Baidoa, Somalia, July 21, 2025 -- A high-level...

Stewardship ? keeping what we have in trust for our children ? lies at the heart of sustainability, and Africa must tell its own story in its own voice. This was the message from a panel discussion hosted by Nelson Mandela University?s (NMU?s) Mandela Institute for Sustainable Futures (MISF) earlier this month, which explored how sustainability can be framed in an African context. The event brought together thought leaders from South Africa and Nigeria, who emphasised that African solutions must be indigenous, inclusive and innovative. In his keynote address, Professor Bheki Mngomezulu, director of the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy at NMU, highlighted...

Ali El-Ghamrawi, head of the Egyptian Drug Authority, held talks with a joint delegation from Egyptian firm Wadi El-Nile and Zambian developer Pendulum Estates Ltd as part of Egypt?s strategy to expand into African markets and strengthen international pharmaceutical partnerships. Discussions centred on plans to establish a joint drug manufacturing plant in Zambia. The...

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty began a five-nation tour of West Africa on Monday, leading a high-level business delegation in a push to bolster economic ties and deepen security cooperation across a region facing significant challenges. The tour, which will also include stops in Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, and Senegal, kicked off in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, where Abdel-Aty held a series of meetings with top Nigerian officials and the regional ECOWAS bloc, the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement. Abdelatty is accompanied by a delegation of 30 heads...

Download logo Itrsquo;s a good day at the Kuajok prisonmdash;a baby has been born, and this tiny little life is emblematic of the positive impact prison reforms, particularly vocational training, has been having on the lives of inmates. As a visiting team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) traversed the prison corridors, male prisoners are singing popular songs. In a few minutes, theyrsquo;ll be heading to a class in accounting. Their female...

Download logo The Republic of North Macedonia considers the Autonomy Plan, put forward by the Kingdom of Morocco in 2007, as the only basis for the settlement of this dispute. This position was expressed in the Joint Statement signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and...

Download logo Morocco and North Macedonia's Foreign Affairs Ministers Mr. Nasser Bourita and Mr. Tim?o Mucunski reaffirmed their shared willingness to strengthen bilateral partnership in a Joint...

In an effort to address severely limited access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health, with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, has been implementing several initiatives to expand access in seven of its 10 states. Years of overlapping humanitarian crises, including infectious disease outbreaks and complex humanitarian crises driven by conflict and climate-related disasters have disrupted health systems, limiting access to essential health services, including SRHR. As a result, South Sudan continues to face some of the gravest SRHR challenges globally. Access to family planning is low, with a modern...

Hosts Morocco, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa are the four teams bidding to reach the final of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. ......

The Israeli educational monitoring organization IMPACT-se published a on educational content in Nigeria. The research, which examined more than 40 government textbooks, reveals a complex picture alongside messages of peace, tolerance, and human rights. Additionally, antisemitic stereotypes and historical inaccuracies about Israel were found. In the...

Egypt has welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance ? M23 Movement, which was reached in Doha. ......

Egypt?s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad held talks...

Nigeria | 22 seconds ago Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Chief Ayiri Emami, has said that despite the increase in the monthly disbursement from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), the state governors are not doing enough to ameliorate the sufferings of the people. Checks revealed that the FAAC disbursed a total sum of N1.818 trillion, being June 2025 Federation Account revenue to the Federal, states and local governments council. However, Emami, who is...

Egypt?s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad held...

A high-level Egyptian delegation led by Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), took part in the third 2025 meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, held in South Africa on 17?18 July. ......

Nigeria | 15 minutes ago The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has dismissed the planned protest by some retired police officers as an attempt to discredit the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun. PCRC National Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Olaniyan, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the proposed protest, disguised as a campaign for the rights of retired...

