Vowles begins Nigeria tenure with focus on Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria: Newly appointed British High Commissioner to Nigeria Pete Vowles has started his new diplomatic assignment with a series of engagements in...
Eswatini signs declaration with Order of Malta
NEW YORK, United States: Eswatini has strengthened its diplomatic engagement with the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes...
Lourenço calls for stronger African voice at UN
NEW YORK, United States, September 23, 2026 — Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço has called for a stronger African role in global...
Germany and South Africa deepen business ties
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 23, 2026 — German and South African businesses, development partners and financial institutions met in Johannesburg on September 16...
Vowles begins Nigeria tenure with focus on Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria: Newly appointed British High Commissioner to Nigeria Pete Vowles has started his new diplomatic assignment with a series of engagements in...
Eswatini signs declaration with Order of Malta
NEW YORK, United States: Eswatini has strengthened its diplomatic engagement with the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes...
Lourenço calls for stronger African voice at UN
NEW YORK, United States, September 23, 2026 — Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço has called for a stronger African role in global...
Germany and South Africa deepen business ties
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 23, 2026 — German and South African businesses, development partners and financial institutions met in Johannesburg on September 16...
Germany and South Africa deepen business ties
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 23, 2026 — German and South African businesses, development partners and financial institutions met in Johannesburg on September 16...
Eswatini, Tanzania strengthen public finance cooperation
MBABANE, Eswatini: The Ministry of Finance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Republic of Tanzania to strengthen cooperation in...
Botswana economy shows recovery
Gaborone - Botswana's economy recorded signs of recovery during the first half of 2026, with real gross domestic product growing by 3.5 per...
Zambia hosts Philippine business group
The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has hosted a delegation from the Philippines based Delgado Brothers Group (DELBROS) as the two sides explored opportunities...
Eswatini signs declaration with Order of Malta
NEW YORK, United States: Eswatini has strengthened its diplomatic engagement with the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes...
Lourenço calls for stronger African voice at UN
NEW YORK, United States, September 23, 2026 — Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço has called for a stronger African role in global...
Germany and South Africa deepen business ties
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 23, 2026 — German and South African businesses, development partners and financial institutions met in Johannesburg on September 16...
AU seed summit to bring African leaders to Eswatini
EZULWINI, Eswatini | African Union leaders, agriculture ministers, government officials, farmers, researchers and private sector representatives are expected to gather in Ezulwini next...
US visa dispute clouds Burhan UN appearance
NEW YORK, United States: The United States has reportedly not issued Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al Burhan an entry visa ahead of...
Algeria and Mali seek to repair ties
BAMAKO, Mali: Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb has arrived in Bamako for talks with Mali’s transitional President General Assimi Goïta and Prime Minister...
Egypt promotes Africa Business Forum
PRETORIA, South Africa: Egypt is stepping up efforts to deepen economic and diplomatic ties with South Africa and the wider continent ahead of...
Egypt and South Sudan deepen youth and sports ties
CAIRO, Egypt: Egypt and South Sudan have agreed to advance cooperation in youth and sports, with officials from both countries discussing joint programmes,...
Vowles begins Nigeria tenure with focus on Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria: Newly appointed British High Commissioner to Nigeria Pete Vowles has started his new diplomatic assignment with a series of engagements in...
Liberia and US discuss maritime security
NEW YORK, United States | Liberia and the United States held a high level maritime roundtable in New York on September 20, bringing...
Ghana calls for stronger regional climate action
ACCRA, Ghana | Ghana’s Vice President Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang has called for stronger regional cooperation to address climate change, displacement and growing...
Liberia and Cyprus deepen maritime cooperation
NEW YORK, United States | Liberia and Cyprus have agreed to expand cooperation in maritime and port security, education, scholarships and trade after...
Equatorial Guinea capital remains a ghost town
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea: Nearly eight months after Ciudad de la Paz was officially designated as the new political capital of Equatorial Guinea, the...
Gabon MP faces trial over Kigali airport assault
Libreville, Gabon: Gabonese lawmaker Augustin Lobelle Yembi is facing judicial proceedings in Gabon after being handed over by Rwandan authorities following his arrest...
Gabon speeds up digital transformation
LIBREVILLE, Gabon: Gabon is accelerating the implementation of major digital transformation projects, including its national digital identity system and a national interoperability infrastructure...
Ebola cases surpass 7,000 in DRC
DAKAR, Senegal | September 11, 2026 — Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 7,022, according to the...
