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Botswana Pushes SADC to Turn Regional Integration into Economic Action
COUNTRY:  BOTSWANA.  Botswana is pushing the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to move regional integration beyond policy commitments and towards more practical economic...
14.08.2026 13:51
Fidel Castro and the Praxis of Popular Education
COUNTRY:  CUBA. As discussions mark the centennial of Cuban leader Fidel Castro on August 13, 2026, educators and intellectuals are re-examining his approach to social change and popular...
14.08.2026 13:30
Algeria and Niger Drill for Sovereignty; Kafra Oil Project Signals a New Phase of African Energy Cooperation
COUNTRY: ALGERIA. Algeria and Niger have taken a significant step in strengthening African cooperation over natural resources with the launch of exploratory drilling at the Kafra South-East 1 oil...
14.08.2026 10:05
Jamaica Allocates $4 Billion to Boost International Tourism Competitiveness
COUNTRY:  JAMAICA. Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism has announced an allocation of over $4 billion for fiscal year 2026/27 aimed at fortifying "Brand Jamaica" and expanding its international market...
14.08.2026 09:00
Mauritius Faces a New Development Challenge in Pursuit of High-Income Status
COUNTRY:  MAURITIUS. Mauritius is entering a new phase of economic transformation in which sustaining progress will require greater investment in productivity, infrastructure and resilience...
13.08.2026 19:03
Seychelles Calls for Stronger African Economic Integration
COUNTRY: SEYCHELLES. Seychelles has called for stronger regional economic integration and greater collective resilience among Southern African countries as the Southern African Development...
13.08.2026 15:22
Morocco Attracts $299 Million Chinese Tire Investment to Expand Automotive Manufacturing
COUNTRY: MOROCCO.  Morocco is attracting another major Chinese manufacturing investment as Guizhou Tire advances plans for a $298.7 million intelligent tyre plant at Mohammed VI Tanger Tech...
13.08.2026 14:09
The Gambia Moves to Rewrite 61-Year-Old Foreign Policy
COUNTRY: GAMBIA. The Gambia is preparing to overhaul its foreign policy framework, which has remained rooted in the document adopted around the country’s independence in 1965, in a move aimed at...
13.08.2026 12:12
Tigray Tensions Put Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace Settlement Under Renewed Pressure
COUNTRY: ETHIOPIA.  Ethiopia's effort to consolidate peace in Tigray is facing a renewed test as tensions between the federal government and Tigrayan forces intensify. According to...
12.08.2026 16:34
Mozambique to Launch Nationwide Digital Humanitarian Management System in October
COUNTRY: MOZAMBIQUE. Mozambique is set to officially deploy its centralised digital humanitarian aid management platform—the Beneficiary and Humanitarian Assistance Management System (SGBAH)—in...
12.08.2026 15:25
South Sudan and Sudan Resume Bilateral Security Talks
COUNTRY: SOUTH SUDAN. In a significant diplomatic turn, South Sudan and Sudan have formally resumed high-level political and security negotiations in Juba following a multi-year hiatus. The...
12.08.2026 15:00
Liberia and Sierra Leone Deepen Digital Transformation
COUNTRY: SIERRA LEONE. In a major push toward public-sector modernization, Liberia and Sierra Leone have intensified bilateral cooperation to advance digital transformation, expand e-governance...
12.08.2026 13:38
Cabo Verde and China Deepen Strategic Infrastructure Ties
COUNTRY: CABO VERDE. The government of Cabo Verde has formally signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) to strengthen cooperation...
12.08.2026 12:54
Mexico Watches the August 12, 2026 Solar Eclipse
COUNTRY:  MEXICO. Mexico is joining millions of people around the world in following the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, one of the year's major astronomical events. The eclipse occurs...
12.08.2026 11:30
Visualizing Five Decades of Resistance: Boumerdes Media Exhibition Chronicles the Sahrawi Liberation Struggle
COUNTRY: WESTERN SAHARA. The organizing committee of the 14th Summer University for Executives of the Polisario Front and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) launched an extensive media...
12.08.2026 10:12
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
Mauritania’s Economic Diversification Agenda Gains Momentum Through New World Bank Partnership
COUNTRY:  MAURITANIA.  Mauritania is accelerating efforts to diversify its economy as President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani hosted World Bank Vice President for Western and Central...
11.08.2026 14:21
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.
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
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
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
Guinea-Bissau Faces a Test of Political Legitimacy as Calls Grow for Democratic Normalisation
COUNTRY:  GUINEA-BISSAU.  Guinea-Bissau is facing another test of its political institutions as debate intensifies over how the country can return to a more stable and predictable...
10.08.2026 21:26
Côte d’Ivoire Uses Gabon Partnership to Expand Its Economic and Diplomatic Footprint
country: IVORY COAST.  Ivory Coast is using renewed engagement with Gabon to strengthen its economic and diplomatic connections beyond West Africa. President Alassane Ouattara met Gabonese...
10.08.2026 16:07
Lesotho and The Gambia Forge Strategic South-South Partnership to Champion Innovative Government Development Financing
COUNTRY: LESOTHO. In a decisive move to accelerate public service delivery and strengthen domestic resource mobilization, the Kingdom of Lesotho has embarked on a strategic South-South learning...
10.08.2026 15:25
Afreximbank Unlocks Landmark €110M Financing to Fuel Chad’s Industrial Transformation and Continental Trade Links
COUNTRY: CHAD. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended a historical €110 million (equivalent in local currency) credit facility to the Chadian government, marking the largest...
10.08.2026 12:06
Energy Sector Moves to Expand Women’s Participation Country
COUNTRY: TRINIDDAD AND TOBAGO. Trinidad and Tobago’s energy industry is taking a deliberate step toward improving women’s participation and advancement in one of the country’s most...
09.08.2026 20:01
Samia Orders End to Farmer-Herder Conflicts as Tanzania Bets on Agricultural Self-Sufficiency
COUNTRY: TANZANIA. President Samia Suluhu Hassan closed Tanzania's National and International Agricultural Exhibition, Nane Nane, in Dodoma on Saturday with a direct order: the Prime Minister's...
09.08.2026 03:20
Ethiopia Builds Stronger National Cyber Defences to Protect Critical Infrastructure
COUNTRY:  ETHIOPIA.  Ethiopia is strengthening its capacity to protect essential national systems as digitalisation becomes increasingly central to government services and economic activity...
08.08.2026 10:00
Horn of Africa Security: Djibouti Pushes for a Measured Transition and Sustained Funding for the AU Mission in Somalia
COUNTRY: DJIBOUTI. Djibouti added its voice to a joint African appeal for the UN Security Council to keep backing the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), as leaders...
08.08.2026 04:07
Pan-African Integration: Burkina Faso Strengthens Consultative Framework for African Communities in Ouagadougo
COUNTRY: BURKINA FASO. Stakeholders managing African communities living in Burkina Faso convened in Ouagadougou on Friday for the third annual ordinary session of their official consultation...
08.08.2026 02:59