During their sole broadcast discussion, French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen sparred over the country’s waning influence in Africa. Le Pen…
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Google has built its first product development centre in Africa, in Nairobi, with the goal of developing goods and services for the African market as well…
Mauritius and Nigeria have retained their seats for another four years in the U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The body of 18…
After testing positive for COVID-19, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has canceled a trip to oil-rich Angola and the Republic of Congo, according to his office.…
Microsoft has announced a new partnership with GreenHouse Labs to facilitate the acceleration of African startups that are at the pre-series A stage. Through this collaboration,…
No fewer than six convicts at Cameroon’s Douala’s New Bell jail have died of cholera since February 18, Amnesty International has said. At least six of…
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation says world food prices rose over 13% in March to a new high, as the conflict in Ukraine wreaked…
The number of unreported COVID cases in Africa is higher than predicted, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. WHO’s recent findings noted that the number…
Exxaro Resources, a coal miner in South Africa, said on Thursday that it has received “many” approaches from European nations seeking to sign supply contracts after…
Internet giant Google is celebrating the 151st birthday of Charlotte Maxeke, popularly known as the “Mother of Black Freedom”. Maxeke was a scholar, an evangelist, a…