• Kenya wants self-reliant African health sector

    Thursday, August 27, 2026

    Kenya has called for Africa’s health agenda to be translated into concrete investments, measurable results and systems that reduce the continent’s dependence on external support. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale made the call recently during the plenary session of the 76th World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, where member states discussed the regional […]

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  • Africa’s carbon markets gain momentum

    Saturday, August 22, 2026

    Africa’s carbon markets are moving into a new phase, with governments strengthening policy, investors looking for credible projects and growing attention on how the continent can unlock more climate finance. These opportunities will be at the centre of the Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) 2026, taking place from 13 to 15 October 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda. Policymakers, […]

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  • Africa’s business prize announces semi-finalists

    Monday, August 17, 2026

    The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy, today announced the 20 entrepreneurs who will advance to its 2026 Semi-Final, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21–22 August. The Top 20 were selected from an expanded Top 100 cohort drawn from more than 24,000 applications across all 54 African countries. […]

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  • Afreximbank extends EUR110m facility to Chad

    Monday, August 10, 2026

    African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended its largest-ever financing to the government of Chad with EUR 110 million equivalent in local currency to support the country’s economic development. The facility agreement was signed on August 5 at the Afreximbank Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt by Dr. George Elombi, president and chairman of the board of directors […]

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  • LAC invests in local communities in Liberia

    Monday, August 10, 2026

    The general manager of the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC) Naveen Madan recently cataloged major developmental activities. In a press conference on July 29, he averred that since the Socfin Group took over the management of LAC in 1998, the company has invested in the plantation and in the communities that depend on it, spanning school […]

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Oct
2

Sweden: Finance ministers meet on climate change

Representatives of finance ministries from 27 countries, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will gather in Stockholm, Sweden on Thursday and Friday (October 3-4) to attend a conference held within the framework of the new Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action. The coalition […]

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Oct
1

African goal scorers in Nordic football leagues

Two African players were on the score sheet last weekend as Sweden’s topmost football league, Allsvenskan, nears its climax. Eritrean striker Henok Goitom scored a late equalizer as AIK held Elfsborg to a 1-all duel to see its chances of winning the championship slip while 19-year-old Nigerian attacker Jordan Kadiri hit his first goal for […]

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Sep
30

Ivory Coast, Kenya named rising stars of global trade

Ivory Coast is the market that has most rapidly improved its trade growth potential over the past decade, according to new research from Standard Chartered. The Trade20 index, which identifies the 20 rising stars of trade, places African markets Ivory Coast in the top spot, and Kenya at number three. The Trade20 index determines each […]

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Sep
28

War crimes court is part of healing process, says Mensah

The establishment of a war and economic crimes court in Liberia is a step in the right direction, as it is now time for those who committed atrocities and embezzlement in the country to be brought to justice, the secretary general of the European Federation of Liberian Associations (EFLA) has said. Francis Mensah told Nordic […]

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Sep
27

Adesina: No room for coal in Africa’s energy future

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday unveiled ambitious plans to scrap coal power stations across the continent and switch to renewable energy at United Nations climate talks on Monday. Addressing a gathering of leaders and officials from almost 200 countries in New York, Adesina outlined efforts to shutter coal-fired power plants and build […]

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Sep
27

Buya Turay eyes top scorer award in Sweden

  With five more games to the end of the Swedish football premiership, Sierra Leonean striker Mohammed Buya Turay is aiming for the highest goalscorer award.  The striker is currently third in the rankings with 11 goals having grabbed the lone goal for league leaders Djurgarden in a 1-0 win over lowly-placed Falkenberg on Tuesday.   […]

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Sep
26

Sweden provides $3.8m grant for Liberian youths

  Sweden’s ambassador to Liberia Ingrid Wetterqvist has disclosed that her country has provided US$3.8 million to the World Bank as contribution to the Government of Liberia project which benefits rural youths.   Ambassador Wetterqvist stated that the Youth Opportunity Program (YOP) aims to improve access to income generation opportunities for youths and strengthen the […]

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Sep
26

Indigenous owners of Papua Guinea killed by Indonesia

It is a crime against humanity to play down the Western powers and co-opted Indonesian imperialism war being waged against the indigenous Black people, the true owners of Papua Guinea while misleading the world on the true narrative about the suffering of indigenous Black people, writes Nafshiyah Ndahimana. In an article published on the BBC website […]

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Sep
25

Street Festival in Linköping this weekend

The Skäggestorp Street Festival, a culture and street festival, will be held this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in Linköping, Sweden. The event is filled with music, dance, poetry, storytelling, among other activities and will be staged in the Skäggestorp neighborhood.   The organizers note in a Facebook post that the festival serves as a meeting place […]

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Sep
25

New partnership to support war victims in East Africa

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) signed a partnership agreement today on the sidelines of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to enhance regional cooperation and accelerate more effective education investments for refugees and displaced children and youth across the eight countries of the IGAD region. The first-of-its-kind, this agreement […]

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