‘Deadly Floods’ Displace Over 100,000 in South Sudan
More than 100,000 people have been displaced by "new deadly floods," the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said. Various parts of...
Africa
Gas flare waste to wealth: Afreximbank, MDGIF Seal $500m Gas Pact as Africa’s LNG Future Brightens
On Sunday in Cairo, against the bustling backdrop of the fourth Intra-African Trade Fair, Nigeria’s long-cherished dream of turning its...
Dangote Refinery to Begin Free Fuel Distribution, Cuts Petrol Price to N841/Litre
From Lagos-Nigeria, a move that could reshape Nigeria’s fuel economy and ease the pain of rising living costs, the Dangote...
Morocco and China Join Forces on Africa’s First Battery Gigafactory
In Kenitra, Morocco, a $5.6 billion investment deal between Morocco and Chinese battery giant Gotion High-Tech is set to transform...
African Leaders Demand Fair Climate Funding Ahead of COP30
The second continental climate summit in Addis Ababa ended with a call for more money, a fairer funding system, and a stronger...
What Next for Mali As Wagner Fails to Defeat Insurgents?
Previous Malian governments and their French allies were unable to bring the country's security situation under control, and this contributed...
South Africa’s HIV Fight Faces a Make-or-Break Moment
Scientists, doctors, activists, and people living with HIV didn't mince their words. With U.S. donor funding shrinking, the future looks...
South Sudan’s Vice President Charged with Treason, Suspended
Vice President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity. The charges against Machar stem from an attack...
Husbands Can Take Surnames of Wives – South Africa’s Top Court
The Constitutional Court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a colonial-era law that barred them from doing so...
In Pan-Africanist Push Amid Conflict, Burkina Faso Waives Visa Fees for Africans
From Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso government has abolished visa fees for African nationals in a sweeping policy shift aimed at promoting...
