ARC launches Shariah-compliant climate protection facility to strengthen Africa’s resilience

African Risk Capacity Limited, the commercial insurance affiliate of the African Union’s African Risk Capacity Group, has announced the launch of new Shariah-compliant protection solutions designed to strengthen climate resilience and expand...

Parliament Braces for Showdown Over Cybersecurity Bill’s Speech Provisions

Ghana’s Parliament is heading toward what could become one of its most contentious legislative battles in recent years, with the Minority caucus vowing fierce resistance to the Cybersecurity Amendment Bill 2025 over provisions critics say could...

Women’s World Cup 2025: South Africa vs England Semifinal Turns Into a 125-Run Masterclass

Cricket fans around the world witnessed an unforgettable showdown as South Africa stunned four-time champions England in the Women’s World Cup 2025 semifinal. The Barsapara Cricket Stadium was electric on Wednesday night as South Africa crushed...

Africa leads global hotel AI adoption, but data silos pose a challenge

Hotel chains across Africa and the Middle East are adopting AI faster than anywhere else in the world, a new study by h2c, commissioned by Profitroom, shows. While adoption rates soar, fragmented internal data systems could limit the region’s...

ECOWAS Hosts 9th Heads Of Immigration Meeting To Advance Free Movement And Regional Integration

Cotonou, Benin — From October 14 to 16, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with support from the European Union through the Phase II of the Support to Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa (FMM II)...

Why South Africa Remains a Hidden Gem for Gold Investors

For more than 150 years, South Africa has stood among the world’s notable gold producers. From the historic Witwatersrand Basin, once the source of a massive share of global gold output, to today’s modern operations, the country’s mining legacy...

Sandton’s Premier Gold Buyer Marks 5 Years of Industry Leadership

In Sandton’s competitive luxury services market, one name has consistently risen above the rest when it comes to buying gold, silver, diamonds, luxury watches, and Krugerrands. Zeek Gold, with its conveniently located Sandton branch, is...

South Africa must act to defend democracy in SADC or risk regional instability-DA

NEWS: The Democratic Alliance (DA) says President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola’s silence on the unlawful jailing of Tanzanian opposition leader shows allegiance to autocrats over democracy. Tanzania’s...

UAE and Africa Unveil $6bn Tourism Investment Plan at Dubai Summit

The UAE and African nations have announced a $6bn investment mapping to drive new partnerships across tourism, aviation, transport, logistics, infrastructure, and digital transformation, underscoring the UAE’s growing role as a global hub for...

Africa’s Second-longest Serving President Re-elected in Cameroon, Bishop Appeals for Prayers for Peace amid Protests

“Let us pray for our country, Cameroon. May justice be done. May the results announced help bring us together, not divide us. May they bring peace, not conflict,” Bishop Bibi said on October 26 at the Divine Mercy Co-Cathedral of Buea Diocese. He...

Funding local sustainability projects will improve bottom lines for corporate Ghana – Centre for CSR West Africa

Companies in Ghana have been urged to fund or partner organisations implementing sustainability projects or social causes. Co-founder and Chief Executive of the Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) West Africa, John Kojo Williams, made...

South Africa’s coal mines are leaking methane

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. It is released from natural sources (like wetlands) and human activities (coal mining, and oil and gas production). It is also emitted by agriculture (especially livestock and rice paddies), and decomposing...

Poland launches $1.1b investment drive in Africa

Poland’s state-owned development bank, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), has launched a $1.1 billion program aimed at helping local companies expand into Africa. The initiative seeks to boost trade with the fast-growing continent, which currently...

Rep Salam seeks financial, operational autonomy for Africa’s audit institutions

By Musa Baba Adamu with agency report The chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Bamidele Salam has canvassed for financial and operational autonomy for Supreme Audit Institutions across Africa. Salam made the call...

Africa's creative economy takes centre stage

This article was produced with the support of Ananse Africa Observers of Africa’s creative economy believe that it is on the cusp of transformation, with estimates suggesting that by 2030, the continent’s creative industries could generate over...

Environmentalists want reparations from Bill Gates over foundation’s African projects

Bill Gates stated this week that while climate change was a serious problem, it would 'not be the end of civilisation'. Environmentalists representing communities across Africa are blaming Bill Gates and his foundation for the degradation of their...

African Christian leaders visit Israel representing millions of worshippers

NPC transitions leadership as Kwarra bows out, Dattijo takes over in acting capacity

ABUJA – The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced the end of tenure of its Executive Chairman, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra In a statement signed by Mrs. Samiat Olabimpe Lawal, Director of Public Affairs, the Commission assured that the...

Senate moves to cut $2bn rice import bill, establish national rice council

The senate has begun moves to cut Nigeria’s $2 billion rice import bill by establishing a national rice council to boost local production and strengthen food self-sufficiency. A bill sponsored by Adamu Aliero, senator representing Kebbi central,...

Thirty Journalists Selected for Inaugural Africa Extractive Media Fellowship in Accra

Thirty journalists from Ghana have been selected to participate in the inaugural Africa Extractive Media Fellowship (AEMF). This initiative aims to enhance journalists’ ability to produce accurate, data-driven, and impactful reports on Africa’s...