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LATEST AFRICA NEWS:
Nigeria: Court Bars NMDPRA From Shutting Down, Interfering With Dangote Refinery
A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) from enforcing its directive suspending the...
Uganda: Uganda Airlines Warns of Nairobi Flight Delays Amid Air Traffic Control Challenges
Uganda Airlines has warned passengers travelling to and from Nairobi of possible flight delays following ongoing air traffic control challenges at Jomo Kenyatta...
South Africa: Ramokgopa Sets Record Straight On Eskom Turnaround, Buying Board Time for Reforms
Eskom may be celebrating a solid set of financial results, but mounting arrear debt and structural liabilities reveal why full market reform remains...
Kenya: Govt Apologises Over JKIA Disruption As Mudavadi Says Talks to End Aviation Strike Continue
Nairobi -- The government has apologised for the disruption at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) as an aviation workers' strike entered its second...
Ethiopia: MIDROC Gold Strikes Deal for Machinery to Build 1.25-Million-Ton Annual Processing Plant in Metekel
Addis Abeba -- MIDROC Investment Group's MIDROC Gold Mine has signed an agreement on 29 August with Austria-based CEMTEC Cement and Mining Technology...
Ethiopia: Ethiopia to Regulate Dam Water Use As Rain Deficit Raises Power-Generation Concerns
Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia will implement strictly regulated water usage and integrated dam water management to compensate for the rain deficit recorded during...
South Africa: Labour Department Accused of Shielding Sweatshops
The clothing bargaining council says a government pilot project is being used to keep inspectors...
Somalia: Ukraine’s Ridne Consortium Explores Berbera Port As Humanitarian Aid Hub
Hargeisa (Horndiplomat) -- A delegation from Ukraine-based RIDNE Food Consortium and the Tony Blair Institute has visited Berbera Port to assess opportunities for...
Kenya: Aviation Strike Threatens Kenya’s Regional Hub Status As Flights Disrupted
Nairobi -- Kenya's aviation industry has called for an urgent end to an ongoing air traffic services strike, warning that prolonged disruption at...
Kenya: Flights Disrupted for Second Day As Transport Ministry Stays Silent On Aviation Strike
Nairobi -- Kenya's aviation strike entered its second day on Monday, with hundreds of passengers facing delays and cancellations as the Ministry of...
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Return Will Cripple Nigeria’s Economy – Cleric
A Kaduna-based Islamic scholar and former Special Adviser to two former governors of Kaduna State, Sheikh Haliru Maraya, has warned that returning to...
Africa: Wars, Humanitarian Crises, Economic Rivalries and Natural Disasters Shape the World
The final week of August was marked by intensifying geopolitical competition, continuing wars, humanitarian emergencies, economic uncertainty and devastating natural disasters. From the Middle...
Rwanda: Domestic Tourism Grows, but Affordability Remains a Concern
More Rwandans are travelling within the country, but growing domestic tourism has yet to translate into mass participation, with travel still widely perceived...
South Africa: SA Motorists Can’t Escape the Petrol Price Pain in September
Petrol is up by R1.34 and diesel gets a R2.94 increase, and there's nothing we can do about it for...
Sudan: Beyond Projects – Rethinking Agricultural Investment for Sudan’s Post-War Recovery
This essay concludes a three-part series by the author on agriculture in Sudan. Read the previous instalments here and...
Namibia: Old People in Namibia Are Going Into Debt to Pay for Everyday Costs – New Report Examines Strained Household Budgets
Your grandmother in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, is struggling to breathe. You call the public ambulance service, but you're told it...
Africa: Farming Can Help Drive Southern Africa’s Growth If Countries in the Region Make Trade Easier
The focus on agricultural development at the Southern African Development Community's 46th summit in August 2026 reflected a clear understanding that the...
Chinese Scientists Flagged Glacial Flood Danger One Year Before Nepal Catastrophe
Authored by Sophia Lam via The Epoch Times, More than a year before the catastrophic flash flood devastated the China-Nepal border crossing at Gyirong last week,...
Trump plans $4 million for right-wing media in Europe, sources say
Washington: President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to spend $4 million to bolster right-wing media ?in Europe, part of a package of ?at least $25...
Fast-fashion company Shein shares slide in HK debut
Shares in online fast-fashion retailer Shein have fallen eight per cent in their first day of Hong Kong trade as investors worry about the impact...
Powering China’s Next Growth Story: Why Renewables and Batteries Could Beat Coal by 2040
China’s energy transition is moving from a climate objective to a major economic restructuring that could reshape electricity prices, industrial competitiveness, energy security and investment...
Move from ‘endless war towards end of war’: PM Modi tells Russian President Putin
Bishkek, Sep 01: Calling for an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to move...
Taiwan’s chip prowess is built on democracy and rule of law, president says
?Taiwan’s semiconductor prowess is built on the foundations of democracy and rule of law, becoming a trusted international partner that keeps its promises to supply...
UNGA 2026: What’s on the agenda?
Every September, world leaders descend on New York for the UN General Assembly, turning the Big Apple into a crowded stage for speeches, private meetings...
Ludhiana espionage case probe: Dubai contact helped accused get in touch with Pak handlers: Cops
The espionage investigation in Ludhiana has taken an international turn, with police uncovering a Dubai link to the alleged Pakistan-backed surveillance network. The link emerged...
PM Modi holds talks with Kyrgyzstan, Armenia leaders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the leaders of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek on Monday...
Oil climbs as stocks slide on fresh Trump warning over Iran
HONG KONG, Sept 1 — Oil prices extended gains Tuesday amid fears of a fresh bout of military exchanges between the United States and Iran...