SOUTH Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) announced on Wednesday that it will join a unity government with the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA). This decision comes as parties rush to finalise a deal before the newly elected parliament convenes on Friday. The…
THE burial of Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who tragically died in a plane crash on Monday, will be held on July 17, the government announced. Chilima, along with eight others, was flying towards a northern town when the military aircraft they were…
AFRICA’S Great Green Wall project, designed to restore degraded landscapes and bolster economies across the continent, is significantly underfunded and unlikely to meet its 2030 completion goal, according to Alain Richard Donwahi, president of the recent UN summit on desertification.…
MALAWI has declared 21 days of national mourning to honour Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others who tragically died in a plane crash. The group was flying on Monday towards a northern town when their military plane disappeared from radar amid…
GHANA has finalized a pact with its official creditor committee to formalize a debt restructuring deal agreed in January, smoothing the path towards further funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), its finance ministry announced on Wednesday. This agreement sets…
GHANA, the world’s second-largest cocoa producer, is set to delay the delivery of up to 350,000 tons of cocoa beans to the next season due to poor crops, according to five sources who spoke to Reuters. This decision further exacerbates the…
INCREASED competition, stakeholder collaboration, and investment in financial infrastructure are key to reducing global remittance fees, according to Risana Zitha, Managing Director and Head of Africa at investment banker DAI Magister. Zitha emphasised the significant role remittances play in the African…
WOODSIDE Energy has successfully achieved first oil production at Senegal’s inaugural offshore oil project, the Sangomar field development. This milestone underscores the effective collaboration between Woodside Energy and Senegal’s national oil company, Petrosen, demonstrating their shared commitment to advancing energy security…
MOROCCO announced on Tuesday the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in its courts, marking a significant step towards modernising the judiciary system across the North African country. ‘AI has introduced significant changes worldwide,’ Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi was reported by Anadolu…
AGRICULTURAL researchers in 40 African countries are set to benefit from a five-year cooperation supported by AfricaConnect3. This partnership between the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) will enable…
