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Kenya: Manufacturers Flag Potential Cost Pressures in Finance Bill 2026 Proposals
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has warned that the Finance Bill 2026 could significantly increase production costs across the industrial sector, citing...
Kenya: Tight-Lipped Shujaa Ready to Shock Stronger Opponents At World 7s Championships Series
"We will not talk much until after France but we want to promise you that we will man up in the two...
Nigeria: Kannywood Actress Wasila Isma’il Is Dead
Her former husband, Al-Amin Chiroma, confirmed her...
Kenya: Govt Boosts Education Funding, Targets Ksh765b Budget – – Kindiki
Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, has reaffirmed the Government's commitment to transforming the education sector through increased funding, improved infrastructure and expanded...
Tanzania: Zanzibar Hosts Blue Economy Research Workshop
Zanzibar -- THE 29th Annual Research Workshop (ARW) is set to open today in Zanzibar, bringing together policymakers, researchers, development partners and private...
Tanzania: World Bank Leaders Reflect On Tanzania’s Development Journey, Future Opportunities
Dar es Salaam -- ON May 18th, this year, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, received the outgoing World Bank Country Director, Mr Nathan Belete,...
Tanzania: Tanzania Sees the Upgraded Nduli Airport As Boost for Business, Agriculture, Tourism
Iringa -- DEPUTY Minister for Transport, David Kihenzile has thanked the government for delivering major infrastructure development in the Iringa Region, particularly the...
Ghana: World Corporate Golf Challenge Ghana Officially Launches 2026 Season
The World Corporate Golf Challenge (WCGC) Ghana has officially launched its 2026 tournament season in Accra, with the highly anticipated national final scheduled...
Ghana: Ofankor-Nsawam Road Project Faces Fresh Delay · Contractor Seeks Second Extension · Commuters Lament Worsening Conditions
Concern is mounting among commuters and drivers using the Ofankor-Nsawam stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway as MessrsMeripoma Enterprise Limited requests an extension of...
Ghana: This Must Be Our Last IMF Bailout – President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama over the weekend took his Resetting Ghana Tour to the Savannah Region, where he expressed the hope that it...
Ghana: ECG Invests Gh¢3m to Boost Power Stability in Accra West
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disclosed that it invested over GH¢3 million in the first quarter of the year to improve...
Kenya: Visa Report Flags Ai-Powered Scams As Biggest Threat to Digital Payments
Criminals are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence and social engineering to manipulate users into authorizing payments, a new report by Visa has...
Rwanda: Rwandan Students to Benefit From I&m Bank, Oklahoma Christian University Affordable Financing Partnership
I&M Bank Rwanda, through its EduFinance Programme, has extended a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oklahoma Christian University-Rwanda to expand access to affordable...
Rwanda: Why Factories Are Not Producing At Full Capacity
The government has invested heavily in industrial parks, modern machinery, energy infrastructure, and logistics systems as part of its long-term ambition to grow...
Kenya: One Man’s Tears, Another Man’s Champagne – Ambani Laments Leopards League Title Heartbreak As Gor Celebrate 22nd Crown
NAIROBI -- Even as Gor Mahia were popping champagne in Homa Bay, back at the Kericho Green Stadium, it was all tears and...
Liberia: LNBA Gets Major ICT Support for Legal Clinics Nationwide
The Liberia National Bar Association has received a major package of ICT equipment and office materials from the United Nations Office of the...
Liberia: American Businesses in Liberia Unite to Form New Association
A major step towards strengthening commercial ties between Liberia and the United States was taken on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, when more than...
Uganda: Arsenal Supporter Killed By Manchester United Colleague After Dispute
Police in Kampala are investigating the murder of a 34-year-old boda boda rider who allegedly died following a violent altercation linked to a...
Uganda: Hospitality Sector Emerges As Strategic Driver of Uganda’s Tourism Growth At Poate 2026
KAMPALA -- Uganda's hospitality sector is increasingly being recognized as a strategic pillar in the country's tourism development, with industry stakeholders calling for...
Angola: Bengo Governor Supports Families of the Mine Collapse’s Victims
Caxito -- The provincial governor of Bengo, Maria Antónia Nelumba, guaranteed on Sunday, in the municipality of Nambuangongo, full support to the 28 families...
Kenya: Kenya Eyes 300,000 Ugandan Tourists in 2026 On Improved Air Links
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25-Kenya is targeting a 27 per cent increase in tourist arrivals from Uganda to 300,000 in 2026, banking on improved...
Uganda: MTN Internet Bus Graduates Kampala Youth As Uganda’s Digital Divide Persists
Kampala -- Uganda's youthful population is increasingly being pushed into a digital economy many are still ill-prepared to navigate, prompting fresh efforts by...
Malawi: ‘Just an Assault’ – Civil Servants Union Tears Into New Minimum Wages As Cost of Living Crushes Workers
The newly announced minimum wage adjustments have triggered outrage from labour leaders, with the Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) declaring that the salary...
Liberia: Liberian Albinism Group Blasts Ai Images Mocking Condition
The Liberia Albinism Society on Tuesday condemned the growing circulation of AI-generated images that digitally alter the appearance of Liberian celebrities and public...
Africa: How can the Global South chart its path to development by seizing the economic and financial opportunities of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan, in light of the characteristics of Chinese diplomacy?
My stay in China as part of the DongFang scholarship program at Peking University (PKU) allowed me to immerse in the heart of China's...
South Africa: Blind Soccer Coach Keeps Motherwell Teens Out of Crime
Lundi Potelwa started the Mfengu Nation sports organisation in 2024 and now coaches 50 soccer...
South Africa: Khayelitsha Streets Fill With Rainbow Flags for Queer Rights Pride March
This year's Khumbulani Pride honoured those killed in hate crimes, including 16-year-old Kwakhanya Mhlanganisi, murdered in...
Liberia: EPA Shuts Down Mining Firm in Grand Gedeh Over Creek Diversion, Illegal Operations
Environmental regulators shut down a gold mining company in Grand Gedeh County Friday after inspectors found it operating six excavators and two processing...
Liberia: Nafaa Warns Public After Toxic Pufferfish Found On Margibi Beach
Liberia's fisheries authority issued an urgent public health warning Friday after a toxic pufferfish washed ashore at Marshall Beach in Margibi County, cautioning...