Ruto tours Dangote refinery ahead of Kenya project
LAGOS, Nigeria: Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, as Kenya prepares to launch the construction...
SAIPEC 2027 set to bring energy sector together in Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria - The Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) is set to return to Lagos, Nigeria, from February 2...
EAC moves to tackle trade barriers
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Permanent Secretaries from the East African Community (EAC) have concluded a meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, focused...
Faye calls for stronger UN and Sahel peace
New York - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye has called for renewed international cooperation to address conflicts, terrorism and growing mistrust in...
Ruto tours Dangote refinery ahead of Kenya project
LAGOS, Nigeria: Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, as Kenya prepares to launch the construction...
EAC moves to tackle trade barriers
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Permanent Secretaries from the East African Community (EAC) have concluded a meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, focused...
Faye calls for stronger UN and Sahel peace
New York - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye has called for renewed international cooperation to address conflicts, terrorism and growing mistrust in...
Côte d’Ivoire calls for more support for Africa
New York - Côte d’Ivoire has called for stronger international support for African countries facing conflicts, terrorism, climate pressures and major development financing...
Ruto tours Dangote refinery ahead of Kenya project
LAGOS, Nigeria: Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, as Kenya prepares to launch the construction...
SAIPEC 2027 set to bring energy sector together in Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria - The Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) is set to return to Lagos, Nigeria, from February 2...
EAC moves to tackle trade barriers
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Permanent Secretaries from the East African Community (EAC) have concluded a meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, focused...
Davido discusses Dangote refinery IPO
New York - Nigerian music star Davido has joined business leader Aliko Dangote for a conversation about the public offering of shares in...
Afrikaner group rejects farm victim narrative
Pretoria - Afrikaners for South Africa (AfSA), a group that describes itself as committed to South Africa, has criticised the planned display of...
King Mswati calls for stronger African voice at UN
NEW YORK, September 23, 2026 King Mswati III has called for greater African representation in the United Nations Security Council, stronger support for...
Eswatini targets E19.48bn in tax revenue
EZULWINI, September 23, 2026 The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) has set a domestic revenue collection target of E19.48 billion for the 2026/27 financial...
Bozell warns of strain in US South Africa ties
PRETORIA, South Africa: United States Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III has warned of further strain in relations between Washington and...
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,...
Ruto tours Dangote refinery ahead of Kenya project
LAGOS, Nigeria: Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, as Kenya prepares to launch the construction...
SAIPEC 2027 set to bring energy sector together in Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria - The Sub Saharan Africa International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC) is set to return to Lagos, Nigeria, from February 2...
Faye calls for stronger UN and Sahel peace
New York - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye has called for renewed international cooperation to address conflicts, terrorism and growing mistrust in...
Côte d’Ivoire calls for more support for Africa
New York - Côte d’Ivoire has called for stronger international support for African countries facing conflicts, terrorism, climate pressures and major development financing...
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...
Ruto tours Dangote refinery ahead of Kenya project
LAGOS, Nigeria: Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, as Kenya prepares to launch the construction...
EAC moves to tackle trade barriers
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Permanent Secretaries from the East African Community (EAC) have concluded a meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, focused...
Ruto calls for UN reform, fairer global finance
New York - Kenyan President William Ruto has called for sweeping reforms to the international system, arguing that the United Nations and global...
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...
Trump and Xi hold Washington summit
Washington DC - US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a state visit that...
Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi in Washington
WASHINGTON, September 23 US President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington for a three day visit expected to focus...
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...
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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Afrikaner group rejects farm victim narrative
Pretoria - Afrikaners for South Africa (AfSA), a group that describes itself as committed to South Africa, has criticised the planned display of...
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...
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...
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...
