Time Out’s 2025 rankings of the world’s best cities have placed three African cities in the global spotlight. Cape Town, Marrakech, and Lagos […]
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Uganda Begins Testing New Ebola Vaccine Amid Outbreak
Uganda has launched a clinical trial for an experimental vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that claimed the life […]
South Africa Renews Call for Taiwan to Move Representative Office
South Africa has once again demanded that Taiwan relocate its de facto embassy from Pretoria, setting an end-of-March deadline for the move. According […]
Nigeria Sets Oil Production Target of 2.7 Million Barrels per Day by 2027
Olu Verheijen, the Special Adviser on Energy to Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, has revealed that Africa’s largest oil producer plans to increase daily […]
Botswana and De Beers Seal 10-year Diamond Sales Deal
Botswana and South African diamond giant De Beers have finalized a new 10-year sales agreement after prolonged negotiations that began in 2019. Under […]
How to Optimize US Foreign Aid for Africa’s Development
The abrupt halt initiated by the Trump administration of US foreign aid risks jeopardizing the lives of millions in low-income countries where up […]
Rwanda’s Kagame Denies Troop Deployment in Eastern DRC
Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda and commander in chief of the nation’s armed forces, has claimed that he does not know whether […]
South Africa’s Expropriation Act: Balancing Property Rights and Urgent Land Reform
South Africa’s newly passed Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 replaces the apartheid-era law to align property acquisition with constitutional principles. The act details […]
AfDB Proposes Critical Minerals-backed Currency for African Countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a proposal for a new “gold standard” currency arrangement that would be backed by Africa’s critical […]
DR Congo Rebels Announce Ceasefire to Ease Humanitarian Conditions
The Congo River Alliance, a coalition of rebel groups including the Rwanda-backed M23, has declared a unilateral ceasefire in eastern DR Congo for […]