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On World Malaria Day 2014, in Dakar, Senegal, parents, health workers, students, government officials, athletes, teachers, and community and national leaders stood up and said, “Zero Malaria Starts with Me.” Today, that commitment is alive across the African continent. They meant it. With every bed net hung, every child tested and treated, and every village…
Johannesburg — A disturbing pattern is emerging across Africa where courts are being weaponised to silence journalists, with two high-profile cases this week highlighting how the judicial system is being used to punish reporters for simply doing their jobs. In Zimbabwe, veteran editor Faith Zaba remains detained at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison alongside…
Geneva — Recent proposals to relocate UN operations to lower-cost duty stations ignore demonstrable economic patterns. Empirical evidence suggests that establishing UN hubs often triggers localized inflation, negating projected savings. Case Study: UN Presence in Nairobi While city-wide inflation is driven by national policies, population growth, infrastructure deficits and global shocks, the UN significantly increased…
African Union Helicopter Crashes in Mogadishu, Three Dead An African Union helicopter crashed at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport, killing three people. The aircraft, originally from the Ugandan Air Force and operated under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), had taken off from Baledogle military base. AUSSOM said that “three of…
The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) this week announced the squad for the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup, scheduled to take place in Uganda from 8 to 19 July. The Cup is a continental rugby union tournament, which will mark a pivotal moment as Namibia embarks on its qualification campaign for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. The…
The Namibia Trade Forum (NTF) has cautioned that more work needs to be done for Namibia to fully realise the opportunities presented within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This comes after Namibia exported its first consignment under the programme, shipping 45 000 tonnes of salt to Nigeria. While the achievement has been lauded,…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expresses his profound sorrow at the tragic loss of five peacekeepers following the crash of an AUSSOM helicopter operated by the Ugandan contingent in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 2 July 2025. The Chairperson conveys his deepest condolences to the families of the fallen personnel, to…
The lack of reliable information about health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa became very clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid a surge in emergency care needs, information was lacking about the location of facilities, bed capacity and oxygen availability, and even where to find medical specialists. This data could have enabled precise assessments of hospital surge…
Addis Ababa, — Participants of African delegates at the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA 2025) underway in the Rwandan capital of Kigali called for the accelerated adoption of nuclear energy to meet the continent’s rising energy demand, support industrialization, and drive sustainable development. As the continent’s population is expected to exceed 3 billion…
Equity Group has received shareholder approval to establish a Representative Office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), signalling a major step in its strategic expansion beyond the African continent. Pending regulatory approvals from the Central Bank of Kenya and UAE authorities, the new office will unlock vast business, trade, and investment opportunities–linking East and Central…
