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Business & Innovation

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Afreximbank Posts Robust Q1 2026 Results With 25% Growth in Net Income and Improved Profitability

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New Study Of 10,000 South African Youth Reveals Insights Into The Future Of Youth Marketing

The Future Of Youth Marketing

Who Gets In? From The Afrikaner Refugee Expansion To AGOA’s Expiration

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When women farm better, Eswatini eats better

When women farm better, Eswatini eats better

Togo Hosts the 8th Annual Forum of National Volunteer Agencies in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region

Togo Hosts the 8th Annual Forum of National Volunteer Agencies in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region
Discover how AI is shaping Africa's future and transforming industries across the continent.
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Women CEOs in Africa - Africa.com.
Discover how AI is shaping Africa's future and transforming industries across the continent.
Digital infrastructure map of Africa with icons representing connectivity and technology.
Women CEOs in Africa - Africa.com.
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Features & Opinion

Cyril Ramaphosa speaking during a press conference on political issues.

Ramaphosa Pledges Stronger Measures Against Illegal Migration While Rejecting Xenophobia

Africa’s Nursing Crisis

Africa’s Nursing Crisis Is Also A Healthcare Opportunity

Medical team in surgery room with healthcare professionals in scrubs and masks.

How Healthcare Builds Long-Term Workforce Sustainability

Our Best Defense Against Bundibugyo Ebola

The Frontline Is The Community: Why Trust And Early Warning Are Our Best Defense Against Bundibugyo Ebola

Women’s Health Africa

African Scientists Advance Data-Driven Solutions For Women’s Health

Diabetes Awareness africa

Taking Charge Of Diabetes: Why Early Recognition And Timely Treatment Matter

Smart Glasses In East Africa

Eyes Wide Open: What Smart Glasses Mean For Citizen Privacy In East Africa

Biodiversity Is Business

Biodiversity Is Business: Why The Future Of Growth Depends On Nature

Longhorn Grasshoppers

In Tanzania, Longhorn Grasshoppers Provide Income And A Cherished Seasonal Delicacy

Africa’s Economic Transformation

Driving Africa’s Economic Transformation Through Inclusivity, Gender Lens Investing, And Strategic Partnerships

Strengthening Policy for Future Health Crises

Strengthening Policy To Foster More Equitable Responses To Future Health Crises

Lagos AI Programme

Lagos AI Programme Sets Out To Build The Pipeline African Builders Have Been Missing

technology providers

Businesses Of All Sizes Have A Right To Demand A Level Of Accountability From Their Technology Providers

Coefficient Giving

Coefficient Giving Launches $200 Million Strep A Vaccine Fund

Uganda Shuts DR Congo Border

Uganda Shuts DR Congo Border Crossings Amid Ebola Concerns

South Africa is moving in the opposite direction

As Africa Reimagines Its Borders, South Africa Tightens Its Approach

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Arts, Culture & Society

African Film Press

African Film Press Partners With Locarno Open Doors For AFP Critics Prize

African Film Press (AFP) — the cross-regional alliance of founding publications Akoroko, Sinema Focus, and What Kept Me Up — joins ...

Breaking Down Borders Africa Tour Bursts Back With Botlhale Boikanyo, As The New Face Of Season 2

Breaking Down Borders Africa Tour

Nigeria’s Homegrown Sport Eyes International Stage

Abula in Africa

Tunisia’s Heritage Corridor Boasts Nine UNESCO Sites

Walking through Tunisia

When women farm better, Eswatini eats better

When women farm better, Eswatini eats better

Togo Hosts the 8th Annual Forum of National Volunteer Agencies in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region

Togo Hosts the 8th Annual Forum of National Volunteer Agencies in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region
AI EVERYTHING KENYA X GITEX KENYA 2026

Kenya Overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s Venture Capital Leader

Africa’s long-term economic growth may depend less on advanced technology and more on whether children master basic literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving ...

Outsource work

South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya Dominate Outsourcing Growth

Digital Africa has launched a $57 million seed fund aimed at supporting startups in African markets that have historically attracted limited ...

H.E. Felix Tshisekedi, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, and H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé.

Ramaphosa Pledges Stronger Measures Against Illegal Migration While Rejecting Xenophobia

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for stricter enforcement of immigration laws, arguing that illegal migration is placing growing pressure on public services while warning against xenophobia and violence targeting foreign nationals. This story...

Africa’s Nursing Crisis Is Also A Healthcare Opportunity

How nurses are becoming the backbone of healthcare access, early disease detection and community resilience across Africa  by Sokhu Sibiya  Across Africa, nurses are the foundation upon which healthcare systems are built. They are often...

How Healthcare Builds Long-Term Workforce Sustainability

By: Dr Mel Mentz, COO at Platinum Health Medical Scheme Health and safety in the mining industry is a critical, highly regulated area, focusing on preventing accidents and occupational diseases. Medical schemes play a vital role...

The Frontline Is The Community: Why Trust And Early Warning Are Our Best Defense Against Bundibugyo Ebola

By Dr. Githinji Gitahi, the Group CEO, Amref Health Africa.  On May 17, 2026, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health...

African Scientists Advance Data-Driven Solutions For Women’s Health

As Africa continues to tackle complex public health threats including infectious disease outbreaks, and rising antimicrobial resistance, a network of African scientists is transforming health decision making through data driven, equity centered mathematical modelling. This...

