Stablecoins are rapidly gaining traction across Africa, promising faster payments, cheaper remittances, and broader financial inclusion in countries grappling with inflation and currency volatility. Yet beneath the excitement lies a growing concern: most stablecoins are pegged to the US dollar, raising…
After Sudan’s national museum in Khartoum was looted during the early months of the country’s civil war, a digital reconstruction is now giving its lost treasures a second life online. With nearly all 100,000 artifacts stolen or destroyed, researchers turned to technology…
By Rédaction Africanews Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has called on Algerian youth living abroad “in vulnerable and illegal situations” to come home. During Sunday’s cabinet meeting, the president said he would regularise the status of these young citizens, including those…
In a clear geopolitical move, Russia is set to grant visa-free travel to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Eswatini. This initiative aims to strengthen Moscow’s diplomatic and economic influence across southern Africa while boosting tourism and business ties. The plan, announced by a…
Family businesses are the backbone of African economies, sustaining livelihoods, preserving heritage, and anchoring local communities across the continent. Yet despite their scale and significance, these enterprises remain under-researched and under-supported. In this article, The Education Collaborative shares insights from…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The Louvre museum in the French capital, Paris, is hiking its ticket prices for most non-European visitors by 45 per cent. The famous institution was the scene last year of a daring heist which saw…
Ugandans are heading into Thursday, January 15’s presidential election under tight security and an Internet blackout, after authorities ordered mobile providers to shut down public Internet access less than two days before voting. The Uganda Communications Commission states that the…
By Chris Takudzwa Muronzi Caledonia Mining Corporation (CALq.L), opens new tab, plans to spend $132 million this year to launch development of what, once operational, will be Zimbabwe’s largest gold mine, the company announced on Wednesday. Miners are riding a wave…
A Tunisian appeal court on Wednesday ordered the release of journalist Chatha Belhaj Mubarak, jailed since 2023 in a conspiracy case, after reducing her prison sentence, her family said. The court cut her sentence from five years to two, making…
Egypt is accelerating its green energy transition with a significant $1.8 billion investment in new renewable projects. The cornerstone of this initiative is a major contract with Norwegian firm Scatec to build a massive 1.7-gigawatt solar plant in Minya, supported by substantial…
