Dakar, 17 July 2026– Nine African countries have developed costed national roadmaps to strengthen health professions education and ensure that future health workers acquire the competencies needed to respond to evolving health priorities.
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Travelers across African cities—from Lagos in Nigeria to Kampala in Uganda—face mounting uncertainty as volatile currencies reshape the tourism landscape. The shift toward market-determined exchange rates, while designed to attract investment, has instead complicated cross-border travel and forced a pivot toward domestic tourism across multiple economies.
African countries have pledged to accelerate the shift to a circular economy by moving beyond policy commitments and focusing on investment, industrial growth and business development that can create jobs and strengthen regional value chains.
30 July, 2026African mining unions have launched the African mining network (AMNet) to coordinate regional action on the sector. The network will focus on mine workers’ rights, precarious work, health and safety, critical minerals, supply-chain accountability and a Just Transition across the continent.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to lodge a formal protest with the South African government to correct the designation of Taiwan as “Taiwan, China” in the nation’s electronic travel authorization (ETA) system, it said on Tuesday.
Customs authorities of Nigeria, Benin, and Cameroon recently joined forces to strengthen border cooperation, speed up trade, and boost economic growth across West and Central Africa.
Across West Africa, Indigenous communities mark holidays, rites, and sacred events with a remarkable variety of ceremonies ranging from dances to processions. These masquerade traditions incorporate meticulously carved masks and full-body costumes that often facilitate links between humans and the spiritual world. There’s evidence of masked customs dating back millennia, and today, artists continue the…
A weak currency can have far-reaching effects for African countries, raising import costs, fueling inflation, and increasing the cost of government and commercial operations.
When people think about innovation in Africa, the conversation often centres on fintech, agriculture, logistics, and artificial intelligence. These sectors have attracted significant investment, produced remarkable startups, and transformed millions of lives.
Africa’s vast reserves of critical minerals are attracting growing global interest, placing the continent at the centre of discussions on mining investment, technology and restry leaders will gather at African Mining Week (AMW) 2026 to examine the policies, technologies and geopolitical developments shaping the future of mining across Africa