Ghana refinery

Ghana’s Tema Refinery Restarts Operations

Nigeria has begun reviewing its telecommunications policy, first introduced in 2000, in a move aimed at modernizing the country’s digital economy ...

Africa's Latest News

How Infrastructure Gaps Limit Africa’s Global Music Reach

Tanzania Diamond Platnumz

Regional Rice Industry Could Transform West Africa

Rice and African prosperity

AfDB Moves to Become Africa’s Top Derisking Guarantor

AfDB president Sidi Ould Tah

WHO Reports Recovery of Five Ebola Patients

People who healed from Ebola

How Infrastructure Gaps Limit Africa’s Global Music Reach

Tanzania Diamond Platnumz

Regional Rice Industry Could Transform West Africa

Rice and African prosperity

AfDB Moves to Become Africa’s Top Derisking Guarantor

AfDB president Sidi Ould Tah

WHO Reports Recovery of Five Ebola Patients

People who healed from Ebola

Nigeria’s Former Vice President Secures Presidential Ticket

Former Nigerian vice president

Nigeria’s Tinubu Defends Painful Economic Reforms

Nigerias president Tinubu

Engage & Learn

Children's Amendment Bill

Children’s Amendment Bill Marks An Important Step Towards Expanding Access To Early Childhood Development

How To Reach The African Girls Locked Out Of Global Education Progress  

Higher Education Africa

Beyond Policing: Reclaiming The Purpose Of Higher Education In An Age Of AI

Ebola

What You Need To Know About The Rare Ebola Strain And How It Spreads

Co-Ed Schooling

Why Co-Ed Schooling Better Prepares Students For The Real World

Microscopic view of hantavirus particles illustrating virus structure and spread mechanisms.

What Is Hantavirus? Everything You Need To Know About How It Spreads And How To Stay Safe

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Happening

Standard Bank truck with Africa's most valuable bank branding in an urban setting.

Standard Bank Takes The Lead In Creating Value With AI; Ranked South Africa’s Most AI-Mature Bank

and #2 across Middle East and Africa Standard Bank Group is leading in AI maturity in South Africa and ranked second ...

DRC Elites Awards Opens Nominations As Kinshasa Prepares To Honour The Architects Of A New Congo

DRC Elites Awards

Ecobank Group Launches World First Nature Bond: Mobilising Global Capital To Protect Africa’s Natural Ecosystems

Ecobank Group

From Hype To Highways: Finance Transformation Africa Charts Blueprint For Borderless Finance

Finance Transformation Africa

When women farm better, Eswatini eats better

When women farm better, Eswatini eats better

Togo Hosts the 8th Annual Forum of National Volunteer Agencies in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region

Togo Hosts the 8th Annual Forum of National Volunteer Agencies in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region
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Headlines

African brands rebound to 15% of the most admired brands in Africa, recovering from a historic low of 11%. MTN and Dangote lead Africa’s rankings.

Brand Africa and African Union honour the 100 Most Influential Africa CMOs in Addis Ababa

Four health workers recover from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Four health workers recover from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Government of Zambia, WFP and UK Met Office launch USD 3.6 million initiative to strengthen climate monitoring and early warning systems

AFRICA IS NOT WAITING

AFRICA IS NOT WAITING

Gates Foundation Ebola Response Funding Announcement

The 20th Anniversary of the Africa Economy Builders Forum Awards Honors Countries with Effective Public Policies and Transformation Dynamics

From Africa to Asia: InvestHK wraps up strategic visit to South Africa and Rwanda riding on Global South momentum (with photos)

From Africa to Asia: InvestHK wraps up strategic visit to South Africa and Rwanda riding on Global South momentum (with photos)

AI unleashed as companies showcase business impact at flagship SAP event

AI unleashed as companies showcase business impact at flagship SAP event

Teresa Clarke, Chair and CEO of Africa.com, to Receive South Africa’s Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo

Teresa Clarke, Chair and CEO of Africa.com, to Receive South Africa’s Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo

When the Framework Gets It Wrong: What the Afreximbank-Fitch dispute reveals about narrative power in African capital markets

Africa Forward Summit Concludes In New Era of Africa–France Partnership

Africa Forward Summit Concludes In New Era of Africa–France Partnership

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When women farm better, Eswatini eats better

When women farm better, Eswatini eats better

Togo Hosts the 8th Annual Forum of National Volunteer Agencies in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region

Togo Hosts the 8th Annual Forum of National Volunteer Agencies in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region

Indigenous Peoples gravely vulnerable to Ebola epidemic, warn United Nations (UN) independent experts

Indigenous Peoples gravely vulnerable to Ebola epidemic, warn United Nations (UN) independent experts

Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister ONISHI and His Excellency (H.E.) Mr. Cosgrow, Principal Minister and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Blue Economy of Seychelles

Meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister ONISHI and His Excellency (H.E.) Mr. Cosgrow, Principal Minister and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Blue Economy of Seychelles

Eritrea: Construction of Elementary School in Gogni Sub-Zone

Eritrea: Construction of Elementary School in Gogni Sub-Zone

Standard Bank truck with Africa's most valuable bank branding in an urban setting.

Standard Bank Takes The Lead In Creating Value With AI; Ranked South Africa’s Most AI-Mature Bank

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