AFRICA

  ECOTRUST Leads First Learning Series;  shares practical solutions to biodiversity loss and climate change.   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) has launched the ACBA Biodiversity Academy (ABA), a new learning platform that will bring together biodiversity practitioners, community leaders, researchers and conservation …

  The fragile logistics corridor via Gulf states that connects African patients with critical Indian pharmaceuticals has been thrown into disarray with the Strait of Hormuz closed   NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | India has often been called the “pharmacy of the Global South,” and, for African countries, public health …

  ANALYSIS | KATRINE L WALLACE | As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to rein in a growing outbreak of a rare Ebola virus, other countries are establishing protocols for keeping their own populations safe. As of May 27, 2026, Congo has reported more than …

  🇲🇺 Africa Region IV Men Team Championship– Final Results  🥇 Mauritius 🇲🇺 (+1) 🥈 Kenya 🇰🇪 (+32) 🥉 Seychelles 🇸🇨, Réunion Island 🇫🇷 & Tanzania 🇹🇿 (+39) 6⃣ Burundi 🇧🇮 (+57) Individual Championship 🥇 Adrian Andrade (Seychelles 🇸🇨) (-7) 🥈 Ludovic Bax (Mauritius 🇲🇺) (-4) 🥉 Tanishq Nobeen (Mauritius …

  African banks are sustaining some of the highest returns in global finance as rising profitability spreads across major markets. The gains reflect deeper financial penetration but increasingly point to a system that must now convert earnings strength into long-term efficiency, digital scale, and broader credit access.   SPECIAL REPORT …

  Ghana, Rwanda, and Zambia have launched a pilot digital trade corridor aimed at enabling instant cross-border payments and reducing reliance on dollar-mediated settlement systems.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Ghana, Rwanda, and Zambia are testing a unified digital trade corridor that allows cross-border payments to move instantly …

  According to the World Health Organization, the African region remains home to nearly two-thirds of all people living with HIV globally   Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | As Uganda and other African countries seek to integrate HIV prevention into mainstream health systems, experts are warning that the shift …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda is in final preparations of setting up Ebola treatment centers and a Laboratory in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a bid to assist the neighboring country bring the epidemic that has so far affected over 500 under control. Ugandan Health Authorities revealed on …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has secured the hosting rights for the 2031 African Games, marking the first time the East African country will stage the continent’s premier multi-sport event. The announcement was made during an Extraordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and …

  From heritage and tourism to digital innovation and youth enterprise, Kiswahili can position Tanzania at the center of Africa’s rising cultural economy.   COMMENT | TOSHI BWANA |  In an era increasingly defined by economic competition, technological disruption and cultural influence, the most successful nations are no longer merely …