AFRICA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and partners have launched the third phase of the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP), expanding the continent-wide initiative to 38 countries as governments intensify efforts to curb the …

  Uganda’s latest push to promote the Pearl of Africa abroad reflects a wider African trend, with governments increasingly using national brands to drive tourism, investment, trade, and international partnerships   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  Uganda’s latest “Explore Uganda, The Pearl of Africa” campaign has turned buses in …

Bujumbura, Burundi | THE INDEPENDENT | East African leaders and language experts are calling for greater investment in Kiswahili’s digital future, arguing that the region’s most widely spoken language must evolve with artificial intelligence and technology to remain relevant in a changing global economy. The call was made during celebrations to …

NIAMEY | TASS |  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov conveyed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to the heads of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to attend the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow at a meeting in Niamey. “The third Russia-Africa summit will take place in Moscow in October, and President Putin, …

ENTERTAINMENT | GRACE KHUNOU |  The Polygamist is a Netflix series that has soared up the streaming platform’s charts and triggered a global conversation about men who cheat in relationships. It tracks the fatal ruptures in what seems like a successful upper class family, the Gomoras. Although the story plays out in South Africa, the …

  Nairobi, Kenya | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | A new partnership between Equity Group, AfricaNenda Foundation and the Gates Foundation is set to accelerate the development of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across Africa in a move expected to expand financial inclusion, strengthen digital payment systems and support cross-border trade. The initiative, …

NAIROBI | Xinhua | From debutant Cabo Verde’s fairy-tale run to traditional powerhouse Morocco’s unbeaten streak, African football has emerged as an increasingly formidable presence on the global stage. Ten African teams entered the expanded FIFA World Cup. For the first time in the tournament’s history, 90 percent of African …

  Bujumbura, Burundi | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Kiswahili Commission (EAKC) has called for urgent investment in artificial intelligence tools and digital language systems to ensure Kiswahili keeps pace with global technological change and remains central to regional integration. The appeal came ahead of the 5th World Kiswahili …

As the number of Bundibugyo Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pushes past 1,000, doctors continue to fight the disease without a vaccine or cure. But the country’s top Ebola scientist tells SciDev.Net “there is still hope for this epidemic”. The outbreak detected in early May has spread rapidly across …

CAIRO | Xinhua |  Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated on Saturday the State Strategic Command Headquarters, known as “the Octagon,” in Egypt’s New Capital east of Cairo, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. In a speech marking the inauguration, Sisi described the new command as “a towering national edifice” …