• African leaders commit to quality gender data

    Sunday, July 6, 2025

    Amid growing setbacks on gender equality and increasing financial constraints, African policymakers, gender experts, and development specialists are calling for renewed collaboration and sustained investment in national gender data systems across the continent. This is the message of the ongoing Seventh Africa Gender Statistics Forum taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The forum was co-organized […]

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  • FAO official: West Africa can transform its food systems

    Sunday, June 29, 2025

    The 2025 Regional Report on Food and Nutrition Security in the Sahel and West Africa reveals that nearly 52 million people in the region are affected by food insecurity. In an interview with the African Press Agency (APA news), Ms. Bintia Stephen-Tchicaya, Acting Subregional Coordinator of the FAO Office for West Africa said that despite […]

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  • New regional pipeline deals drive Africa’s energy future

    Sunday, June 29, 2025

    Three significant developments in Africa’s energy landscape made headlines this past month: the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) reached 60% completion, the Republic of Congo finalized a pipeline cooperation agreement with Russia, and Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea signed a deal to advance a joint natural gas pipeline. These milestones underscore increasing momentum behind transnational […]

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  • AU: Africa not seeking aid

    Tuesday, June 24, 2025

    At the US/Africa Summit 2025 in Luanda, Angola, the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf reaffirmed Africa’s commitment to a bold & equal partnership with the United States, stating, “We’re not seeking aid, but building co-created solutions.” He noted that with 1.3 billion people, abundant resources, and a surge in innovation, Africa is […]

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  • Canadian philanthropist family donates to Gambia

    Sunday, June 15, 2025

    By: Draper C. Tolborh Sr. A Canada-based Philanthropist krish Roopnarine and his family recently donated two motorcycle ambulances to two communities of Foni Berefet District, a rural part of Gambia. The donation was done through the Hagie Gai Drammeh Foundation in the Gambia. The presentation was held at the Independence stadium in Bakau. The ambulances […]

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News

May
12

Liberia: Pres. Boakai envoys tour communal farms

By James Kokulo Fasuekoi Two of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s envoys, Jackson K. George Jr., and Amb. Linda Karim-Creevey, spent much of Saturday, May 3, in boots, plodding swamp and highland communal farms owned by a Bassa women’s group in the village of Behneewein, near Owen Grove, along Buchanan Highway. They covered several acres on […]

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May
8

Fund to transform Africa’s creative industry

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), through its development impact investment arm, the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), has committed to spearhead the launch of the Africa Film Fund (AFF) as part of its Creative Africa Nexus Program (CANEX). This transformative undertaking of up to US$1 billion is designed to revolutionize Global Africa’s film and creative […]

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May
4

Liberia: Local NGOs network with JNB Foundation

By James Kokulo Fasuekoi The boss of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s charity, the JNB Foundation, held a roundtable meeting on Friday in Paynesville, outside the Liberian capital, with nearly 20 local NGOs concerning ways in which his charity could collaborate with all and help maximize services they offer to local communities throughout Liberia. Jackson K. George […]

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Apr
28

Africa: New approach to measuring wealth

African leaders are advocating for a new approach to measuring the continent’s green wealth, emphasizing that current  gross domestic product measures in most African countries are outdated and underestimate their true wealth. They spoke on Thursday at an event hosted by the African Union Commission and the African Development Bank Group at the African Union […]

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Apr
26

Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak, less than three months after the virus was confirmed in the capital Kampala. During this outbreak, 14 cases, 12 confirmed and two not confirmed through laboratory tests (probable), were reported. Four deaths, two confirmed and two probable, occurred. Ten people recovered from the infection. A […]

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Apr
19

African health experts to eliminate tropical diseases

African health experts have renewed commitment to accelerate efforts to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that continue to affect over a billion people globally, 40% of whom live in the African region. Meeting in Togo from 15 to 17 April for the NTD Program Managers meeting, the experts also set in motion discussions and collaborations […]

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Apr
12

President Bio calls for UN Security Council reform

Dr. Julius Maada Bio, president of Sierra Leone, has once again urged global leaders to prioritize the urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), emphasizing that the current structure is outdated and no longer representative of the global community, particularly Africa. He made this call while joining fellow heads of state and government […]

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Apr
10

African broadcasters meet in Abidjan

The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) will hold its 16th General Assembly from June 18 to 20 in Abidjan, capital of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, under the theme: Empowering the media: what strategies for financial and technological resilience and innovative content?   This high-level meeting will bring together Directors General representing the media, the broadcasting industry, […]

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Apr
3

Morocco hosts global football gala

World Football Summit (WFS), in partnership with UM6P and Evosport, and with OCP Group as the Presenting Partner, will welcome over 1000 leaders from the global football industry to Rabat on April 9-10, marking a significant milestone in Morocco’s rise as a football powerhouse following their historic World Cup performance and ahead of co-hosting the […]

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Mar
28

$50 million trust fund to end school-age hunger in Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) approved the establishment of a fund to help put an end to hunger and malnutrition amongst school age-children in Africa.  The End School-Age Hunger Fund (ESAH) was approved on 20 March with the aim of bolstering school meal programmes in targeted African countries by expanding […]

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