The workshop comes as Uganda continues to respond to an outbreak of Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD), prompting renewed calls for stronger regional surveillance and cooperation to prevent the disease from spreading across borders
Author: Justus Akamin
Africa is entering one of the most ambitious periods of infrastructure and industrial investment in its history. Governments are expanding power generation, transport networks, ports, industrial parks, and digital infrastructure, while African private sector leaders are making unprecedented long-term commitments to manufacturing and industrial production. The scale of investment by industrial champions such as Aliko…
$56 billion. That was the amount that flowed into Sub-Saharan Africa as remittances in 2024 moving money across Africa still often means routing payments through correspondent banks, delays, foreign exchange (FX) costs, and fees that can reach double digits.
In a bid to ensure quicker access to specialised healthcare and reduce medical tourism, the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), Dr George Elombi, has said the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE), Abuja, is delivering world-class medical care in Africa, enabling many patients to receive advanced…
Joshua Omale, Pediatric Oncology Advocate, Innovation Council Member at Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2), shared a post on LinkedIn:
The death toll from the current Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 500, according to the latest data released late Sunday by the country’s health authorities
In its inaugural year, AMCE registered over 5,000 patients from more than 20 countries across four continents, underscoring its role as a regional and global referral hub
Oge Elumelu has launched a new internship initiative aimed at connecting young Nigerians with employers, unveiling the programme at the inaugural Africa Everywhere Festival in Lagos as part of efforts to equip young people with workplace skills and improve their employment prospects across the continent
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen collaboration aimed at accelerating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with renewed focus on trade facilitation, customs modernisation and border reforms across the continent
July 6, 2026 – Mandera County Government special enforcement officers have arrested a woman suspected of engaging in the illegal sale of drugs and illicit alcohol during a targeted operation carried out in one of the residential estates in Mandera Town
