August 04
Africa: Fidson Delivers N3.6bn Dividend, Reaffirms Path to Becoming Africa's Largest Pharma Manufacturer
This Day
Shareholders of Fidson Healthcare Plc have approved a dividend of N1.50 per 50 kobo ordinary share, amounting to N3.6 billion, at the company's 27th Annual General Meeting held… Read more »
August 03
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 3, 2026
allAfrica
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Africa: CNN Highlights GERD Landmark Engineering Achievement Transforming Ethiopia's Remote Valley Into Africa's Largest Project
ENA
The U.S.-based Cable News Network (CNN) has spotlighted Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as one of Africa's most remarkable engineering achievements. Read more »
Africa: Speaker Calls for Stronger Parliamentary Cooperation to Advance Africa's Agenda 2063 [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, has called for stronger parliamentary cooperation across the African continent to advance Africa's Agenda 2063. She was… Read more »
Africa: Mothers Still Lack Support to Breastfeed, UN Warns
UN News
Breastfeeding rates are rising worldwide, but millions of mothers and families still lack the services and protection they need to feed their babies safely, the UN has warned. Read more »
Africa: Libya's Elite Pact [analysis]
African Arguments
In mid-June of 2026, the two rival factions claiming to be Libya's official government agreed to a power sharing deal. In it, Prime Minister Abdul Dbeibah, the leader of the… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Premier Information Integrity Summit to Take Place in Nairobi in October 2026
Africa Check
Africa's premier information integrity summit to take place in Nairobi in October 2026 Read more »
Africa: After Accra, Africa's Health Sovereignty Needs Receipts [analysis]
African Arguments
Dr William Nii Ayitey Menson, Director of Health Financing for Africa at the ONE Campaign, argues that Africa's health sovereignty will only become real when summit pledges… Read more »
Africa: Grooming Africa's Next Set of Unicorns - Tinubu's Big Agenda for Health Tech [opinion]
Premium Times
Nigeria enters this transition with considerable advantages. It has Africa's largest population, one of the continent's largest healthcare markets, a rapidly expanding digital… Read more »
Africa: Rwanda Signed the AU Convention but Prevention Must Begin Before Abuse Becomes Normal
New Times
Rwanda's signing of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls - becoming the ninth AU member state to join the landmark treaty - is an important… Read more »
Africa: CAF Women's Champions League | Cosafa Qualifier Draw On Tuesday
Cosafa
The group stage draw for the CAF Women's Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier Botswana 2026 will take place in Gaborone on Tuesday, 3 August at 11h00 CAT (09h00 GMT) and will be… Read more »
Africa: Why Eudr Could Redefine Africa's Agricultural Competitiveness [opinion]
Capital FM
For much of the past two years, debate around the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has centred on risks. Exporters worry about rising compliance costs. Cooperatives… Read more »
Africa: 'Africa Needs Health Self-Reliance'
Daily News
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has called on African countries to invest in specialised healthcare services to reduce treatment costs and curb the continent's reliance on overseas… Read more »
Africa: Africa's AI Gap Isn't Talent. It's the Door [opinion]
Ghanaian Times
In a teaching hospital in Kumasi, a young data analyst has already worked out how an AI triage tool could cut waiting times on the ward. In a market in Accra, a trader keeps… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Capital Markets Are Opening Up Again
Independent (Kampala)
Africa's multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), secured its largest bond issuance on record after raising $1.5 billion from international investors, marking… Read more »
Africa: State Minister for Finance Leads Sudan's Delegation to the African Social Impact Summit
SNA
Mohamed Nour Abdeldaim, Sudan's Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, led the Sudanese delegation participating in the African Social Impact Summit (ASIS 2026), held under… Read more »
August 02
Africa: Africa Cannot Afford to Ignore the Cost of a Super El Niño
New Zimbabwe
//iol.co.za/authors/dr-iqbal-surve/">By Dr Iqbal Survé and Sesona Mdlokovana Read more »
Africa: When a Story of Homecoming Is Filmed in a Homeland Still Awaiting Return [analysis]
African Arguments
I am from Dakhla, on the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara. For thirteen years, I have been unable to return safely because of my human-rights advocacy, my defence of the Sahrawi… Read more »
Africa: Africa Shaped the Global 2030 Development Agenda. How It Can Influence What Comes Next [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
All United Nations member states adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. They cover poverty, health, education, inequality, climate change, peace and other… Read more »
Africa: Commonwealth Games - Nigeria Finishes 7th With 24 Medals, Emerges Africa's Best
Vanguard
Team Nigeria wrapped up its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with an impressive seventh-place finish on the final medals table, collecting 24 medals across… Read more »
August 01
Africa: Africa's Energy Crossroads: What Namibia's Rise and South Africa's Debate Mean for the Continent [guest column]
allAfrica
Africa stands at one of the most consequential moments in its modern economic history. Read more »
Africa: Africa's Top Cocoa Producers Pledge Fairer Prices for Farmers
RFI
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, the world's two largest cocoa producers, have signed a joint declaration pledging closer cooperation on pricing, local… Read more »
July 31
Africa: Climate Change is Now an Immediate Threat to HIV Control
allAfrica
Evidence is growing that the people most affected by HIV are also the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Read more »
Africa: AU Urges Continent to Bolster Preparedness to Mitigate Potential Impacts of 2026 El Niño
ENA
The African Union Commission has emphasized today the need for stronger continental preparedness and coordinated action to mitigate the potential impacts of the anticipated 2026 El… Read more »
Africa: Strong El Niño Ahead, UN Weather Agency Warns
UN News
As much of the world faces grapples with above normal temperatures and major rainfall changes, the UN Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday that El Niño, a… Read more »
