African News
Abuja — Young Nigerian Student innovators have began their quest for the 2025 Junior Achievement (JA) Africa’s Company of the Year (COY) prize that will enable them represent the continent at the Ralph de la Vega Global Entrepreneurship Competition. This came as JA Africa announced the opening of the 15th edition of the COY competition,…
MSF Clinic Hit in South Sudan Airstrike An MSF healthcare facility in Pieri, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was struck during an airstrike on 3 December, with MSF teams later finding bullet damage within the compound after the gunship helicopter departed. Airstrikes were also witnessed in Lankien, where MSF also runs medical services, though no structural damage…
The G20 Leaders’ Summit Declaration in Johannesburg stressed Africa’s interests – but will it survive Trump? On paper, South Africa’s G20, which climaxed with the Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on 22 and 23 November, was a triumph for Africa. This was the first G20 held on African soil, and Africa’s interests dominated the 30-page Leaders’…
One quiet Sunday morning, children from the Africa Children’s Heart Foundation were heading to church when they noticed something unusual outside their gate. A small boy, dirty, frightened, and crying, sat alone by the entrance. At just four years old, it was clear he could not have arrived there by himself. Someone had abandoned him….
Philip Morris International’s flagship nicotine pouch brand, ZYN, will feature on Scuderia Ferrari HP Formula 1 car liveries at select races across upcoming seasons. This follows the announcement of an expanded partnership between PMI and Scuderia Ferrari HP, as well as with Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, the single-marque motorsport championship created in 1993, starting in…
In a major leap for African aviation, Morocco’s national airline, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), announced on Thursday that it will inaugurate a historic nonstop route between Casablanca and Los Angeles beginning June 7, 2026. The service Africa’s first direct air link to the U.S. Pacific Coast marks a significant expansion in global connectivity and positions…
COP11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was supposed to be a routine gathering — another closed-door meeting where small expert groups draft decisions, which are later rubber-stamped by member states. Instead, it became something far more significant: a moment of awakening, resistance, and reassertion of sovereignty, especially from African nations that…
As Co-Chairs, the Aig-Imoukhuedes are expected to deepen the Board’s strategic influence and support the expansion of skills and entrepreneurship programmes King’s Trust International (KTI) has appointed Nigerian business leader Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede and his wife, lawyer and philanthropist Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede, as the new co-chairs of its Africa Advisory Board. According to a statement sent to…
South Africa and Mozambique have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing regional collaboration in skills development through the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Education and Training, which guides joint efforts to address shared educational and training priorities. Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela accompanied President Cyril Ramaphosa to Maputo for the 4th South…
Nairobi — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are preparing to convene the inaugural summit of their new Regional Economic Integration Framework (REIF), a landmark platform designed to advance joint projects in mining, tourism, public health, energy, and infrastructure. The initiative–first disclosed in June–is a central pillar of a broader peace agreement…
