Mombasa, Kenya — For persons with disabilities, being in the room does not always mean being included. At the MenEngage Africa SRHR Progress 2026 Symposium in Mombasa, this gap was placed at the centre of a conversation on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Advocates and practitioners asked a fundamental question: Are persons with disabilities…
Nairobi — Campaigners say anti-rights movements are increasingly using family law to challenge women’s rights to inheritance, property, divorce and child custody. Women’s rights advocates, judges and lawyers have launched a coordinated campaign to reform family laws that discriminate against women and girls in Africa. While the past decade has brought important legal advances in…
Abuja — – Over $2.6bn FDI attracted into sector in two Years The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has charged the US and African nations to prioritize the establishment of regional energy hubs as a strategic pathway to accelerate cross-border mining industrialization and strengthen the supply chain of critical minerals essential for the…
Interswitch Group, has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing a seamless and inclusive financial ecosystem across the African continent by advocating for a trust-driven infrastructure that will boost Africa’s cross-border payment. The company made the call during its recently concluded Inclusive Fintech Forum 2026, which held at the Kigali Convention Centre, in Rwanda. Speaking during the…
Luanda — Angolan Head of State and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), João Lourenço, stressed on Friday the need for a concerted effort to build a stable and peaceful Africa where peace and reconciliation are priorities to be permanently taken into account. Speaking on the occasion of the commemoration of the Day of Peace…
Nairobi — Health advocates are calling on African governments to leverage new World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on the use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies to prevent and treat obesity, warning that failure to act could deepen the continent’s growing non-communicable disease burden. In a statement, senior researcher and Stowelink Foundation founder Stephen Ogweno said…
Science, technology and innovation deputy minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina. Science, technology and innovation deputy minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina has called for strengthened intellectual property (IP) awareness and protection for grassroots innovators. The deputy minister was speaking at the 17th World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) SA summer school in Durban, where she expressed that many township…
Abuja — Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), in partnership with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and Surge Africa, has called for urgent action to advance electric mobility infrastructure in Nigeria. The call was made in Abuja on Wednesday during a high-level roundtable dialogue to commemorate the World Sustainable Transport Day….
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has used his platform at the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA) to advocate for a research framework designed around African priorities rather than external influences. He recognised that African countries have to build robust science infrastructure and regional networks. “To enable this fundamental shift, we believe…
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has emphasised the importance of collective action to strengthen Africa’s resilience and capacity to produce life-saving vaccines and medicines. The Minister was speaking at the Strategic Dialogue on Local Production of Vaccines on Wednesday, an event attended by dignitaries from around the world at Melrose Arch,…
