• 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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  • TECNO: Fueling the dream of Africans through football

    Saturday, June 7, 2025

    Innovative AI-driven technology brand TECNO today announced that it is strengthening its already close relationship with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) by becoming the Official Global Partner of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 and TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, KE- UG – TA 2027, bringing its “Stop at Nothing” […]

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  • Achieving African Union’s Agenda 2063

    Sunday, June 1, 2025

    Africa, the world’s youngest continent with immeasurable natural resources, has all it needs to achieve the African Union’s Agenda 2063, provided the right public policies are implemented, according to government officials and development experts. The experts expressed this shared conviction on Monday during the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group, taking place […]

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  • $100m investment to build industrial parks in Africa

    Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an investment of $100 million in the industrial platform developer and operator Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP) to contribute to funding industrial parks and special economic zones across Africa as a part of our industrialization strategic priority and flagship Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones […]

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  • African parliamentarians unite to end malaria

    Sunday, May 18, 2025

    In a landmark move to reignite political leadership in the fight against malaria, Parliamentarians from 16 African countries gathered in Accra, Ghana, on 28–29 April to officially launch COPEMA: the Coalition of Parliamentarians to End Malaria in Africa.  Held one year after the African Ministerial Yaoundé Declaration, the launch marks a critical moment for the […]

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Oct
14

Conference spotlights youth entrepreneurship in Africa

African youth entrepreneurs supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group took center stage at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference on Monday in Germany. During a session, titled “Empowering Young Entrepreneurs in Africa,” executives of the African Development Bank and its partner the African Guarantee Fund, as well as young African business leaders showcased innovative approaches […]

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Oct
6

African leaders address peace, security challenges

The inaugural Annual Peace and Security Dialogue (ASPD) hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, kicked off over the weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa with some inspiring talks from both political leaders and academics. Speakers set the scene and provided thought starters for delegates. The dialogue serves as a platform to start meaningful conversation about the […]

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Oct
5

Africa to take center stage at BRICS+ Fashion Summit

A majority of African countries will take part in the BRICS+ Fashion Summit in Moscow, Russia.  The summit is set to be the largest event in the fashion world, serving as a platform for the exchange of experience between leading industry players from emerging markets. Africa will be represented by delegations from over 30 countries, […]

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Sep
28

Creation of Africa’s first digital economic zone

Itana, Nigeria’s first licensed digital economic zone management company, and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have agreed to jointly develop the first digital economic zone in Africa designed for global and Pan-African technology, finance and service-based businesses to operate and scale with ease across Africa, unlocking the continent’s digital economy. […]

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Sep
23

The task before Liberia’s new cultural ambassador

By James Kokulo Fasuekoi, editor, Global Ekklesia On a recent Friday afternoon, shouts ran out at the Joseph N. Boakai Foundation, a charity center in the Paynesville’s Rehab Community, as Liberia’s designated Cultural Ambassador Kekura Mohammed Kamara made an impromptu visit to the foundation to greet its staffers. Amb. Kamara said he had been running […]

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Sep
19

Social media makes Africans vulnerable to disinformation

A recent survey across Africa by KnowBe4 reveals that 84% of respondents rely on social media as their primary news source, with 80% favoring Facebook. This heavy dependence on social platforms for information is concerning, particularly as disinformation continues to rise. With 19 African countries set to hold elections in 2024 and numerous political campaigns […]

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Sep
16

Liberian club grabs narrow home win in CAF Cup

By Joseph Morris Vincent Liberia’s lone representative in the CAF Confederation Cup, Paynesville FC on Saturday grabbed a 1-0 win against Mali’s Stade Malien in the first leg of the second round at the SKD Sports Complex in Paynesville. The club put up a good fight and created numerous chances, which they squandered before defender […]

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Sep
13

Dangote: Businesses should lead Africa’s transformation

The president and chief executive of the Pan-African conglomerate, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has called on African business leaders to take the lead in transforming the continent. Speaking at the just concluded African Renaissance Retreat held in Kigali, Rwanda, Dangote pointed out that despite significant challenges besetting Africa, its youthful population and abundant resources, including […]

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Sep
13

Liberia to benefit from handball academy

By Joseph Morris Vincent Liberian Ambassador-at-Large for Youth and Sports Alioune Kebe recently met with PAUC, a renowned handball club based in Aix-en-Provence, France, to discuss the potential opening of a handball academy in Liberia. This initiative, according to Ambassador Kebe, is not just about sports. It is about changing lives.  Ambassador  Kebe said the […]

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Sep
11

Ntwali’s first clean sheet in AFCON qualifiers

By Joseph Morris Vincent Rwandan goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwali performed brilliantly in goal for the Amavubi against Nigeria in their second AFCON game at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Tuesday. The goalkeeper was up to the task in the match as he kept his first clean sheet in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers. The match, which […]

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