September 04
Africa: Africa's Urban Food Market Share Growing, New Report Shows
New Times
Africa's urban market, which currently accounts for more than 40 per cent of food produced on the continent, is growing and is mostly supplied by Micro, Small and Medium-sized… Read more »
Africa: 7 Major 'Contract-Talks' Investors Seek From China-Africa Summit
New Times
Africa summit kicked-off on Wednesday, September 4, with leaders of African countries meeting and discussing policies and cooperation agreements with the Chinese government. Read more »
Africa: A New Global Tax Order Could Benefit Africa
New Times
Africa's efforts in mobilising more domestic revenue for the many development needs the continent has could soon be enhanced as the change of the global taxation system starts to… Read more »
Africa: Morocco Readies For TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Return After 36-Year Hiatus
CAF
As the qualifiers for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 start on Wednesday, the North African nation is gearing up to host the continent's premier football… Read more »
Africa: AFCON 2025 in Morocco: Everything You Need to Nnow
CAF
The countdown to the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has officially begun as the North African nation of Morocco prepares to host the continent’s premier… Read more »
Africa: TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Group Stage Qualifiers Officially Get Underway on Wednesday
CAF
The group stages of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will officially get underway this afternoon, as the journey towards securing a place at the 35th… Read more »
Africa: Focac 2024 - Furthering the Opportunity to Rise Together
Ethiopian Herald
Leaders of Africa and China are meeting in Beijing to map out China-Africa future development cooperation. Africa has started to implement the second 10-year plan of Agenda 2063… Read more »
Africa: New Data Shows Significant Growth in U.S. - Africa Trade and Investment Engagement
Prosper Africa
Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration in January 2021, the U.S. government, through the Prosper Africa Initiative, has closed 1,695 deals valued at $63.5 billion in 41… Read more »
Africa: Focac 2024 Presents Opportunities for Expanding China-Africa Cooperation [opinion]
SANF
As Beijing prepares to host the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), I reflect on issues of possible interest to the Chinese investor with focus on Africa… Read more »
Africa: Agra 2024 Report Out - Harnessing the Private Sector for Food Systems Transformation in Africa
Independent (Kampala)
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has launched its 2024 Africa Agriculture Status Report that highlights the transformative role of micro, small, and… Read more »
Africa: Ruling Parties Gear Up for Coming Elections [blog]
CFR
Despite a summer of protests, African leaders are doubling down on the status quo. Read more »
Africa: Kigali - First-Ever International Vaccine Institute Vaccinology Course in Africa Kicks Off
New Times
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), in collaboration with the University of Rwanda, has organised a five-day International Vaccinology Course, taking place simultaneously in… Read more »
Africa: Africa Has Huge Potentials for Investments, Growth and Development - Tinubu
This Day
President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that Africa holds vast opportunities for investments, growth and development with its vibrant population, productive economy, and natural… Read more »
Africa: Data Show Marked Increase in Annual Cholera Deaths
WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, showing an increase in cases and deaths. Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Gather in Beijing for Summit
VOA
China's President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, hosted a lavish banquet Wednesday for more than two dozen African leaders, kicking off the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation… Read more »
Africa: Long Covid Inflicts Deep Scars On the Lungs, but Targeting Specific Immune Cells Could Reverse Damage - New Research in Mice [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The long-term effects of respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19 are a major public health burden. Some estimates suggest over 65 million people around the world suffer from… Read more »
Africa: Looting of African Heritage - a Powerful New Book Explores the Damage Done By Colonial Theft [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
European colonisation of Africa was not only about armed conquest, massacres and the exploitation of resources. It was also about the appropriation of spiritual and political… Read more »
Africa: Chinese and Russian Disinformation Flourishes in Some African Countries - Anti-U.S. Sentiment Helps It Take Hold [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The spread of disinformation is one of the biggest risks to societies. Recent examples have been conspiracy narratives about COVID-19 vaccinations and false claims about Russia's… Read more »
Africa: More and More Cases On War and Genocide Are Being Litigated At the ICJ [analysis]
Chatham House
States providing military assistance should take note. Read more »
Africa: Tech Progress, Automation, AI, Cut Workers' Share of Wealth - ILO
UN News
The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven - at least temporarily - by tech innovations in the workplace such as automation and… Read more »
Africa: China to Seek More Influence in Africa At Crucial Beijing Summit
RFI
China is welcoming more than 50 leaders from across Africa as it kicks off its ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing. The event aims to bolster China's influence on… Read more »
East Africa: East Africa to Gain From Brazil's Coffee Drought
Business Day Africa
East African coffee producers, including Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia, are set to benefit from a projected drop in Brazil's coffee output due to a severe drought in the world's top… Read more »
Africa: Ruto Meets 6 African Leaders in Beijing to Drum Up Support for Raila's AUC Bid
Capital FM
President William Ruto on Wednesday met with 6 African presidents in Beijing China to drum up support for the Azimio leader Raila Odinga's African Union (AU) Commission… Read more »
Africa: Nigeria Gets Largest Intervention Fund Spent in Africa - - Bill Gates
Vanguard
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says Nigeria gets the largest intervention fund spent by the foundation in Africa. Read more »
Africa: Climate - ECA Reveals Africa Loses Up to 5 Percent of GDP
Ethiopian Herald
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the African Union Commission, jointly announced the continent Africa needs… Read more »