All of Africa Today - October 12, 2026 [press review]
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If Africa Is Generating More Electricity, Why Are Millions Still Without Reliable Power?
Independent (Kampala)
Uganda's seven-decade electricity journey reveals the gap between generating electricity and getting it reliably into homes, businesses and communities Read more »
$31bn Risk Premium Threatens Africa's Regional Trade Ambitions
Leadership
African businesses are increasingly looking to expand across the continent, but high financing costs, limited access to trade finance and gaps in the implementation of the African… Read more »
UN Human Rights Chief Hails Award of Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay
allAfrica
United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk spoke with pride on Friday for global human rights when he “warmly” congratulated South African Navi Pillay for… Read more »
AU to Push for Financial Reforms, Debt Relief At IMF-World Bank Meetings
Capital FM
The African Union (AU) will push for reforms to the global financial system, improved debt resolution mechanisms and stronger financial independence for the continent during the… Read more »
Neofleet Capital Raises $4m for African Taxi Fleets
Daba Finance
Cyprus-based mobility finance company NeoFleet Capital secured $4 million in a pre-seed funding round to scale its professional taxi fleet financing model and build infrastructure… Read more »
Growing Concern As Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus Gains Ground in France
RFI
France's national health agency has recorded more than 161 cases of West Nile virus and five deaths since its annual seasonal surveillance began on 1 May. Transmitted to humans by… Read more »
Guinean Entrepreneur Mariama Camara Promotes African Textiles Worldwide [interview]
Bird Story Agency
Guinean textile entrepreneur Mariama Camara is moving from promoting African textiles globally to building the institutions behind the industry. Through the Institute of African… Read more »
African Genomics Research Is Growing - What Countries Are Doing to Connect Genetic Data and Healthcare [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Much of what scientists know about how genetic differences affect health comes from studying populations outside Africa. This matters because genetic information is increasingly… Read more »
All of Africa Today - October 9, 2026 [press review]
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Everything You Need to Know About the TotalEnergies CAF Futsal Afcon Morocco 2026
CAF
The eighth edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 will bring together Africa's leading Futsal nations for 10 days of competition, with defending… Read more »
Rise in Poverty Is 'A Wake-Up Call for the World', UN Development Chief Says
UN News
The number of people living in "multidimensional" poverty has risen for the first time in 15 years, reaching 1.2 billion, as families struggle to meet their basic needs. Read more »
AU Commission Chairperson Congratulates Navi Pillay On Nobel Peace Prize
SAnews.gov.za
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay on being awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace… Read more »
Wunti Warns Africa Against Repeating Its Oil Mistake
This Day
Bala Wunti used the 2026 Concordia Annual Summit in New York to warn that Africa's new mineral wealth, lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements, could easily repeat the mistakes of… Read more »
Hyper-Prioritisation No Longer Makes Sense. Here's Why.
The New Humanitarian
"Trust in the process is evaporating among humanitarians and even some donors." Read more »
