SADC expands Simplified Trade Regime.Algeria forges infrastructure pathways for Pan-African economic integration and sovereignty.Deepening gender gap exposes Malian women.Powerful earthquake strikes western ColombiaLesotho and The Gambia forge strategic South-South partnership.Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon strengthen economic cooperation.Afreximbank unlocks landmark €110M financing.President Samia orders an immediate end to farmer-herder conflicts.From Cotonou to Astana: Benin's youth build Africa's AI future.Trinidad and Tobago: Expanding women’s participation.Djibouti advocates measured transition and regional stability.Burkina Faso strengthens consultative framework in Ouagadougou.Ivory Coast completes cocoa buyout to support farmers and stabilise the cocoa marketVenezuela, Brazil Solidarity: New Cooperation AgendaTogo and Madagascar forge strategic alliance to power renewable energy expansion across Sub-Saharan Africa.
SADC Expands Simplified Trade Regime: Streamlining Border Clearance for Informal Cross-Border Traders
SADC Expands Simplified Trade Regime: Streamlining Border Clearance for Informal Cross-Border Traders
COUNTRY: ESWATINI. Member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are accelerating efforts to roll out the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) to cut compliance costs and streamline...
11.08.2026 21:47
Uganda’s Oil Strategy Opens a New Front in East Africa’s Energy Integration
Uganda’s Oil Strategy Opens a New Front in East Africa’s Energy Integration
COUNTRY:  UGANDA.  Uganda is positioning its emerging hydrocarbon sector for a wider role in East Africa’s energy landscape as regional infrastructure projects around Tanzania’s port of Tanga...
11.08.2026 17:28
Deepening Gender Gap Exposes Malian Women to Escalating Climate Hazards Despite Shared Physical Vulnerabilities
Deepening Gender Gap Exposes Malian Women to Escalating Climate Hazards Despite Shared Physical Vulnerabilities
COUNTRY: MALI. A comprehensive national report by research network Afrobarometer reveals a critical information gap across Mali, where nearly half of women remain uninformed about climate change...
11.08.2026 13:33
Sovereign Compute or Digital Colonialism: Why Africa Must Build Its Own AI Infrastructure.
Sovereign Compute or Digital Colonialism: Why Africa Must Build Its Own AI Infrastructure.
COUNTRY: KENYA. In an era defined by the rapid global adoption of artificial intelligence, a critical technological divide threatens to reshape the continent's economic future. As detailed in a...
11.08.2026 12:51
Algeria: Forging the Infrastructure of Pan-African Economic Integration and Sovereignty
Algeria: Forging the Infrastructure of Pan-African Economic Integration and Sovereignty
COUNTRY: ALGERIA. Algeria is rapidly solidifying its position as a central driver of continental economic integration, leveraging its strategic geographical location and substantial infrastructure...
11.08.2026 11:32
Powerful earthquake strikes western Colombia
Powerful earthquake strikes western Colombia
COUNTRY: COLOMBIA.  A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, 10 August 2026, at approximately 7:34 a.m., with its epicentre near San José del Palmar in the...
10.08.2026 21:36
From Cotonou to Astana: How Benin's Youth Are Building Africa's AI Future From the Ground Up
From Cotonou to Astana: How Benin's Youth Are Building Africa's AI Future From the Ground Up
COUNTRY: BENIN. Benin has claimed third place among African nations at the 2026 International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence, its strongest result yet at the competition and a clear jump from...
09.08.2026 19:10
Rio Archives Preserve Brazil’s Dictatorship Memory
Rio Archives Preserve Brazil’s Dictatorship Memory
COUNTRY:  BRAZIL. Efforts to preserve the historical memory of Brazil’s military dictatorship are gaining momentum in Rio de Janeiro through projects aimed at protecting and organising archives...
06.08.2026 15:21
Antigua and Barbuda Seeks US Review of Visa Restrictions and Bond Programme
Antigua and Barbuda Seeks US Review of Visa Restrictions and Bond Programme
COUNTRY:  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA. The government of Antigua and Barbuda has launched a diplomatic effort to convince the United States to remove the country from recently imposed visa restrictions...
03.08.2026 14:32
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