Addis Ababa / New York — The Committee of Heads of State and Government (CHSG) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened an Extraordinary Virtual Session on the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80). The meeting was chaired at the highest level of…
This Tuesday, September 23, the 80th session of the UN General Assembly will open in New York. Its theme– »Better Together: More than 80 Years of Serving Peace, Development, and Human Rights »–is eminently laudable. It offers an opening in an international context no longer characterized by a Cold War, but rather by real, deadly…
A TSMC chip fabrication facility in Taiwan Taiwan has imposed restrictions on semiconductor exports to South Africa, citing national security concerns and Pretoria’s alignment with Beijing, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The move underscores the geopolitical weight of Taiwan’s chip sector, which dominates global supply of advanced semiconductors through advanced chip foundry TSMC. According to…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently had a change of leadership as Dr Sidi Oud Tah from Mauritania took over the helm of affairs as the ninth President from the outgone Nigeria’s Dr Adewunmi Adesina. Adesina had been on the saddle between 2015 and 2025, being two terms of five years each. Established in 1964,…
Nigeria leads West Africa region to make a significant impact at the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2025, organised by the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), with 25 buyers from the region participating in the event. Notably, eight buyers are from Nigeria, alongside buyers from Senegal, Mali, and Ghana. The West African delegation reflects…
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has renewed calls for United Nations reform, urging Africa’s permanent representation and veto power in global peace and security decision-making. This call follows African countries’ demands over the years to have veto power in the United Nations General Assembly (Unga). Nandi-Ndaitwah said this at the seventh C-10 summit to observe the 20th…
Addis Ababa — Kenyan journalists are lauding Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as a powerful symbol of Africa’s capacity to achieve development through self-reliance rather than foreign aid. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Kenyan journalist John Riaga praised the GERD as a milestone for the entire region. “What Ethiopia has achieved with GERD…
The global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions represents far more than a health and well-being challenge. The alarming figures – 43 million NCD-related deaths each year and one billion people living with mental health conditions worldwide – underscore the profound economic, equity and development implications of one of the most pressing…
The number of people facing hunger globally declined from 688 million in 2023 to 673 million in 2024, according to a recent report by the five leading United Nations agencies working on The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025. But progress has not been equal, with Africa experiencing a slight increase…
When the African Union launched its 38th summit in Addis Ababa this year, it marked one of the continent’s boldest moves to demand accountability for centuries of slavery, colonialism and exploitation. But words carry consequences, and some cannot be used. Terms seem to be a taboo subject with former colonial powers, especially the words apology…
