London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | With fewer than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and only 6% currently on track in Africa, the continent faces a dual challenge by being among the least responsible for climate change yet the most vulnerable to its impacts, contributing …
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Absa and MEST Africa announce the Top 10 finalists for the MEST Africa Challenge 2025 Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Ugandan startups have made it to the list of Top 10 finalists of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025. Credify Africa Inc and Kanzu Finance Ltd from Uganda, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | African fintech startup tisini has announced a strategic partnership with Sphere Labs, a global leader in cross-border payment and tokenised asset infrastructure. The collaboration aims to expand Africa’s intelligent credit systems and open transparent, tokenised investment opportunities for global investors. The partnership was sealed …
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MOROCCO — A New Chapter for Africa’s Bridge Nation COMMENT | AMBASSADOR ZAKARIA EL GOUMIRI | As the Kingdom of Morocco marks a significant double milestone—half a century since the historic Green March of 1975 and some seven decades since its independence from the French and Spanish protectorates in 1956—the …
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Yaounde, Cameroon, | Xinhua | Cameroonian President Paul Biya was sworn in on Thursday for a new seven-year term after winning 53.66 percent of the vote in the country’s Oct. 12 presidential election. Biya, 92, who has been in power since 1982, leads the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement. Share on: …
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Why Tanzanians have plenty of reasons to be angry with her and government COVER STORY | DAN PAGET & AGENCIES | In Tanzania, something snapped this year. Protests followed the 29 October 2025 elections. They are unprecedented in their scale, national breadth and political content since the country’s independence in 1961. But the repression unleashed …
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CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | South Africa’s National Assembly has passed the One-Stop Border Post Bill to streamline cross-border coordination and facilitate smoother movement of people and goods between neighboring countries. A one-stop border post is a shared port of entry jointly managed by two countries at a single location, …
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The continent’s rising food festivals are putting flavor at the heart of tourism and trade. Experts say the boom reflects Africa’s growing investment in gastronomy as a driver of growth, identity, and soft power SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Visitors at the AfroGastro Festival swallowed morsels of fufu and watched …
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DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzania’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has reassured the public and international visitors that peace and stability have been fully restored in the country following post-election protests reported between Oct. 29 and Nov. 1. The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday night …
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Africa’s largest CO2 emitter has unveiled an ambitious plan that could redefine how the region tackles climate change. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Pretoria’s R2.23 trillion (approx. $128 billion USD) Integrated Resource Plan 2025 sets out to halve the country’s reliance on coal and add more than 100 gigawatts of …
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