Haiti police chief in Kenya ahead of force deployment
Haitian police chief Frantz Elbe is in Kenya for a three-day visit ahead of plans to deploy police to help…
SA’s president meets Jewish leaders
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has doubled down on the country’s support for Palestinians in the ongoing war with Israel,…
Senegal court boost for Ousmane Sonko’s election bid
A court in Senegal has ordered that jailed opposition leader and presidential aspirant Ousmane Sonko be reinstated on the electoral…
Jumia pulls out of food delivery service
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia has announced that it will end its food delivery service by the end of the year…
Ousmane Sonko: Senegal court boost for opposition leader’s election bid
A court in Senegal has ordered that jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko be reinstated on the electoral register, paving the…
Joshua Mollel: Tanzania says student killed in Israel by Hamas
A Tanzanian student initially reported to have been taken hostage by Hamas in Israel is confirmed to have been killed,…
UnitedMasters and the National Basketball Association (NBA) to Expand Collaboration across Africa
UnitedMasters and the National Basketball Association (NBA) (https://www.NBA.com) today announced plans to expand their existing collaboration across Africa by leveraging…
Egypt: President El-Sisi Speaks with King of Bahrain, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from King of Bahrain, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al…
Exploring the Role of Black Leaders in Catalyzing Social Change
Black activists have played a key role in founding and leading impactful nonprofits globally, dedicating their lives to advocating for…
Agent service fees reach all-time high in 2023
In 2023, clubs paid USD 888.1 million in agent service fees, the highest-ever amount and an increase of 42.5% on…
Africa needs just trade for a Just Energy Transition, African Development Bank head says at Doha Forum
The President of the African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina (www.AfDB.org) has reiterated his warning that the introduction of…
Poverty and Progress: An Update on African Energy (By NJ Ayuk)
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). In an era when such futuristic technologies as artificial intelligence, robotics,…
South Africa: Minister Zikalala prioritises delayed payment of contractors
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Sihle Zikalala, has vowed to intensify operation pay-on-time and urgently put an end to failure…
Capacity building key to overcoming challenges in women’s political participation
Traditionally, across South Sudan, women and girls have been disproportionately affected by conflict. Add to this, cultural norms, such as…
Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah Repatriates Distressed Filipino-Sudanese Family
The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah organized the repatriation flight of Ms. Fairodz Mohammad and her three children after successfully…
Rising threats: Cybercriminals unleash 411,000 malicious files daily in 2023
Kaspersky’s (www.Kaspersky.co.za) detection systems discovered an average of 411,000 malicious files every day, which is an increase of nearly 3%…
São Tomé and Príncipe: African Development Bank Group extends $17.4 million to support public finance and energy sector reforms
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved $17.4 million in grants for Sao Tome…
Burundi: African Development Bank signs two grant agreements to improve water supply and boost climate change resilience
In Bujumbura, on 21 November 2023, the Government of Burundi and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) signed two grant agreements…
The Ceasefire in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
We commend all parties to the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that have shown restraint and…
Deputy President Mashatile visits Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the second leg of his Working Visit to Southeast Asia
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has arrived in Hanoi, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to begin the second…