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Africa: WHO Urges Safer Care for People Living With Noncommunicable Diseases
NCDs include conditions such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and chronic respiratory diseases. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African countries to strengthen patient safety in the care of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). WHO Regional Director for Africa, Mohamed Janabi, made the call on Thursday in a message to mark World Patient…
Africa: 3 African Wild Dogs Travelled Over 4,000km to Find Mates – Why That’s Good News for the Endangered Species
In 2021, a three-year-old female African wild dog spent a year travelling more than 2,300 kilometres across southern Africa. She climbed in and out of the Rift Valley in Zambia, swimming rivers, crossing major highways, and slipping past towns before crossing the Zambian border into Mozambique, then on to the border of Zimbabwe. It was…
Africa: The Horn of Africa’s Age of Permanent Conflict
Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in 2005, seemed to vindicate a model for how wars might end in the Horn of Africa. Under the auspices of the African Union, led by hegemonic Ethiopia and backed by the United States, it wrangled the government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army to the table with the promise…
Africa: JKIA Ranks Sixth in Africa By Seat Capacity
Nairobi — Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) ranked sixth among African airports by total seat capacity in August 2026, handling 567,644 seats, according to the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). Cairo International Airport had the highest capacity at 1.85 million seats, followed by Addis Ababa Bole International Airport with 1.25 million and O.R. Tambo International Airport…
Africa: All of Africa Today – September 17, 2026
Sudan Gold Mine Collapse Kills at Least 60 At least 60 people have reportedly been killed after an informal gold mine collapsed in Sudan’s West Kordofan region, with dozens more feared trapped underground. The Al-Zaraa mine, an unregulated site where dozens of small-scale miners were working, began collapsing, forcing miners to carry out a difficult rescue operation…
Africa: Desert Jewels Final 12 Confirmed for Africa Netball Cup
The Debmarine Desert Jewels head coach, Julene Meyer, on Monday named the final 12-player squad that will represent Namibia at the Africa Netball Cup in Nairobi, Kenya. The tournament, scheduled for 19 to 27 September, will feature 10 teams in the women’s section, with two qualification spots for the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney,…
Africa: Giveday – the Missing Infrastructure in Africa’s Generosity
The goal is not to replace the ways Africans already give. It is to make those ways work better. The opportunity is to build systems that can support them without losing the human relationships that make them work. For us, that means making fundraising easier, creating better ways for people to discover and support causes,…
Africa: Mauritania Turn to Experienced Core for Central African Republic and Benin Afcon Qualifying Tests
Mauritania have named a 27-man squad for their opening TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers against Central African Republic and Benin. The Mourabitounes will begin their Group F campaign at home to Central African Republic on 24 September before travelling to face Benin five days later. Coach Amir Abdou’s squad includes several of…
Africa: Askya Launches Ai Growth Program for African Startups
Askya Investment Partners has launched a 6-week growth program for African artificial intelligence startups, offering 10 companies access to coaching, corporate customers and a possible equity investment of up to $200,000. The Askya AI Growth Platform will run from October 26 to December 4, with applications closing September 30. The program targets startups with working…