World CNN African maize is facing a drought crisis, but new ideas are taking root

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Russia’s strategic partnership with African Union built on equality — Russian diplomat

MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. Russia and the African Union have built their strategic partnership on the basis of equality, Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia Evgeniy Terekhin told TASS. "Our country’s cooperation with the African Union is built in the...

Why African agriculture is central to solving world hunger and climate issues ?

African agriculture has the potential to advance up to 50% of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet the sector remains severely underfunded, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in collaboration with...

Kwara First Lady, Prof. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, emerges winner of Zik Prize in Leadership Awards

First Lady of Kwara State, Prof. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has been named the winner of the 2024/2025 Zik Prize in Humanitarian Leadership. According to the Advisory Board of the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC), organisers of the...

NEC XON, Mimosa partner to connect the unconnected in Africa

Liesle Botha, Key Account Executive at NEC XON. NEC XON, which positions itself as a leading African systems integrator, has partnered with Mimosa Networks, a global leader in fixed wireless solutions, to accelerate digital inclusion by delivering...

AI dominates GITEX: Can Africa seize the opportunity?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) dominated the agenda at this year’s of GITEX Global at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Organisers say this year’s gathering drew record participation, including more than 6,800 exhibitors, 2,000 startups, and 1,200...

Ethiopia to join Africa’s fastest-growing economies with over $2.5bn in exports

The forecast was unveiled during the government’s 100-day macroeconomic performance review, which assessed both global trends and the nation’s quarterly outcomes. The country’s growth trajectory, officials noted, is underpinned by diversification,...

Gold Coast University unveils six new MPA Programmes to equip 21st-century business leaders

Gold Coast University has unveiled six new Master of Public Administration (MPA) programmes as part of its commitment to meeting the dynamic trade and human capital needs of the 21st-century business environment. The announcement was made by the...

Embassies gear up for Diplomatic Charity Bazaar 2025

Ivan Zhakata Online Correspondent The Diplomatic Spouses Association in Zimbabwe (DSA) is hosting the third edition of the Diplomatic Charity Bazaar on Saturday at Old Georgians Sports Club in Mt Pleasant. The event will feature the participation...

Parliamentary Fragility And Rising Instability: Pakistan’s Decline In Regional Peace

In the post-Cold War era, the disintegration of the Communist Bloc, followed by the resurgence of civil wars, ethnic conflict, and interstate clashes in Asia, Africa, and Eastern and Central Europe, has necessitated a prolonged and continuous...

Foundation launches ambitious plan for girls’ leadership academy

The Abiodun Islamiyyah Adebowale Foundation (AIAF) has officially launched an ambitious initiative aimed at empowering thousands of Nigerian women and girls by the end of the decade. The launch, which coincided with the 45th birthday of the...

Steenhuisen: Strong leadership and smart voter choices can turn South Africa around

In DA-run areas, every cent of taxpayer money is defended against corruption and properly managed to produce professional, value-for-money results. This explains why 92% of DA-run municipalities (23 of 25) have received a clean audit. Of the 176...

Sterling Bank ignites Africa’s green growth agenda with ‘Agriculture Summit Africa 2025’

Africa’s agricultural rebirth gathers momentum as Agriculture Summit Africa (ASA) 2025, the continent’s foremost platform for advancing sustainable and inclusive agricultural transformation, returns under the bold theme ‘Survival of the Greenest:...

Africa’s children: 20 years on, what happened to the millennium babies?

Twenty years ago, the Guardian featured 10 newborn babies in countries across Africa, describing their births, their families and the environments they had been born into. We followed these babies at five-year intervals up to 2015 – the date the...

Perri is King at Forty Under 40 South Africa

Faith and Fear has announced that its co-founder and executional lead, Perri King, has been named a 2025 Forty Under 40 Award winner, a prestigious national honour celebrating South Africa’s most outstanding emerging leaders under the age of 40....

Launch your career with dentsu South Africa

[PRESS OFFICE] Dentsu South Africa, one of the country’s leading integrated advertising and media agencies, is proud to announce the launch of its 2026 paid internship programme. This opportunity is now open to recent graduates and part-time...

Egypt becomes the second African Nation to join Horizon Europe

As the second African country to gain association status, Egypt now enjoys full access to one of the world’s most significant research funding initiatives, opening the door for its scientists, universities, and businesses to participate on equal...

Cybersecurity Month perspective: Why AML and cybersecurity are critical to Africa’s crypto future

As cryptocurrency becomes part of daily life across Africa, the debate over security and trust is no longer optional; it’s urgent. Digital assets are reshaping how people move money, invest, and build businesses. But with that transformation comes...

Tinubu Celebrates Asiwaju Fasuyi at 70, Praises His Visionary Leadership

President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to High Chief Olayinka Fasuyi, the Asiwaju of Ijesaland, President/CEO and Founder of Ibadan Business School, Ibadan, on his 70th birthday scheduled for October 25, 2025. Tinubu rejoiced with...

Youth-led movements reshaping Africa’s democracy, says Toyin Falola

Toyin Falola, a renowned professor of history, says youth-led movements are among the most transformative forces shaping Africa’s democracy and development. Falola, who holds the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker chair in the humanities at the...