Africa: AI, Energy Transition Among Africa's 'Opportunities in Disguise' - Shettima

"They all paint a gloomy outlook. But each threat is also an opportunity in disguise." Read more »

Africa: Rethinking Risk - Financing Africa's Upstream Future Requires a New Approach, By Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani

Volatile prices, shifting geopolitical alliances, ESG pressures, and the uncertain pace of the global energy transition are squeezing traditional financing models. Read more »

Africa: African Govts Complicit in Russian Recruitment of Young Women Into Its Arms Industry

In the past six months, a team from ZAM and NAIRE, in seven African countries, including PREMIUM TIMES in Nigeria, investigated the Russian recruitment exercise--asking why so many… Read more »

Africa: Another African Team Qualifies for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Meanwhile, Morocco, the first African team to confirm their qualification, continued to showcase why they are widely regarded as the continent's team to beat. Read more »

Central Africa: Investigation - Russia's Alabuga Scandal in the Great Lakes: Caught in the Snow

"They used us in human wave attacks, treating men as cannon fodder. So many of the people I trained with in Rostov-on-Don were lying dead on the ground in Donetsk." Read more »

Africa: World Cup Qualifier - Rwanda Not South Africa Is More Important for Super Eagles Now - Ndidi

Speaking from the Super Eagles camp, Ndidi, now at Turkish giants Besiktas after his summer move from Leicester City, gave insight into the team's mindset. Read more »

Africa: Experts Urge Innovative Financing to Boost Africa's Lassa Fever Research

They warned that continued reliance on external donors threatens the continent's epidemic preparedness Read more »

Africa: Over One Billion People Living With Mental Health Conditions Globally - WHO

The global health body described suicide as a devastating outcome of mental health conditions, which claimed an estimated 727,000 lives in 2021. Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas' Role in Safeguarding West Africa's Democratic Future

West Africa is navigating one of its most turbulent democratic cycles in decades. Coups in Mali, Guinea, Niger, and Burkina Faso have challenged regional stability, while… Read more »

Africa: Trump Administration Allegedly Explores African Nations as Relocation Sites for Gazans

The document obtained by the Washington Post revealed that the administration intends to make cash payments to Palestinians who choose to leave, as well as a year of food and… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC, WHO Unveil Continental Plan to Eliminate Cholera

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa region, in collaboration with African Union Member States, have… Read more »

Africa: World Cup Qualifiers - Broos Names South Africa's 23-Man Squad for Nigeria, Lesotho Clashes

With the margins tightening and two defining fixtures ahead, Broos' men know their World Cup destiny hinges on Bloemfontein Read more »

Africa: The Fourth Industrial Revolution Must Have an African Accent

The Fourth Industrial Revolution must have an African accent, not just to diversify the global tech conversation but to democratise its outcomes. For Africa, this is not just about… Read more »

Africa: One in Four People Globally Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water - Report

Although access to safe drinking water in rural areas has risen from 50 to 60 per cent between 2015 and 2024, coverage in urban areas has stagnated. Read more »

Africa: CHAN 2024 - Uganda Edge Out South Africa As Algeria Squeeze Into Quarter-Finals

Just when South Africa looked destined for the last eight, Uganda staged a stirring fightback Read more »

Africa: Nigeria Joins Africa in Breakthrough Malaria Treatment for Newborns

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) applauded Nigeria for its role in the trials in a statement on Sunday. Read more »

Africa: Experts Caution Adults On Consumption of Cold Drinks

They noted that while cold drinks are generally safe and hydrating, they could trigger discomfort or worsen symptoms in individuals with underlying medical challenges Read more »

Africa: Millions of Children Still Lack Access to Vaccines - UN

UNICEF estimates that around 2.1 million children under the age of one, roughly 24 per cent, remain zero-dose, receiving no routine vaccines at all Read more »

Africa: World Leaders Mourn Former President Muhammadu Buhari

Since the announcement of his death by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, tributes have poured in from within Nigeria and around the world. Read more »

Africa: WAFCON - Ghana Eyes Redemption Against Mali After South Africa Setback

While the scoreboard reflected South Africa's clinical edge, it didn't fully capture the competitiveness of the encounter Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC Launches Framework to Combat Health Impact of Climate Change

Mr Kaseya said climate change is already wreaking havoc across Africa, driving extreme weather events, shifting disease patterns, food insecurity, and waterborne illnesses Read more »

Africa: Three Countries Account for 84% of Africa's Mpox Cases - Official

The figure reflects the data as of epidemiological week 25 of 2025, which underscores the disproportionate disease burden on three countries, even as overall cases show a downward… Read more »

Africa: NHRC's Head Elected President of West Africa's Human Rights Institutions Network

He said his focus would include building the capacity of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) to be able to meet the ever-growing challenges of resourcing, governance and… Read more »

Africa: Mohammed Janabi Formally Assumes Office As Who Africa Regional Director

Mr Janabi was elected in May 2025 during a special session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa held in Geneva Read more »

Africa: Consumed By Terror - Africa's Ambitious Great Green Wall Faces Crucial Threat (1)

On proposed completion in 2030, the Great Green Wall is expected to be the largest living structure on the planet, three times the size of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Read more »