Between Conflict and Collapse: The Need for Ceasefire and Aid in Africa

As global attention remains focused on the Russia-Ukraine war, the crisis in Gaza, and the recent stand-off between Israel and Iran, Africa is witnessing its most severe wave of conflicts and humanitarian suffering since 1946. The African...

World Bank approves new financing to enhance climate change mitigation and adaptation in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 November 2025: The World Bank Board of Directors last week approved an additional grant of $18.34 million to support Sierra Leone in enhancing biodiversity protection, environmental sustainability, and climate change...

Nigeria’s AI Vision Stumbles on Funding, Law Gaps as Africa’s Policy Divide Widens

Advertisements Nigeria has become one of Africa’s biggest countries with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Its engineers are building local language models, universities are opening robotics labs, and global partners, from Google to the...

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE FARMER’S CRY

The Sahel region of West Africa, stretching from Senegal to Chad, was once known for its vast grasslands, rich soil, and rhythmic cycles of rain and harvest. Today, that landscape is changing dramatically. The once-predictable rains now come late,...

Africa Advances Regional Integration Despite Operating Below Potential

Africa’s economic integration is gaining momentum through new trade policies and infrastructure investments, but the continent remains far from reaching its full potential, according to Afreximbank’s latest Regional Integration and Market Access...

Mali has not just plunged into crisis. It has been unraveling for years.

This week, the United States urged its citizens to leave Mali immediately, as an al-Qaeda affiliated group imposed a fuel blockade on the capital. More than a routine security warning, this move highlights the deep vulnerability of a country...

The UN Resolution on Western Sahara: Political Endorsement, Economic Interests, and Strategic Consequences

Executive Summary This report provides an analytical overview of the recently adopted United Nations Security Council resolution extending the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). The assessment concludes that...

SIMA 2025 Concludes With Bold Vision For Pan-African Media Collaboration

Dakar, Senegal — October 30, 2025 The inaugural International African Media Exhibition (SIMA) wrapped up in Dakar with a resounding commitment to reshape the future of African media. A key outcome of the event was the decision to launch a...

Climate Change And The Disappearing Lake Chad: A Regional Crisis -By Rebecca Zubairu

Lake Chad, once a thriving freshwater lake supporting millions of people across Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Cameroon, is now a shadow of its former self. Over the past five decades, the lake has shrunk by more than 90%, transforming from a vast...

Hungary Helps Programme Expands Life-Saving Missions in Chad

The Hungary Helps Programme’s humanitarian missions in Chad have produced significant results, according to Tristan Azbej, the State Secretary responsible for aiding persecuted Christians at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Marking the...

Chad Reinstates Ties with Prince Harry’s Charity

Reuters file photo Britain’s Prince Harry Reuters 13:45 JST, October 29, 2025 N’DJAMENA (Reuters) — Chad has reinstated management agreements with African Parks, the conservation group whose board includes Britain’s Prince Harry, and begun talks...

Africa’s Circular Economy gains momentum as innovation meets opportunity

On the outskirts of Addis Ababa, 30-year-old Behailu Seboka, founder of Askema Engineering, manufactures brake pads from discarded slaughterhouse materials. What began as a university project now employs 268 people and serves 6,400 customers...

From India to Africa and Europe: The Strategic and Economic ...

The creation of a continuous economic corridor connecting India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Africa, and Europe represent one of the most transformative ideas of the 21st century. It is a project that transcends geography it redefines global trade,...

Africa should not expect much from Donald Trump, By Johnnie Carson

President Trump and African leaders The administration will probably make some overtures to Africa; as it did in the first term. It will probably keep the Presidential Council on Doing Business in Africa largely as a gesture to the American...

Israel’s engagement with Africa 

In July 2021 Israel was granted observer status at the African Union ((AU), a major move that followed two past failed attempts in the 2010s.This diplomatic victory for the Jewish State remained the object of fierce dispute among member states....

Nigerian pastoralist markets: Building on the AU-IBAR initiative for a sustainable future

Nigeria’s pastoralist economy remains one of the largest in Africa, with millions of households’ dependent on cattle, sheep, goats, and camels for livelihood. Livestock contributes significantly to the country’s food security, employment, and...

African Parks, Partners treat 10,000 cattle in Greater Pibor

Author: Kenyi Evans | Published: 10 hours ago Treating livestock in Kassangor of GPAA. 📷 Photo by Dr. Megan Claase JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – To many in South Sudan, cattle are not just animals – they are livelihood, culture, and continuity....

Mali’s sovereignty dilemma

Since Assimi Goïta’s rise to power through a coup in 2021, Mali’s trajectory has become increasingly uncertain and unstable. Following two military coups in 2020 and 2021, Goïta’s leadership has been marked by a pronounced nationalist stance. His...

Climate Change And The Farmer’s Cry: Adapting To A Drying Sahel -By Hadiza Ibrahim Ba’aba

The Sahel region of West Africa, stretching from Senegal to Chad, was once known for its vast grasslands, rich soil, and rhythmic cycles of rain and harvest. Today, that landscape is changing dramatically. The once-predictable rains now come late,...

Nigeria Seeks FAO Support to Revive Lake Chad Basin

Nigeria has requested technical and financial assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to revitalize the Lake Chad Basin, focusing on boosting agribusiness, livelihoods, and food security. During a bilateral meeting, Agriculture...