NAMIBIA’S upstream oil sector is seeing a surge of global attention, driven by significant oil and gas discoveries in the Orange Basin. Since 2022, TotalEnergies, Shell, and Galp have announced major finds in this offshore region, marking a turning point for the…
THE killing of two black women, allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer and two of his workers, has sparked outrage in South Africa, highlighting the persistent racial tensions still simmering 30 years after the end of…
Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, has secured a $200 million financing facility with the African Export-Import Bank to support the growth of the country’s creative industries. Musawa disclosed this in a statement through her media…
THE UN has said new estimates from humanitarians in East Africa indicate that nearly 67 million people in the region are now in need of assistance. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric made this known on Wednesday while briefing reporters in New…
A breakdown in law and order and a wider humanitarian emergency across Haiti have displaced more than 700,000 people – one in two of them children, the UN migration office, IOM has said. New data from the International Organisation for…
Uganda is seeking funding to construct three hydropower plants along the Nile River, adding over 1,600 megawatts (MW) of capacity to meet its growing energy demands, an energy official announced on Wednesday. Wamala Julius Namusanga, a junior official at…
MEMBERS of the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF), your silence is deeply troubling. As the public voice of professional forestry, you hold a responsibility to lead the conversation about Ghana’s natural resources, yet we have not heard from you…
A PLAN has been launched to enhance Africa’s participation in a seed certification scheme, as part of wider efforts to strengthen agricultural activity and its contribution to economic development on the continent. A joint G7-Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation…
RISING cocoa prices, driven by global production shortfalls, have led to increased thefts on cocoa farms in Cameroon, prompting desperate farmers to resort to machete-wielding vigilante groups and traditional amulets for protection, according to farmers and local authorities. The sharp…
QUICK question: what do these titles have in common? A Dark Continent Seeking Light; Sure, Ebola is Bad. Africa has Worse, or; Magic and Cannibalism in the African Jungle. You guessed it – they’re all about Africa. But the most correct answer is…
