Africa: All of Africa Today – May 1, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – May 1, 2026

  Ugandan Man Gets Death Sentence for Nursery School Killings A Ugandan court has sentenced 38-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum to death by hanging for the murder of four toddlers at a nursery school in Kampala. The victims, aged between one and two, were fatally stabbed at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program on 2 April….

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Africa: Shaping the Future of African Media – African Media Elevated as Instruments of Economic Power and Sovereignty

Africa: Shaping the Future of African Media – African Media Elevated as Instruments of Economic Power and Sovereignty

The second edition of Shaping the Future of African Media, organised by Africa News Agency (ANA) on April 29 and 30 in Accra, brought together media leaders, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, digital experts, communication professionals and African creators around an issue that has now become central: transforming African narratives into levers of economic power, global influence…

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Africa: UN80 Initiative – Real Progress Made On Tackling Complex Issues Facing the UN System

Africa: Clean Energy, Digital Technologies Are Coming At a Human Cost, UN Report Warns

Srinagar, India — A newly released United Nations report has raised urgent concerns that the world’s push toward clean energy and digital technologies is driving a hidden crisis in some of the planet’s most vulnerable regions, where mining for critical minerals is depleting water supplies, damaging health, and deepening inequality. The report, Critical Minerals, Water…

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Africa: UN80 Initiative – Real Progress Made On Tackling Complex Issues Facing the UN System

Africa: Nigeria-Niger-Benin – Cross-Border Trade Resumes Amid Security Risks

The Tsamiya-Kamba corridor will revive regional commerce, but jihadist expansion could quickly unravel the gains. The 9 February official reopening of the Tsamiya-Kamba corridor between Nigeria, Niger and Benin could offer a much-needed boost to trade, supply chains and cross-border livelihoods after seven years of border closures and diplomatic tensions. But unless the three states…

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Africa: UN80 Initiative – Real Progress Made On Tackling Complex Issues Facing the UN System

African Ambassadors in China Reaffirm Commitment to Promote Coordinated Continental Approaches to Implement the AfCFTA and Advance Trade and Industrialisation in Africa

The Annual Retreat of the Group of African Ambassadors in China (GAAC), held in Beijing from 23 to 24 April 2026 on leveraging China’s 100% tariff-free offer to African countries, concluded on a strong and forward-looking note. GAAC Member States and participants underscored the importance of coordinated African approaches, supported by harmonised continental strategies and…

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