African consultants are demanding an finish to the continual maintain of the Chagos Archipelago (Chagos Island), by the UK with help from the USA authorities beneath President Donald Trump, stressing that Island should be returned to Mauritius the rightful proprietor for a full decolonisation of the continent. This improvement adopted latest studies that the UK…
Port Sudan/Nairobi/Geneva, 13 April 2026 — The Worldwide Federation of Crimson Cross and Crimson Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns that shifting patterns of displacement and return in Sudan create quickly evolving humanitarian wants throughout the nation. Three years into the battle, tens of millions of individuals are actually each fleeing violence and plenty of are returning…
Nairobi — Africa’s accelerating government-led enlargement is drawing world consideration, particularly as initiatives related to the USAID Commerce Hub spotlight how exterior assist is shaping financial priorities throughout a number of areas. Massive-scale investments, bold reforms, and infrastructure megaprojects have gotten central to nationwide methods. Nonetheless, this speedy progress might carry unintended penalties which are…
Coca-Cola Drinks Africa (CCBA) has declared 2026 its “12 months of the Buyer,” underscoring a renewed strategic concentrate on customer-centric development throughout its annual management convention and awards ceremony. The occasion, which introduced collectively greater than 100 senior leaders from throughout the continent, served as a platform to align on enterprise priorities and strengthen execution…
Transunion Africa, a world info and insights firm, introduced the appointment of Annemie Botha as normal counsel, efficient 1 February. In her position, Botha will lead TransUnion Africa’s authorized, threat and compliance operate throughout South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia and Malawi. Her remit spans aligning authorized and regulatory technique. Botha brings over…
World leaders, traders set to convene for Africa Social Impression Summit 2026 to mobilise capital for sustainable improvement as registration opens. The summit will convey collectively policymakers and traders to unlock Africa’s subsequent development frontier. The Africa Social Impression Summit (ASIS) returns in 2026 convening international leaders, traders, policymakers, philanthropists, non-public sector leaders and innovators…
Enthroning the favored will is important for staunching democratic reversal within the continent, and stemming the tide of navy dictatorship. The virus of coups d’état is being unfold throughout Africa with the declaration of the pinnacle of Burkina Faso’s navy junta that international locations within the continent ought to neglect about democracy. Ibrahim Traoré, who…
“Magic mushrooms” are consumed recreationally and for medicinal functions all over the world. These fungi gained their fame as “magic” as a result of they produce chemical compounds (known as psilocybin and psilocin) which have psychedelic results. Probably the most well-known species of those mushrooms, resulting from their world distribution and ease of cultivation, is…
TODAY’S MASS SIMPLIFIED | Catholic congregations unite in celebration of religion, hope, and group Pope Leo XIV leads prayer vigil for peace on this planet at St. Peter’s Basilica. PHOTO/The Vatican. By PATRICK MAYOYO pmayoyo@eyewitness.africa As we speak, Catholics all over the world gathered in church buildings, from small village chapels to towering cathedrals, to…
Investing in irrigation applied sciences will make meals safety a extra achievable objective within the many years forward, writes Richard Colback of the Worldwide Finance Company. [SciDev.Net] Simply six per cent of cultivated land in Africa is irrigated. On a continent the place small-scale farms produce round 4 fifths of the meals consumed throughout Asia…