MALI, Niger, and Burkina Faso have signed a major deal with Russia to acquire telecoms and surveillance satellites, in an effort to enhance security and communications across their borders. The three West African nations, governed by military juntas, have…
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $129.71 million loan to support Tanzania’s youth-focused agribusiness programme, Building a Better Tomorrow: Youth Initiatives for Agribusiness. The initiative, launched on September 20 2024, aims to create business opportunities and jobs for…
Burkina Faso’s military junta has claimed it uncovered an international conspiracy to overthrow its regime, implicating neighbouring countries and foreign mercenaries in a plot that includes the massacre of hundreds of civilians by Islamist insurgents in August. The junta’s…
ANGOLA has been confirmed as the host of the 2025 US-Africa Business Summit after signing a Memorandum of Agreement with the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) in Washington, DC The agreement, signed by Angola’s Ambassador Agostinho Van-Dunem and CCA President Florie Liser…
RAXIO Group, Africa’s leading carrier-neutral Tier III data centre operator, has officially launched its state-of-the-art data centre, Raxio Côte d’Ivoire (CIV1), in Abidjan. This marks the company’s fifth data centre and its third launch this year, further expanding its…
THE International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), Zindi, the leading professional network for AI and data science, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have officially launched the AI for Equity Challenge: Climate Action, Gender, & Health. This innovative global competition aims to…
GHANAIAN police announced on Monday that they had arrested three more protesters, including Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the leader of the Democracy Hub group, following clashes in Accra. The arrests come a day after 42 people were detained during demonstrations against…
PRINCE Harry, the Duke of Sussex, joined the HALO Trust, the world’s largest landmine clearance charity, to celebrate significant progress in removing landmines from Angola. Speaking at an event during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, he also supported…
NIGERIAN authorities have seized 19.4 kg of cocaine valued at 4.66 billion naira ($2.93 million) from a passenger arriving at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport on a flight from Ethiopia. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced the…
AFRICAN leaders, in collaboration with the African Union and global development partners, convened at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to address the critical issue of foundational learning across the continent. With a staggering 90 percent of…
