Africa’s creative and cultural industries are being hailed as powerful engines for trade, investment and inclusive growth. At the opening of the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Summit in Algiers—held alongside the Intra-African Trade Fair 2025—leaders and policymakers called for stronger…
A big question is stirring across Africa: should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote? With young people making up the majority of the population but often sidelined in decision-making, many are asking if lowering the voting age could inject new life…
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has declined an invitation to attend a Paris investment forum later this month, avoiding what would have been his first official visit to France since taking office. The September 23 event, hosted by French investment…
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has declined an invitation to attend a Paris investment forum later this month, marking what would have been his first official trip to France since taking office. The September 23 event, hosted by French investment…
Kenya is working on a $1 billion debt-for-food security swap that could be finalised by March 2026, according to a new Finance Ministry document. The plan is part of Nairobi’s efforts to free up funds for critical food programmes while…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken an unprecedented step by opening its first-ever confirmation of charges hearing without the defendant present. At the centre of the case is Joseph Kony, the notorious leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA),…
Egypt has stepped up its fight with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), telling the United Nations Security Council that Addis Ababa’s unilateral operation of the massive project violates international law. In a letter sent on Tuesday, Egypt’s…
Egypt has formally taken its long-standing battle with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to the United Nations Security Council, accusing Addis Ababa of violating international law by running the dam without a binding deal in place. In…
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has once again demanded reparations, insisting that former colonial powers must acknowledge historic crimes and take responsibility for centuries of exploitation. Speaking in Addis Ababa on Sunday at the…
Seven Chinese nationals have been handed 20-year prison sentences in South Africa after being convicted of smuggling Malawians across the border and forcing them into hard labour. The four men and three women were found guilty of human trafficking and…