Africa crypto news: Kenya is considering the #8220;Travel Rule#8221; in VASP as Sui Foundation launches a blockchain hub in Nigeria. MoneyBadger of South Africa raises $400,000. The Sui Foundation has launched a blockchain hub in Nigeria to boost the country?s developer ecosystem. In South Africa, the crypto startup Moneybadger has raised $400,000 in its pre-seed round to boost Bitcoin payments. Meanwhile, in Kenya, the government is seeking to implement the #8220;Travel Rule#8221; in the recently proposed VASP bill. These, and more stories, make the continental headlines for the week: Nigeria Crypto News: Sui Foundation Launches Blockchain Hub in Lagos Sui Foundation, which is behind...

Sudan#8217;s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced the new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Sudanese individuals and entities as lacking...

Roche Diagnostics is supporting Egypt#8217;s expansion of digital pathology and the integration of artificial intelligence into its public health system to improve the speed and accuracy of diagnoses, particularly in underserved regions, a company official said. The initiatives are being rolled out in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) system, according to Liliane Kanaan, North Africa Lead and General Manager for Egypt at Roche Diagnostics. Egypt is one of the first countries in Africa to adopt digital pathology at scale. The technology digitises tissue samples, allowing them to be viewed and analysed...

Download logo Overcrowded cells, no ablution facilities, a lack of watermdash;these are only some of the challenges that prisoners and officials face in Liet-Nhom Central Prison. ldquo;We literally do not have a roof over our heads,rdquo; says Bedaj Bandak, a prison official, to a visiting team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). ldquo;We also donrsquo;t have running water, so inmates have no...

Download logo Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. Globally, $1.4 billion of the agencyrsquo;s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a new report. ldquo;We can't stop water, you canrsquo;t stop sanitation, but we're having to take decisions when it comes, for example, to shelter,rdquo; said UNHCR Director of External Relations Dominique Hyde. ldquo;We're have people arriving on a daily basis from Sudan, from the Darfur regionshellip;arriving in Chad, not able to be given any shelter.rdquo; In an urgent appeal for flexible...

Nigeria | 19 seconds ago By Ahmadu Lagbaja The recent agitation by some serving officers of the Nigeria Police Force seeking to exit the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and return to the old Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS) has generated significant attention, controversy, and unease in both witin security and policy circles. While the frustrations underlying these calls are understandable, especially in a country where retirees have historically suffered under broken systems, we must interrogate the root causes, reflect on evidence, and choose over regression. As articulated by the National Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (NARPON) in a recent press conference, the clamour...

Prominent Tunisian human rights activist Kamel Jendoubi has criticized the harsh prison sentences issued last week against...

NAIROBI -- Kenyan youngster Clinton Aluvi led the way at the Africa Under 18 and Under 20 Championships in Nigeria with victory in the men's 100m. ......

Download logo President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., departed the country earlier today, June 19, 2025, to participate in the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), taking place from June 20ndash;21, 2025, in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria. The West Africa Economic Summit brings together Heads of State, senior government officials, private sector leaders, and development partners from across the region to explore strategies for accelerating trade, investment, and regional integration. The summit is a key platform for shaping...

President Donald Trump hosted talks with the presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal at the White House July 9 to discuss what U.S. officials called ?incredible commercial opportunities.? In reality, the U.S. capitalist rulers are seeking to corner the market on the resources of the five semicolonial countries and to push back the influence of Beijing and Moscow. The five West African nations whose governments met with Trump have abundant deposits of oil, gas, gold and iron ore, as well as rare earth minerals. During the talks, Gabon President Brice Oligui Nguema urged Trump to facilitate U.S....

Nigeria | 3 hours ago Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo The immediate past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Dr. Adekunle Akindele, has described the recent move by Governor Ademola Adeleke to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) as one fuelled by the deep interest of the Yoruba race, noting that those opposed to the alignment are only being selfish and failed to weigh the...

At least two Indians have been killed and a third abducted by...

Fighting in Sudan?s Kordofan region and ongoing violence in Darfur have deepened the country?s...

Nigeria | 52 minutes ago Tosin Clegg At the just-concluded African Praise Experience (TAPE) 2025, hosted by Pastor Paul Adefarasin?Metropolitan Senior Pastor of House On The Rock?The Rock Cathedral overflowed with...