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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 …

  BEIJING, | Xinhua |  Since its founding 105 years ago, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has kept standing at the forefront of China’s transformation, leading the country through construction to become one of the world’s foremost economic powers. Now with more than 101 million members, the CPC is …

GENEVA | TASS | The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could cause economic losses for African countries of up to $3.6 billion and threaten more than 300,000 jobs on the continent, according to Damien Mama, UN Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative and Acting Humanitarian Coordinator …

  Africa’s digital divide shifts from network coverage to internet adoption as connectivity nears universality, according to a new GSMA report.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A decade ago, Africa’s digital challenge was still largely about access. Today, only 9% of Africans remain outside mobile broadband coverage, according …

Despite African brilliance on the world stage, players increasingly choose foreign flags, citing better organisation, respect and pathways than African federations offer, writes Sean Andah. African play­ers are never far from the pin­nacle of the world’s game. The per­fect illus­tra­tion of this can be seen in France and its approach …

OPINION | ABEBE HAILE-GABRIEL & MANUEL BARANGE | Across Africa, demand for aquatic foods is increasing as population grows. Yet, supply is struggling to keep the pace. This matters because aquatic foods are not a niche product in Africa. They are an important source of food, livelihoods and trade. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigerian music producer and digital creator Ogunremi David Tope, popularly known as ePianoh, is looking beyond personal success and setting his sights on meaningful collaborations with artists, producers and music industry stakeholders in Uganda and across Africa. At a time when African music is …

  African electricity systems are moving beyond state-owned utility models as governments increasingly rely on private capital to build new generation, storage, and grid infrastructure. This is creating more diversified power markets while redefining the role of utilities across the continent.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African electricity …

Why steady economic growth may no longer save Uganda from stagnation   COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | I have spent some good time recently ruminating about what is likely to be the future of our small economies in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI). I have also worried about …

  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 …