• Africans see justice system as unequal, costly and slow

    Thursday, June 4, 2026

    Africans continue to rely on both formal and informal justice systems to resolve legal disputes, and many question whether the courts deliver fair, affordable, and timely justice, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile shows. The new report, based on 50,961 interviews across 38 African countries in 2024/2025, shows that while many citizens would turn first to […]

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  • Africa: Accelerating female digital entrepreneurship

    Sunday, May 31, 2026

    The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Technology, Innovation, Connectivity and Infrastructure Division (TICID), has officially launched a regional project titled “Fostering Digital Entrepreneurship Among Women in Africa”, aimed at strengthening women’s participation in the digital economy across Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Namibia, and the Republic of Congo. The initiative responds to persistent structural […]

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  • Morocco: €200m to boost employability

    Thursday, May 21, 2026

    The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved €200 million in financing for the implementation of the “Cap Compétences 2030” program, aimed at improving employment opportunities for young people and women in Morocco. This results-based financing is designed to strengthen the relevance, quality, and diversity of vocational training through the digitalisation […]

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  • AEF 2026: Building Africa’s Industrialized Future

    Monday, May 18, 2026

    The Africa Energy Forum (AEF) returns from 16-19 June, bringing together the companies, investors and governments driving Africa’s move from energy access to industrial-scale infrastructure. The companies gathering in Cape Town, South Africa are deploying capital into transmission infrastructure, building mining corridors that will define trade routes for decades, financing baseload capacity that can power […]

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  • Oil and gas must power Africa’s data center boom

    Sunday, May 10, 2026

    In April this year, Angola’s Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication launched a national data center and government platform, marking a significant step in its digital transformation strategy. The facility is designed to enhance cybersecurity by localizing sensitive data, reduce operational costs across government systems and expand access to digital public services, while […]

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Jan
11

Senegal Nears First Victory In War Against Tsetse Fly

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A campaign against the tsetse fly, a pest that transmits a disease that devastates livestock, in the Niayes area near the capital Dakar has radically reduced the fly population and is paving the way for complete eradication. “Since the project started, there is already less disease. It has not only reduced the tsetse but also […]

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Dec
29

Ethiopian Returnees Speak Out

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As many as 140,357 migrants from Saudi Arabia have returned home to Ethiopia, 36 days after the expulsion operation started. “As we speak, Ethiopia is welcoming thousands of Ethiopian migrants returning home following the Saudi government crackdown on irregular migrants residing in the kingdom. IOM is collaborating with the Ethiopian government in the repatriation efforts […]

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Dec
29

YEP Trains Youths In Liberia

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Forty-three youths residing in Grand Gedeh County have undergone training in income generation skills under the Youth Employment Program (YEP) of the Liberian Ministry of Youth and Sports. Drawn from the various district in the county, the youths trained in tailoring, soap-making and other skills with support from UNICEF.   Fifteen of the trainees were […]

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