When the G20 met on African soil for the first time in November 2025, it signalled that the continent is becoming more important to the world as an economic partner. China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have already spent the past decade gaining ground as trade partners to African countries, narrowing the EU’s long-held…
Author: Billy Johnson
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 29 (ANI): India and African leaders, policymakers, diplomats, and development experts have called for a stronger and more action-oriented partnership between India and Africa to advance the interests of the Global South and play a greater role in shaping the emerging global order. The call came during the conference, “Partners for…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki (left) with Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi and Investment Promotion Principal Secretary Abubakar Hassan during the meeting on July 28,2026/DPCS
This semester marks a significant milestone in the execution of our ‘Trust the future’ strategic plan. With the acquisition of MasOrange and the signing of the memorandum of understanding for the joint acquisition of SFR, we have achieved two major milestones in our consolidation strategy in Europe and are strengthening our leadership in our two…
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has raised concern over the growing use of fake job offers and digital recruitment by criminal gangs to lure vulnerable people into human trafficking and online scam operations across West and Central Africa.
As West Africa’s industrial and digital landscape expands at pace, organisations are facing a new reality: infrastructure is no longer just an operational asset, it is a strategic determinant of performance, resilience, and competitiveness.
A technician works at an Amazon Web Services AI data centre.|Amazon News A new report warns Africa’s digital economy could shrink further behind global peers without major infrastructure investment.
Niger has secured more than 60.6 billion CFA francs (about $105 million) in fresh financing from a regional development bank, highlighting how members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) continue to access key regional institutions despite their split from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Indian software firm Zoho recorded 34% year-on-year revenue growth in South Africa in 2025, as demand for its business software continues to expand across enterprises and other organisations.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued major updates to its leishmaniasis treatment guidelines for eastern Africa and South-East Asia, recommending new regimens that significantly improve patient care. The new WHO guidelines, released today, are applicable for visceral leishmaniasis (VL, also called kala-azar), a deadly disease, and for post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL).
