Africa launched its own credit rating agency on Wednesday, aimed at countering what many see as unfair assessments by global institutions that make it more expensive for African nations to borrow money. The Africa Credit Ratings Agency (AfCRA), backed…
Zambia has signed a five-year health financing agreement with the US, ending months of public dispute over whether the country was trading citizens’ medical data and mineral rights for aid. Under the memorandum of understanding, signed in Lusaka on Thursday…
By Zecharias Zelalem After nearly two weeks of fierce fighting, Ethiopian federal forces entered the Tigrayan capital of Mekelle as forces from an alliance of rebel groups, including the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), withdrew from the city. The fighting…
Joule Work, Joule Assistants and SAP Business AI Platform help organizations turn business AI into trusted outcomes across every core function Christian Klein, CEO of SAP SE LAS VEGAS, United States of America, 7 October 2026 -/African Media…
A 700MW cross-border transmission line will bring affordable power to the DRC’s Copperbelt, unlock new mining and industrial capacity, open export routes for licensed Zambian power producers, and enable new generation KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, 7 October 2026…
By AFP The largest market for Namibian beef, the European Union, announced Monday it had suspended imports after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, which wreaked havoc in Europe 25 years ago. Namibia announced last month its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth…
By Joel Kouam In Libreville, filling up with diesel has become a real struggle. Since the end of September, queues have been growing outside service stations across the Gabonese capital. Customers wait in long lines, jerrycans in hand, hoping to…
About 150 million people across Africa are living with mental health, neurological or substance use conditions, with many still unable to access the care and support they require, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The global health body said…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on Tuesday, called for an end to the United States-Iran war and the toll it has taken on global trade, as he began an official visit to Pakistan. Guterres made the call at a joint press…
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said more than 1,900 children have lost or been separated from one or both parents or caregivers to Ebola across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the outbreak was declared in May.…
