Africa is set to take centre stage in global health discussions as Nairobi prepares to host the World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2026, aimed at strengthening health system resilience and pandemic preparedness across the continent. The meeting, scheduled for April 27–29, 2026, at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, is expected to attract ...
•Burkina Faso’s leader, Ibrahim Traore Burkina Faso’s transitional government led by President Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Thursday adopted a sweeping decree requiring large companies operating in the country to build their headquarters domestically, officials said following a Council of Ministers meeting in the capital. The measure, ratified d...
Africa and its countries are often associated with scorching deserts and tropical heat, but the continent’s climate is far more diverse than many people realise. From snow-capped mountains to cool highland plateaus, several African countries experience surprisingly low temperatures, especially at high elevations and during winter months, repor...
Libya granted several foreign companies new oil exploration and production licences for the first time in 17 years today, after more than a decade of political instability. With oil and gas production and exports at their strongest since 2011, the North African country is seeking to draw major global energy companies back, reports AFP. But [&h...
•Self-proclaimed pastor, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to an infamous starvation cult that killed more than 400 people was charged on Wednesday over a further 52 deaths, prosecutors said. In a case that made global headlines in 2023, hundreds of bodies were discovered just inland from the Kenyan beach resort...
•President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa, Smart Nwobi The Nigerian community in South Africa has threatened to embark on a protest to demand justice for a Nigerian national, Emeka Uzor, who was reportedly shot dead during an anti-drug operation in Gauteng, a suburban region of Johannesburg. Uzor was reportedly killed at about 3pm [&hel...
•Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno The President of the Republic of Chad, Idriss Deby, granted an audience yesterday to three Chadian women he had appointed to international positions. These were Ambassador Mariam Mahamat Nour, Amina Priscille Longoh, and Mariam Ali Moussa, reports AFP. Nour was elected Vice President of the Commissio...
•Ghanaian flag The Government of Ghana has recalled its High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mohammed Ahmed, following allegations linking him to electoral malpractice during a party primary election in Ghana. The recall was ordered by President John Mahama and announced in a presidential statement issued on Saturday. According to the statement, the ...
•Refinery Africa’s oil refining industry has long struggled to keep pace with the continent’s vast crude oil production. For decades, many African nations exported crude oil while importing refined petroleum products due to aging, underperforming, or non-operational refineries. However, fresh investments, upgrades, and new large-scale projects...
The United Nations rights chief today called on the Burkina Faso government to halt all repression of civic space and to overturn its plan to prohibit all political parties. The junta running the West African nation said last week it planned to dissolve all political parties, whose activities have been suspended since the military rulers [&hel...
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