All of Africa Today - April 3, 2025
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Uganda's Museveni Visits South Sudan For Mediation Talks Read more »
$5bn Africa Energy Bank Gains Momentum With Contributions From Nigeria, Angola, Ghana
This Day
·Lokpobiri to IOCs: Nigeria has created right conditions, it's time to invest Read more »
Obasanjo's $700m Cameroon Investment Sparks Concerns Over Nigeria's Business Climate
Leadership
Stakeholders have raised concerns over the investment climate in Nigeria following plans by the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo to invest $700 million (approximately N1.75… Read more »
African Leaders Seek to Set Up a Continental AI Fund
New Times
African countries are working towards the creation of a continent Artificial Intelligence (AI) fund that will finance the much-needed infrastructure, skills, and energy to drive AI… Read more »
Deputy Government Spokesperson Mukuralinda Passes On
New Times
The Deputy Government Spokesperson Alain Mukuralinda died on Thursday, April 3, The New Times has learnt. He was 55. Read more »
Armed Violence Displaces Thousands As Cholera Outbreak Worsens
UN News
Ongoing violence in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to kill, injure and displace civilians, the UN Office for the Coordination of… Read more »
Too Much Control Stifles AI, Experts Warn Governments
New Times
Experts at the Global AI Summit on Africa have urged governments across the continent to ease regulatory barriers and create space for private sector investment, citing limited… Read more »
Africa Must Act Boldly and Wisely in the AI Revolution [opinion]
New Times
President Paul Kagame's address at the Global AI Summit in Kigali delivered a timely and necessary wake-up call to African leaders: the artificial intelligence revolution is here,… Read more »
A Chance Encounter Leads to Critical Maternal Care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNFPA
Chance Azina walked slowly along the streets of Goma in North Kivu Province, her body weighed down by the heat at seven months pregnant. Like many others, she was trying to… Read more »
Vice-President Assesses Works At Luau Photovoltaic Plant
ANGOP
The Vice-President of Angola, Esperança da Costa, assessed on Thursday, the construction works of the Luau Hybrid Photovoltaic Plant, located in the eastern province of… Read more »
How to Defuse Rising Chad-Sudan Tensions
Premium Times
Last week, SAF Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Yasir al-Atta, said Chad's airports in Amdjarass and N'Djamena were legitimate targets for Sudan's army. Read more »
How Burundi Troops, Hutu Rebels Provoked M23's March On Goma
New Times
FDLR is a UN and US-blacklisted terrorist organization founded by military and paramilitary extremists linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Read more »
President João Lourenço Inspects Work On New Airport Access Road
ANGOP
President João Lourenço on Thursday inspected the progress of the second access road to the new Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (AIAAN), which is… Read more »
Grave Risks for Cameroon As Soldiers Desert to Fight in Ukraine [analysis]
ISS
Cameroon faces a multitude of security threats and cannot afford to lose its soldiers to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more »
Urgent AU Action Could Defuse Rising Chad-Sudan Tensions [analysis]
ISS
Mediation by the African Union's High-Level Panel on Sudan could end the warmongering and strengthen regional security. Read more »