Tigrayan forces seize Mekelle airport
MEKELLE, Ethiopia, September 23, 2026 — Tigrayan forces have taken control of the main airport serving Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, according to three...
Somalia backs stronger IGAD cooperation
JABUTI, Djibouti, September 15, 2026 — Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalam Ali, has called for a stronger and more...
Nairobi to host 2029 World Athletics Championships
NAIROBI, Kenya: Nairobi has been selected to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, making Kenya the first African country to stage the global...
Rwanda seeks investor for Musanze logistics hub
Kigali, Rwanda: The Rwandan Government is looking for a private investor to develop and operate a customs bonded warehouse at Musanze Industrial Park...
Trump defends US policies at UN
New York - United States President Donald Trump used his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York to defend...
UN chief calls for action on two state solution
New York - United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has called for renewed international action to preserve the prospect of an independent Palestinian...
Canton Fair expands focus on AI and green products
GUANGZHOU, China | China’s 140th Import and Export Fair, known globally as the Canton Fair, will bring together more than 32,000 exhibitors in...
Lavrov closes youth festival in Yekaterinburg
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, September 16, 2026 — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has addressed participants at the closing ceremony of the International Youth Festival...
Pilane calls for youth to shape Mpumalanga tourism
SCHOEMANSDAL, Mpumalanga | Tourism industry leader Oupa Pilane has called on young people in Mpumalanga to pursue careers and business opportunities across the...
Lesotho opens first annual tourism Pitso
MASERU, Lesotho, September 16, 2026 — Lesotho has opened its first Annual Tourism Pitso, bringing government officials, tourism businesses, communities, private sector representatives...
African travellers drive South Africa tourism growth
Johannesburg, South Africa: Travellers from across Africa are becoming an increasingly important source of growth for South Africa’s tourism industry, with arrivals from...
South Africa pushes for direct India flights
Johannesburg, South Africa: South Africa is seeking to restore direct passenger flights with India after more than 11 years without a nonstop connection,...
Ndebele takes South African MMA global
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, September 17, 2026 South African mixed martial artist Nkosi Ndebele is building an increasingly prominent international profile after a...
LeBron James boosts E1 race in Angola
Luanda, Angola | September 14, 2026 LeBron James brought global star power to Luanda as Angola hosted the E1 World Championship at the...
VAR error blamed on tunnel vision in Manchester derby
Manchester, United Kingdom | September 15, 2026 Professional Refereeing chief refereeing officer Howard Webb has attributed the controversial decision to allow Erling Haaland’s...
Nairobi to host 2029 World Athletics Championships
NAIROBI, Kenya: Nairobi has been selected to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, making Kenya the first African country to stage the global...
Davido brings Afrobeats home
LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigerian music star Davido is preparing to turn Lagos into an international Afrobeats destination with a three night residency at the...
Eswatini creatives trained to access EU grants
LOBAMBA, Eswatini | Seventy five EmaSwati working in the youth, arts, culture and creative sectors have received training on how to develop competitive...
Yemi Alade releases new album
LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigerian singer and songwriter Yemi Alade has released her latest studio album, IT’S YEMI ALADE, a 16 track project that brings...
Namibia music awards extend 2026 entries
WINDHOEK, Namibia: The Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) have opened submissions for their 2026/27 edition, giving Namibian artists and music industry professionals another...
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Tigrayan forces seize Mekelle airport
MEKELLE, Ethiopia, September 23, 2026 — Tigrayan forces have taken control of the main airport serving Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, according to three...
Boakai vows to protect press freedom
MONROVIA, Liberia: Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has pledged that his administration will not muzzle or control the media, calling for stronger relations...
Hichilema reshuffles Zambia cabinet
LUSAKA, Zambia: President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed four cabinet ministers and made changes to several senior government positions as his administration moves to...
Davido brings Afrobeats home
LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigerian music star Davido is preparing to turn Lagos into an international Afrobeats destination with a three night residency at the...
Mahama opens expanded vehicle plant in Tema
TEMA, Ghana — President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned the expanded Zonda Tec Ghana vehicle assembly facility in Tema, as Ghana steps up...
Africa Fashion Week Nigeria returns to Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria — Africa Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN) will return to Lagos in December 2026, with organisers opening applications for designers ahead of...
Yemi Alade releases new album
LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigerian singer and songwriter Yemi Alade has released her latest studio album, IT’S YEMI ALADE, a 16 track project that brings...
