The launch of the African Academy for Women in Political Leadership in Kigali is an important milestone for the continent. At a time when Africa is confronting complex governance challenges, from economic transformation to climate resilience to youth unemployment, investing in women’s leadership capacity is not simply a matter of inclusion but a strategic imperative….
Addis Ababa — The U.S.-based Cable News Network (CNN) has spotlighted Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as one of Africa’s most remarkable engineering achievements. The media company also portrayed the project as a symbol of the country’s broader economic transformation and infrastructure-driven development strategy. In a feature on its Connecting Africa program, CNN journalist…
South Africa has been excluded from the World Bank’s global map of economies with a national AI strategy, a direct consequence of the collapse of the country’s draft AI policy in April. The exclusion appears in World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence, the Bank’s flagship annual publication, released on Tuesday. A note…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has filed an initial public offering application with Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission, moving the company closer to a listing on the Nigerian Exchange. SEC Director-General Emomotimi Agama said the refinery’s advisers are working with the regulator and that the company is targeting September 2026. No offer or listing date has been…
Africa has no shortage of evidence that polluted air is harming people’s health, slowing economic growth and placing an increasing burden on cities already grappling with rapid urbanisation. What the continent lacks, experts say, is the investment and political resolve to turn that evidence into cleaner skies. That message echoed through the halls of the…
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, has called for stronger parliamentary cooperation across the African continent to advance Africa’s Agenda 2063. She was addressing the opening of the 26th Conference of Speakers of National and Regional Parliaments convened under the auspices of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand. Welcoming parliamentary leaders and…
Nairobi — More than half of all cybercrimes reported across Africa are now AI-enabled, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has revealed, warning that digital attacks have rapidly evolved into an industrialized, borderless ecosystem that is becoming increasingly difficult to detect and combat. According to the newly released INTERPOL African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, 55…
The Economic Community of West African States Regional Competition Authority (ECOWAS-ERCA) has warned that price-fixing, market allocation and anti-competitive practices were undermining economic integration and driving up the cost of goods across West Africa. The authority said such practices deny consumers fair prices, limit opportunities for small businesses and weaken the region’s competitiveness. Speaking yesterday…
South Africa’s entrepreneurship ecosystem falls behind, according to the 2026 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) National Expert Special Report. South Africa has no shortage of entrepreneurs, but their ability to turn promising ideas into sustainable, job-creating businesses is let down by a weak support ecosystem that ranks 7th lowest globally. The 2026 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) National Expert…
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s two largest cocoa producers, have signed a joint declaration pledging closer cooperation on pricing, local processing, environmental protection and scientific research, as the two countries seek to secure better incomes for millions of cocoa farmers The declaration was signed at a high-level bilateral summit in…
