May 29
Africa: Spiro Acquires Coexlion to Build Africa EV Motorbike R&D Hub
Daba Finance
Spiro acquired UK-based engineering firm Coexlion for an undisclosed sum as the electric motorcycle company moves to build its first African research and development centre in… Read more »
May 28
Africa: Why The World Must Recognize NTDs as a Human Rights Issue [guest column]
allAfrica
During my years working in Malawi’s health system – from clinician and public health officer to leading national public health programmes, and now as Minister of Health… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 28, 2026
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Africa: Experts Convened By WHO Advise On Candidate Treatments and Vaccines for Ebola Disease Caused By Bundibugyo Virus [press release]
WHO
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Approves $500 Million to Improve Rural Roads and Market Access in Ghana [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank today approved $500 million in financing for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP), a major initiative to improve rural road connectivity,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Flags Widening Trade Finance Gap for African SMEs
New Times
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa continue to face tighter lending conditions, higher collateral requirements, and limited access to formal trade finance… Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia Will Continue Advocating for Africa to Lead Cooperation, Win-Win Approach in Water Dev't
ENA
Emphasizing a collaborative approach and adherence to the principles of prudent and reasonable use of transboundary resources, Water and Energy Minister's Special Advisor, Motuma… Read more »
Africa: Building Ethiopia's Logistics Future - From Bottlenecks to Flow [press release]
World Bank
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Africa: Making Water Work in Mozambique for Economic Growth, People, Food and the Planet [press release]
World Bank
Water drives over half of Mozambique's economy, 90% of exports, and 84% of jobs--yet floods and droughts cost 6.7% of GDP each year. A new World Bank Water Security Diagnostic and… Read more »
Africa: The Knowledge Centre of the Secretariat of the Who Framework Convention On Tobacco Control Is Strengthening the Skills of National Experts in Tobacco Taxation. [press release]
WHO-AFRO
The Knowledge Center of the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is strengthening the skills of national experts in tobacco taxation. Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopia Advances As Horn of Africa Medical Tourism Hub
ENA
Ethiopia aims to become a premier regional destination for medical tourism by upgrading its tertiary healthcare and integrating AI-driven diagnostics. Read more »
Africa: Africa At the World Cup - 10 Teams, Local Coaches and Tactical Depth Usher in a New Era [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The 2026 men's Fifa World Cup marks a seismic shift in the global football landscape. The decision to expand the final stage of the tournament from 32 teams to 48 has significantly… Read more »
Africa: Digital Entrepreneurship Will Re-Write Africa's Path to Gender Economic Parity - Report
This Day
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in its new report, themed: 'Financing Women's Digital Entrepreneurship: A Pathway to Closing Africa's Economic Gender Gap' has revealed that… Read more »
Africa: The African Union and the African Group in Geneva Celebrate Africa Day 2026 Under the Theme 'Sixty-Three Years of Unity, Integration and Development - Let's Celebrate Together'
African Union
The Permanent Delegation of the African Union in Geneva, in collaboration with the African Group, organized on 28 May 2026 the celebration of Africa Day in the Palais des Nations,… Read more »
May 27
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 27, 2026
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Africa: 32 African Countries Now Spend More On Debt Servicing Than Healthcare - Experts
Premium Times
One of the experts said Africa's debt crisis should not be viewed only through economic indicators but through its impact on ordinary citizens Read more »
Africa: Response to Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda [press release]
World Bank
How is the World Bank Group responding to the Ebola Outbreak Read more »
Africa: The Desmond Tutu Programme to End Global Hunger Celebrates Expansion
ACNS
On Friday, 15 May 2026, faith leaders, humanitarian partners, Rotary International representatives, municipal and provincial dignitaries, community leaders and international guests… Read more »
Africa: Angola to Host Extraordinary AU Summit On Conflict Prevention in Africa
ANGOP
Angola will host, from August 1st to 2nd, the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) on Strengthening Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention… Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Push for Economic Sovereignty At AfDB Meetings
New Times
African leaders have called for a major rethink of how the continent finances development, manages natural resources and positions itself within the global economy, saying Africa… Read more »
Africa: The Dangote Refinery and the End of Africa's Engineered Dependency [analysis]
African Arguments
For decades, Africa's place in the global oil economy was not merely subordinate; it was designed to be so. Read more »
Africa: At the Africa Forward Summit, a Different Conversation About France
RFI
Nairobi - France came to Nairobi last week with a message it has been trying to land for years: that it wants to be Africa's partner, not its patron. At the Africa Forward summit… Read more »
Africa: What the Global Partnerships Conference and World Health Assembly Tell Us About the Future of Global Health
Malaria Consortium
The two meetings happening this week in London and Geneva emphasised the critical importance of promoting locally led agendas and deepening partnerships. Read more »
Central Africa: Central Africa's Wild Meat Dilemma - Why Outright Bans Threaten Food Security for Millions [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Millions of people in central Africa rely on wild meat for their nutrition, especially in rural areas around the Congo rainforest, the second largest tropical rainforest in the… Read more »
Africa: Igaming Afrika Awards 2026 Crown Africa's Top Gaming Operators, Suppliers and Innovators
Capital FM
Africa's top gaming operators, suppliers, regulators and innovators took center stage at the inaugural iGaming AFRIKA Summit Awards 2026, with industry leaders crowned across 25… Read more »
