Abuja, Nigeria — Nigeria has begun the mass prosecution of more than 500 individuals accused of involvement in terrorist attacks, in one of the country’s largest ever criminal proceedings, with hearings spread across 13 courtrooms in the capital Abuja. The trial, which opened this week, marks a decisive step by the Nigerian government to expedite […]
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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo — In a landmark moment for Central Africa’s largest economy, the Democratic Republic of Congo successfully raised 1.25 billion dollars through its debut international bond sale, marking the country’s first-ever sovereign eurobond issuance. The transaction, completed on April 9, 2026, drew oversubscribed order books from global investors — a strong
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More than 26 million people face acute food insecurity in eastern DR Congo as the M23 rebel crisis escalates, in what aid agencies are calling one of Africa’s most neglected humanitarian emergencies.
Morocco and the EU have launched a landmark Digital Dialogue positioning Morocco as Africa’s premier AI and digital infrastructure partner, in a deal with significant geopolitical implications.
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The Gates Foundation is expanding its AI-powered healthcare initiative across Africa, with a goal of reaching 1,000 clinics through partnerships with OpenAI and African governments.
Djibouti’s presidential election is reshaping the geopolitical landscape of the Horn of Africa, as major world powers compete for influence over the small nation controlling a vital global shipping chokepoint.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has raised $1.25 billion in its debut international bond sale, a historic milestone reflecting renewed investor confidence in the minerals-rich nation.
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Uganda produces very little gold. And yet gold now accounts for more than half of the country total export earnings, with exports worth billions of dollars annually. The apparent contradiction lies at the heart of one of East Africa most intriguing and opaque economic phenomena. In 2025, Uganda exported approximately 6.4 billion dollars worth of
Deep in the savannahs of Sudan Kordofan and Darfur regions, millions of rural families make their living from the acacia tree. They score its bark, collect the sap as it bleeds out, and watch it harden into amber-coloured tears. Once processed into a fine white powder — known in the food industry as additive E414
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The arid mountains of Somalia Puntland region have become one of the Islamic State group most active theatres anywhere in the world — and the group is using its remote African stronghold to coordinate operations well beyond the Horn of Africa, according to regional security analysts and local officials. The semi-autonomous Puntland government has launched
The Democratic Republic of Congo has completed a historic 1.25 billion dollar debut eurobond issuance — the first time the country has accessed global capital markets in a currency other than its own — in a transaction that signals growing international confidence in the Central African nation despite ongoing armed conflict in its eastern provinces.
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South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a renewed political storm as new revelations from a declassified police watchdog report have reignited calls for his impeachment — nearly four years after the so-called Farmgate scandal first surfaced. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) report, published this week after opposition party ActionSA and news outlet News24
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