Africa: West Africa’s Healthcare Investment Momentum Builds…As Whx Returns to Nigeria
NIGERIA’S healthcare sector is undergoing rapid transformation, with forecasts predicting a 7.1 per cent expansion and an anticipated market value of $161.7 million by 2027. This growth is fuelled by a $1.2 billion Federal Ministry investment in infrastructure and workforce, major oncology and diagnostic expansions by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, and increased imports under…
Clean electricity meets all new demand, curbing fossil fuels, says Ember | Energy News
Low-emissions energy sources met all new global electricity demand for the first time last year, leaving no room for fossil fuels to grow, the energy think tank Ember has found. Solar power led the charge, meeting three-quarters of the 849 TWh in new demand. Wind power met almost all the rest. Recommended Stories list of…
More organic compounds detected on Mars
Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover. Nasa/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Performing a type of experiment never before tried beyond Earth, Nasa’s Curiosity rover has identified more organic compounds on Mars as scientists strive to learn whether the Red Planet ever harboured life. Five of the seven diverse organic compounds confirmed by the six-wheeled rover in rock that formed in a…
Africa: West Africa’s $150bn Digital Economy At Risk Over Cable Disruptions
The West African Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) has warned that lack of cable resilience is putting the region’s $150billion digital economy at serious risk. WATRA’s Executive Secretary, Aliyu Aboki, who disclosed this in a report made available to our reporter on Monday, added that the West African cable network “rests on a fragile foundation.” “In…
Africa: Human Rights Watch Statement to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child
47th Ordinary Session This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the 47th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Maseru, Lesotho, on April 17, 2026. Honorable Chairperson, Distinguished Members of the Committee, Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Human…
U.S., Iran ratchet up rhetoric with peace talks in limbo
The front page of the Javan newspaper (L) and the front page of the Jam Jam newspaper, which features a cartoon of US President Donald Trump drowning in the Strait of Hormuz with the headline “Marine Bluff,” are on sale at a newsstand in Tehran on April 13, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty…
NTT Data clocks 400Gbps peering at JINX
The 400Gbps peering marks an advancement in the broader evolution of Africa’s internet peering ecosystem. (Image generated using ChatGPT) NTT Data claims it has become the first network operator in Africa to establish active 400Gbps peering at the Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX). According to the company, JINX, established in 1996 as Africa’s first internet exchange…
Africa: All of Africa Today – April 21, 2026
Ugandan, Congolese Forces Rescue 200 People from an Islamic State-Linked Camp More than 200 civilians held captive in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo by an armed group linked to the Islamic State have been rescued in a joint army operation. Ugandan soldiers, working with their Congolese counterparts, targeted a camp controlled by the…
Africa: AU Convenes Ambassadors in Beijing to Maximise China Tariff-Free Trade Offer
Nairobi — The African Union (AU) will convene African ambassadors in Beijing this week for a high-level retreat aimed at sharpening the continent’s strategy to fully exploit China’s 100 percent tariff-free market access offer. The two-day meeting, scheduled for April 23-24, will focus on strengthening coordination among African states to operationalise the preferential trade arrangement,…
Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue sparks outrage
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