Africa’s Critical Minerals Push Turns Value Addition Into a Geopolitical Test
African governments are preparing a New York critical-minerals roundtable aimed at local processing, investment and stronger…
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Yellow’s Series C Puts African Solar and Smartphone Finance Back in the Spotlight
South Africa-based Yellow has raised a Series C round to scale solar and smartphone financing across…
DRC Fashion Week Turns SAPE Into a Creative-Economy Signal for the Two Congos
DRC Fashion Week's sixth edition in Kinshasa placed SAPE at the centre of fashion, identity and…
South Sudan’s Jonglei Ambush Turns UNMISS Protection Into a War-Risk Test
Two UN peacekeepers were killed and seven people injured in a Jonglei ambush, raising pressure on…
Afreximbank’s H1 Profit Jump Shows Africa’s Trade-Finance Demand Is Still Rising
Afreximbank's first-half 2026 results show rising assets, loans and net income, reinforcing the bank's role in…
Guinea-Bissau’s Mpox Outbreak Puts Children and Surveillance on Alert
Children account for half of suspected mpox cases in Guinea-Bissau, raising concern over surveillance gaps before…
South Africa’s 124 Renewable Projects Put Grid Capacity Back in the Spotlight
NERSA's registration of 124 renewable generation facilities shows private power momentum in South Africa, but grid…
South Sudan’s Ebola Border Watch Tests East Africa’s Outbreak Readiness
South Sudan is intensifying Ebola surveillance along its DRC border as cross-border trade, informal routes and…
Nigeria’s Terra Industries Funding Pushes African Defense Tech Into a New Phase
Terra Industries' reported $52 million seed round puts Nigerian defense tech, autonomous drones and African security…
Zolani Tete’s Killing Turns South African Boxing Grief Into a Justice Test
South African police have arrested four suspects after former world boxing champion Zolani Tete was shot…
South Africa’s SADC Chairmanship Puts Infrastructure at the Centre of Regional Power
South Africa's new SADC chairmanship places infrastructure at the centre of Southern Africa's agenda, testing regional…
Sudan’s Kordofan Displacement Surge Turns El Obeid Into a Humanitarian Test
More than 200,000 people have been newly displaced across Sudan's Kordofan region, placing El Obeid and…