Visa-free Africa can unleash a $3.3 trillion market and jobs – Mubarak, Team Lead, Trans-African Tourism and Unity Campaign

As Africa eyes the vast promise of the $3.3 trillion African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a bold Pan-African campaign is demanding visa-free travel across the continent to unlock trade, tourism, and job creation for its 1.4 billion...

Solar imports surge by 60% across Africa, suggesting a major renewables take-off across the continent

The analysis shows that Africa’s solar panel imports set a new record in the 12 months to June 2025, reaching 15 GW – a 60% increase on the 9.4 GW imported in the preceding 12 months. The last time imports surged was in 2023, when South Africa...

Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 27, 2025

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 27, 2025, Egypt signed a $220 million deal with Gulf and Chinese partners to build a major solar-panel production complex, boosting its renewable energy capacity. Meanwhile, Algeria battled dozens of wildfires...

Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 26, 2025

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 26, 2025, Egypt's petroleum ministry announced new gas drilling in its giant Zohr field to boost output. Meanwhile, Tunisian rights groups condemned the government's closure of a key information agency as a...

Douala Port is now the most congested on the West African Coast

The Douala port is now the most congested port on the West African coast, according to shipping-intelligence platform Gocomet. Vessel delays at the facility reach as long as nine days—two days longer than at Conakry in Guinea, Abidjan in Côte...

Douala Port Faces Severe Congestion, Impacting West African Trade

(Business in Cameroon) - Douala Port faces severe congestion, with vessel waiting times reaching nine days, impacting West African trade. Aging infrastructure, seasonal activity peaks, and administrative delays contribute to the port's...

Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 2324, 2025

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Today's Africa Intelligence Brief offers a detailed overview of key developments across the African continent on August 23–24, 2025. This roundup is organized by region (North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central...

Displacement, violence drive new poverty patterns in Nigeria – Study

Findings from a recent multidimensional poverty study assessing how individuals escape from or fall back into poverty across six states representing Nigeria’s geopolitical zones have revealed alarming trends stemming from ongoing poverty crises in...

Africa Sets Record with 1.57 GW Chinese Solar Imports in May 2025

In the sweltering heat of sub-Saharan Africa, where power outages have long stifled economic growth, a quiet revolution is unfolding. Countries across the continent are importing unprecedented volumes of solar panels from China, driven by...

Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 22, 2025

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Today's Africa Intelligence Brief provides a comprehensive analysis of major developments across the African continent on August 22, 2025 roundup is organized by region (North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central...

WHO Supplies 1.1M Vaccines to Chad as Cholera Deaths Soar

(MENAFN) WHO and UNICEF delivered 1.1 million cholera vaccine doses Thursday to Chad's government as the deadly outbreak continues claiming lives across the Central African nation. Mahamat Hamit Ahmat, Deputy General Secretary in the Ministry of...

AFRODAD chair calls for restorative justice as Africa's debt crisis deepens

As Africa continues to grapple with an escalating debt crisis, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD), Barbara Kalima-Phiri, has called for restorative justice and systemic reform across...

Chikungunya virus surges globally with warming climate

A mosquito-borne virus that can leave infected people debilitated for years is spreading to more regions of the world, as climate change creates new habitats for the insects that carry it. More than 240,000 cases of the virus, chikungunya, have...

Two Years of Tinubu’s Diplomacy: Real gains, unrealised leverage, roadmap for bigger dividends

President Bola Tinubu came into office promising that “Nigeria is back,” then framed his foreign policy around the now-familiar “4Ds”: Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora. Two years on, his record shows meaningful movement on economic...

Cholera kills 4,738 globally, Africa bears brunt with 3,700 deaths — WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that cholera deaths are climbing worldwide even as the number of recorded cases falls, noting what it described as serious gaps in treatment and access to care. In a statement issued Friday, the...

TIME Announces TIME Africa

Today, global media company TIME (https://TIME.com/) announced TIME Africa, a new regional editorial expansion in collaboration with Global Venture Partners (GVP). TIME Africa will launch as a digital and live events platform, bringing TIME’s...

TIME Announces TIME Africa In Partnership With Global Venture Partners

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 28, 2025/APO Group/ -- Today, global media company TIME ( ) announced TIME Africa , a new regional editorial expansion in collaboration with Global Venture Partners (GVP)....

Helping Kids Round First delivering aid to Africa

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Flandreau-based non-profit that uses baseball to build skills and bridge cultures in Nicaragua is expanding to help in Africa. The group is delivering humanitarian aid to Chad and Sudan with over 400,000...

Everywhere Insiders 12: Epstein Files, Africa Conflicts, and Nvidia

Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris...

AfDB, ICRC partner to support inclusive, resilient water services in Maiduguri

The Government of Borno State, in collaboration with the African Development Bankand the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), have convened a partnership roundtable to accelerate access to safe, sustainable, and inclusive water...