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Uganda’s Electric Bus Expansion Reflects Africa’s Push for Greener Urban Transport
Uganda is expanding its electric bus operations in Kampala as African cities continue searching for cleaner and more af…
South Africa pledges $2.5 million to the Africa CDC for Ebola response in the DRC and Uganda
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced on Tuesday that it had received a $2.5 mil…
BRICS Bank Pushes Expansion and Local Currency Financing at Moscow Meeting
BRICS bank has approved $42.9 billion in financing and seeks expansion, local currencies and technological innovation i…
Kenya Pauses Nationwide Transport Strike Following Fuel Unrest
Kenya on Tuesday announced a one-week suspension of a nationwide public transport strike following protests over rising…
Africa’s youth unemployment crisis deepens as joblessness rises in South Africa
South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis deepened in early 2026, with nearly half of young people aged 15 to 34 out of…
Sudan’s Nile Fishermen Return as Khartoum Slowly Recovers From War
Along the banks of the Nile in Sudan’s capital, fishermen are slowly returning to the water as parts of Khartoum begin…
Africa weighs China’s zero-tariff policy as trade opportunities grow
China’s extension of zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries could boost exports from the continent, but analysts…
Brazil Pushes Investment and Critical Minerals Agenda at G7 Talks
Brazil is using this week’s G7 meetings in Paris to position itself as a strategic destination for foreign investment a…
Rwanda Closes Border Crossings as Ebola Reaches Goma
Rwanda closed key border crossings with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday after health authorities c…
Alarm Grows Across Central Africa as Ebola Outbreak Spreads
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are racing to contain the country’s latest Ebola outbr…
Major Drainage Project Transforms Flood-Prone Abidjan Community
Residents in Abobo, a densely populated commune in northern Abidjan, say a Chinese-built drainage project is transformi…
Thabo Mbeki pays tribute to Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has paid tribute to Festus Gontebanye Mogae, calling Botswana’s late leader…
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