Agreement to Advance Football Across Africa and Europe
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on...
DR Congo Secures $1.25 Billion in Debut Eurobond Amid Reform Momentum
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of Congo has raised $1.25 billion in its first-ever Eurobond issuance, drawing...
‘Africa’s Place in Global Health is Shifting From Object to Architect’
African leaders and global health officials gathered Monday in Nairobi, Kenya, to push for a shift from fragmented interventions to...