May 24
Africa: How Women Are Paving Their Own Way Through Africa's Tech Sector
RFI
Nairobi - The recent Africa Forward summit in Nairobi hosted jointly by Kenya and France gave women working in the technology sector the chance to discuss issues including the… Read more »
May 23
Congo-Kinshasa: Travel Restrictions On DR Congo As Ebola Threat Rises to Highest Level
RFI
As the World Health Organisation raises its risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to the highest level, neighbouring countries Uganda and Rwanda… Read more »
South Africa: Iran War Is Exposing South Africa's Dependency On Diesel - What Went Wrong [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
It is forgivable to think that an oil shock mainly hurts at the petrol pump. After all, that is where households feel it first. But when my colleagues and I at the Bureau for… Read more »
Africa: AI and the New Machinery of African Repression [analysis]
African Arguments
Artificial intelligence is lowering the cost of authoritarian control in Africa. The danger is not only mass surveillance, but a state that can abort reformist change before it is… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Cie Côte d'Ivoire Leads BRVM Gains As Composite Index Rises 2.03%
Daba Finance
Cie Côte d'Ivoire (Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Électricité) was the standout stock of the week ended May 22, 2026, surging 22.80% to 4,040 XOF after the BRVM-listed… Read more »
May 21
Kenya: Bankers Warn Card and Digital Payment Taxes Might Lead to Financial Exclusion
Capital FM
Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has registered strong opposition to the Finance Bill's attempt to introduce Withholding Tax (WHT) on card transaction fees (such as interchange and… Read more »
May 20
Africa: White House Proclamation Extending AGOA [announcement]
White House
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Read more »
May 02
Africa: China-Africa Economic Relations Reframed - Zero-Tariff for Africa [opinion]
Reporter
The diplomatic relationship between China and Africa has now reached its 70th anniversary. Over these decades, economic, political, technological, and people-to-people ties have… Read more »
April 28
Kenya: Remarks By Susan Burns At the Kenya Mining Investment Conference and Expo (Mice) 2026 [document]
U.S. Embassy Nairobi
Good morning, President Ruto, your Excellencies, distinguished guests, colleagues from across the region, and fellow champions of Africa's economic future. Read more »
