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 ...
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...
•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...
•Mr Eazi Afrobeats musician, Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, has said touring Europe and the United States was easier than touring Africa in the early years of his career, highlighting broader border and regulatory challenges faced by African artists and businesses. As aired by Joy News, Mr Eazi spoke yesterday at the 2026 [&he...
Publisher and editor, Realnews Magazine, Maureen Chigbo, has called for urgent reforms to halt Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Africa. Speaking at the 13th Anniversary Lecture of the magazine recently in Lagos, Chigbo said the choice of IFF as a theme was to identify one of the continent’s gravest development threats, which accounts for over...
Nigerian organisations are facing the highest volume of weekly cyberattacks in Africa, according to the newly released African Perspectives on Cyber Security Report 2025 by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a global leader in cybersecurity solutions. The report reveals that Nigerian firms experience an average of 4,200 attacks per week, ...
•Pope Leo XIV Wrapping up his first international trip as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV said today he would like to visit Algeria in 2026 as part of a voyage to Africa, which could be his next overseas destination. “I hope to make a trip to Africa, which could be my next trip,” the US pope […]
•HIV/AIDS injection South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia were to begin today administering a groundbreaking new HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world’s highest HIV burden. Lenacapavir, taken twice a year, has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99.9 percent, making ...
•Mpox Africa is confronting multiple high-burden health emergencies, including widespread cholera outbreaks, rising Mpox cases and active viral haemorrhagic fever events. These emergencies, however, are occurring as the continent is receiving major global financing to strengthen pandemic preparedness, reports Vanguard. Prof. Yap Boum, Incident...
Emirates has been honoured with the Travel Gold Award of Excellence for Connecting Africa to the World in recognition of its outstanding contribution and continued commitment to African tourism, trade, and cultural exchange. The Award was presented at the Africa Tourism & Creative Economy Expo (AFTCREE), in partnership with Nigeria’s Feder...
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