Friday, September 25, 2026

Africa

November 24, 2025

Africa deserves permanent seats on UN Security Council: Tinubu

Mr Tinubu insisted that a comprehensive reform of the global governance system is long overdue.

November 23, 2025

AGESI endorses G77/China call for tripling adaptation finance, cites AGOI™ as key

AGESI underscores that Africa is not merely vulnerable, but investible.

AGESI endorses G77/China call
November 22, 2025

AfDB, DFIs collaborate to bridge financing gap for Africa’s development

Mr Donkor emphasised the value of larger partners supporting smaller DFIs through co-lending and syndication.

Sidi Ould Tah
November 22, 2025

Bloody Presidential Poll: CNN report alleges Tanzania’s police shot protesters, loaded corpses in mortuaries 

The report publised on Friday featured videos of police fatally shooting protesters, mass graves and footage of corpses.

November 21, 2025

Shettima arrives South Africa for G20 Summit

Mr Shettima will engage foreign leaders and development partners on issues relating to the economy, security, climate change, among others.

Shettima disembarking from a plane
November 21, 2025

Current surge in terrorism across West Africa poses existential threat, ECOWAS warns

The commission’s president warned that terrorists were increasingly waging “economic warfare” by disrupting fuel supplies and trade routes.

Terrorists
November 21, 2025

Germany’s Merz visits Johannesburg for G20 summit without Trump, Xi

He then travels on to Angola for the European Union-African Union summit in Luanda, rounding off his longest overseas trip since taking office in May.

Friedrich Merz Credit: Aljazeera
November 21, 2025

ECOWAS tells African leaders to institutionalise leadership programmes for youths

“Demographically, the youngest continent on earth, young people are not just asking for a seat at the table anymore; they are demanding it,” said Mr Chambas.

Mohammed Ibn Chambas, former President of ECOWAS
November 20, 2025

$80 billion annual cybercrime, corruption drain puts Africa’s future at risk: ICPC

The ICPC boss expressed worry that the digital age had also created new pathways for corruption and criminal innovation.

ICPC Headquarters, Abuja
November 20, 2025

Nigeria, South Sudan, DRC, Angola account for 90% of Africa’s cholera cases, says CDC

Mr Boum stated, “Only 1.3 per cent of laboratories in the continent have bacteriology capacity.”

Africa CDC