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Adekunle Owolabi is a journalist, political analyst, and digital strategist with experience across Africa and the Middle East. He focuses on international diplomacy, promotes digital inclusion, and advocates for a borderless Africa.

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Lesotho’s Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, Nthati Moorosi, speaks during the UN Digital Cooperation Day 2026 panel discussion in New York, alongside fellow panelists. Photo: Lesotho Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation
DiplomacySouthern AfricaTechnology

Lesotho joins UN digital cooperation talks

NEW YORK, United States: Lesotho’s Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, Nthati Moorosi, has participated in discussions on artificial intelligence and...

President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa addresses members of the Zimbabwean diaspora community during his engagement with Zimbabweans in New York. Photo: X/@edmnangagwa
Southern AfricaTrade & Investment

Zimbabwe targets diaspora investment

NEW YORK, United States: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans living abroad to deepen their contribution to the country’s development...

Olu of Warri, His Royal Majesty Ogiamẹ Atuwatsé III, and other VIP delegates pose for a group photo. Photo: Elevate Africa
NewsWest Africa

Elevate Africa to bring continental leaders to Accra

ACCRA, Ghana: African leaders, policymakers, investors, creatives and members of the diaspora are expected to gather in Accra next month for the 2026...

Lesotho Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane addresses the UN Digital Cooperation Day in New York on Lesotho’s national AI strategy and digital development plans. Photo: Government of Lesotho
DiplomacySouthern AfricaTechnology

Lesotho moves ahead with national AI plan

NEW YORK, United States: Lesotho has moved from planning to implementation of its national artificial intelligence agenda, with Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane...

Representatives from the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Africa50 and their development partners sign the agreement for the $300 million Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund
EnergyWest Africa

Nigeria launches $300m off grid power fund

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria has launched a $300 million investment fund to expand off grid electricity and distributed renewable energy projects, as the country...

Davido performs at the Gobi Tent during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2026, in Indio, California. Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Coachella
MusicWest Africa

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...

Delegates Holding Signed Letters of Support in Personal Capacity
NewsSouthern Africa

Cape Town roundtable explores law for peace

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, September 18, 2026: Around 150 people, including parliamentarians from five countries, gathered in Cape Town for a high level...

A doctor attends to one of the victims receiving treatment in hospital following the suspected alcohol poisoning outbreak in Ondo State, Nigeria. Photo: France 24
NewsWest Africa

49 die in suspected alcohol poisoning in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria: At least 49 people have died and 182 others have been hospitalised following a suspected alcohol poisoning outbreak in Ondo State,...

SADC delegates during the 2026 Anti Corruption Expo and Games in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
DiplomacySouthern Africa

Eswatini joins SADC anti corruption expo

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, September 2026: Eswatini has joined other Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states at the 2026 SADC Anti Corruption Expo...