AFRICA

JUBA | Xinhua | South Sudan is set to face profound economic and humanitarian challenges due to dwindling donor assistance and humanitarian funding, according to two new reports released by the World Bank on Thursday. “Official development assistance coming from other countries into South Sudan in 2025 was half the …

   New cars are hitting Africa’s roads faster than ever as local production rises and Chinese brands heat up competition with attractive prices.Morocco is speeding  production at over 1 million units surpassing South Africa at nearly 600,000 units. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  After years of shortages, high prices and delayed …

LUSAKA | Xinhua |  Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday held talks with his Ghanaian counterpart John Dramani Mahama, with a particular focus on deepening economic ties. The two leaders met at State House in Lusaka following Mahama’s arrival on Wednesday for a three-day state visit to Zambia. While acknowledging …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Odrek Rwabwogo, chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Export and Industrial Development (PACEID), says Uganda is seeking to regain and expand access to the United States market following the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Rwabwogo says the extension restores …

TRIPOLI | Xinhua | Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in an armed attack in western Libya on Tuesday, according to a statement from his political team. Abdullah Othman Abdurrahim, a member of the team, posted the announcement on Facebook, stating that …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday hosted leaders of the AU–EAC–SADC panel of facilitators for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process at State House, Entebbe. The meeting was part of ongoing efforts to advance dialogue and stability in the eastern DRC. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the 14th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference approaches next month in Cameroon, Ugandan civil society leaders are urging African governments to speak with one voice in defending the continent’s trade interests. At a consultative meeting in Entebbe, Jane Nalunga, executive director of …

Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo / March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) rebels have signed a mandate in Doha, Qatar, marking a new step in the ongoing peace process for eastern Congo. According to a statement released …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Royal Johannesburg Golf Course will be a hive of activity this week when the continent’s best talent descend upon South Africa for what promises to be a compelling Africa Amateur Championship tournament. It will run from February 4-7. Uganda is due to …

From Johannesburg to Kampala, Africa’s digital ambitions are now inseparable from the strength of its power grids Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa’s digital economy is beginning to recast the continent’s electricity landscape, with data centres emerging alongside households, factories and mines as a significant new source of power demand. …