Accra, Ghana, will host the maiden edition of the Creative Connect Africa Forum and Festival from November 24 to 26, 2025, an event designed to deepen intra-African collaboration across the creative, tourism, and cultural sectors. Organised by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in partnership with Africa Tourism Partners (ATP) and the Black Star Experience, the initiative was officially launched in Lagos, Nigeria. The forum and festival will focus on dismantling barriers within Africa’s creative economy, strengthening strategic partnerships, and showcasing the continent’s rich cultural diversity through film, music, fashion, and tourism. Speaking at the launch, the Director for…
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President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, has reaffirmed the regional body’s steadfast commitment to supporting the Government of Ethiopia in its pursuit of peace, stability, and sustainable development. Dr. Touray stated that inter-regional dialogue and cooperation remain vital to addressing transnational threats and advancing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 vision for “The Africa We Want.” He made the remarks while receiving the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Nigeria, Ambassador Legesse Haile, who paid a courtesy visit to the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja. The meeting provided an opportunity for both leaders to…
At least 13 people were killed in western Kenya’s Rift Valley in a landslide early on Saturday morning following heavy rains, the police said. Nineteen people have been rescued, and an unknown number is still missing, Elgeyo-Marakwet County police commander Peter Mulinge said. Kenya’s Interior Minister, Kipchumba Murkomen, said in a statement that “military and police helicopters had been deployed to assist with the rescue efforts.” Hundreds of people have been killed in recent years in landslides and flooding in Kenya, with scientists saying “climate change is causing more intense and frequent extreme weather events.” In the worst incident last…
By Rédaction Africanews The presidential campaign in Guinea-Bissau kicked off this weekend without the main opposition party. The country’s 860 000 voters will head to the polls on 23 November to elect a president and 102 parliament members. They will have to choose between 12 presidential candidates, including current president Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who appears as a favourite. In an unprecedented move, the coalition led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) has been excluded from the presidential and legislative elections. The country’s supreme court ruled that the PAIGC and its candidate Domingos Simões Pereira had submitted their…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Tanzanian airports this weekend after President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results. Domestic flights were all cancelled and some international travellers were unable to retrieve flight details due to unavailability of internet. “We are traveling from Zanzibar to Paris, but we cannot because the flight from Zanzibar to Nairobi is cancelled so, we are stuck here,” said French tourists Irvine René at Zanzibar Airport. “We do not know where to stay, where to sleep tonight. We do not know. We…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP The Trump administration’s announcement that it is planning potential military action in Nigeria and designating the country as a “country of particular concern” for religious freedom has triggered sharp rebuttals from the Nigerian government and mixed reactions from analysts and citizens. President Donald Trump declared that “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria” and ordered the Pentagon to begin planning military options, warning he would “immediately stop all aid and assistance.” In response, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu asserted that the characterization “does not reflect the national reality,” emphasizing that “religious freedom and tolerance have…
For too long, academic research in South Africa and across the African continent has lived in lecture halls and academic journals – valuable in theory, but too often far removed from the urgent challenges and lived realities of the people it is meant to serve. In an era of climate change, deepening inequality, rapid technological shifts, and the pressing demands of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this model must evolve. We need research that goes beyond publication metrics and citation counts. We need research that is meaningful and sets out to transform lives and communities. The true purpose of research…
By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies Guinea’s presidential election campaign began taking shape Monday as the deadline passed for candidates to file for the December 28 vote, with transitional President Mamadi Doumbouya expected to run while the country’s main political parties were excluded from the process. Four candidates representing minor parties submitted their applications by Monday’s Supreme Court deadline: former ministers Ousmane Kaba and Amadou Thierno Diallo, former Prime Minister Lansana Kouyaté, and Ben Youssouf Keita. Notably absent were the country’s three major political parties – the UFDG, RPG and UFR – whose leaders were barred from running due to…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has ordered the military to immediately resume nuclear weapons testing after a gap of more than 30 years. He made the statement on his Truth Social platform, just before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping and days after denouncing Russia for testing a nuclear-powered missile. “Because of other countries testing programmes, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately,” he wrote. The United States has more nuclear weapons than any other country, Trump…
The event will return to the Landmark Centre in Lagos from 22-24 September 2026 for its 6th edition Discussions at Big 5 Talks drew standing-room crowds, with over 1,621 attendees engaging across more than 25 CPD-certified sessions Big 5 Construct Nigeria concluded its 5th and largest edition at the Landmark Centre in Lagos following three days of networking, product showcases and professional development. Welcoming more than 9,806 construction professionals, the event provided an array of sourcing solutions, products and services that address Nigeria’s housing, construction and infrastructure priorities. Participants engaged in conversations centred around accelerated delivery, integrated sustainable practices and the application…