Africa exports up to 98% of its raw cotton, yet its designers and manufacturers struggle to source materials and expand production. At CANEX in Lagos, Nigeria, industry voices and the newly launched Africa Made It campaign highlighted what it would take to keep more manufacturing, jobs and income on the continent. Africa’s fashion industry has…
Yiaga Africa, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other stakeholders have called for stronger safeguards against the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) in Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, warning that deepfakes, disinformation and cyber threats could undermine electoral integrity. The call was contained in a communiqué issued yesterday at the end of the 2026 AI…
Outrage has been building nationwide over the handling of an alleged sexual assault at Cornell University two years ago, prompting prosecutors to announce they are taking a new look at the case, while defending their past decision not to seek criminal charges. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said in a statement Monday that…
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen digs into the growing number of Republicans on the ballot this fall who are putting distance between themselves and…
New York — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Maduro said a judge was…
Nigeria said South Africa had agreed to bring to justice those responsible for attacks on foreign nationals, while Abuja was compiling compensation claims for losses suffered by Nigerians as both countries pledged to tone down rhetoric over the violence. The commitments followed talks in Abuja between Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye,…
The Pan-African Parliament’s east and west regional caucuses have tabled a motion calling for an urgent debate on the recent attacks against African migrants in South Africa. The motion was presented by West African regional caucus chairperson Lazare Yao Yao and seconded by East African regional caucus chairperson Danson Mungatana, who have urged the plenary…
HEADS of State and Government, health ministers and experts, policy makers and development partners have met in Accra with a resolve to advance the continent’s health agenda, focusing on ending AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reducing maternal mortality, and boosting local pharmaceutical manufacturing. Among the attendees were Presidents John Dramani Mahama, Ghana; Évariste Ndayishimiye, Burundi;…
Before the war in Iran, roughly 15 million barrels of Persian Gulf oil were shipped each day through the Strait of Hormuz. Within a few years, much of that oil could bypass the strait. As Iran’s chokehold on the strait drags on and oil prices surge — to over $100 per barrel for Brent Crude…
South Africa will look to reignite their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign when they take on Czechia in their second Group A fixture, with both sides eager to bounce back from opening-day defeats. Bafana Bafana suffered a 2-0 loss to hosts Mexico in their tournament opener, while Czechia were edged 2-1 by South Korea, leaving…
