Benin Launches Roots and Tubers Project to Boost Agro-Industrial Growth
Benin has launched a national agricultural value chain program focused on cassava, yam, and sweet potato, a five-year initiative aimed ...
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South Sudan Adopts Cybercrime, Audit Reforms To Boost Accountability
South Sudan adopted cybercrime and audit reforms Wednesday after President Salva Kiir signed three laws aimed at strengthening digital enforcement ...
Africa Business Forum Urges Stronger Investment for Jobs, Innovation
Africa needs stronger mechanisms to channel investment into jobs and innovation, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for ...
Nigeria, Angola Sign Visa Waiver for Diplomatic, Service Passport Holders
Nigeria and Angola on Sunday signed a visa-exemption agreement covering holders of diplomatic and official or service passports, Nigeria’s Foreign ...
Lomé Workshop Highlights Tax Policy Role in Africa’s Climate Strategy
Senior finance and tax officials from eight African countries met in Lomé from Feb. 9 to 13, 2026, for a ...
Seeking the Global Stage, Ethiopia’s Sculptors Stand Ready
In a modest workshop in Addis Ababa, master sculptor Dereje Yehualashet bends over a single block of wood, shaping it ...
Gabon Partners With South Africa to Drive Mining Expansion Beyond Oil
Gabon signed a cooperation agreement with South Africa’s Council for Geoscience to strengthen geological research and accelerate development of its ...
Marrakech Conference Presses for Faster Action to End Child Labor
Marrakech became the focus of renewed efforts to end child labor Wednesday as delegates at the 6th Global Conference on ...
African Leaders Push Unified Strategy on Natural Diamonds
African diamond-producing nations must speak with a single voice to secure the future of the natural diamond industry, Namibia’s mines ...
Africa Marks Largest-Ever Presence at 2026 Winter Olympics
Africa is represented by about 15 athletes from eight countries at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, marking the continent’s largest ...
Rwanda Positions Kigali Financial Centre as Africa’s Investment Gateway
Rwanda's Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC) used this week's Inclusive FinTech Forum to advance its case as a preferred structuring...
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...