Africa

The African Union has warned the continent loses billions in illicit financial flows each year. Analysts say stopping tax evasion and corruption is just the first step to keeping African wealth in the continent.

Malanji, who served under former president Edgar Lungu between 2018 and 2021, was arrested in late 2021 for allegedly using embezzled public funds to acquire property, including two Bell 420 helicopters.

The African Union has warned the continent loses billions in illicit financial flows each year. Analysts say stopping tax evasion and corruption is just the first step to keeping African wealth in the continent.

The FAO report shows that women account for 49 per cent of the agrifood workforce and nearly three-quarters of food processing and service roles but remain largely excluded from formal wage-paying jobs, leadership positions, and critical decision-making spaces.

There’s also stigma. Older adults grew up during a time when HIV was associated with silence and shame. Many feel deep embarrassment or fear about getting tested, disclosing their status, or even discussing sexual health with healthcare providers. Some simply don’t believe it could happen to them.

Cultural factors can also reduce uptake. Misconceptions about infertility, fear of health risks, and social expectations about childbearing can discourage women from choosing long-acting methods. Without targeted community education and supportive policies, these barriers remain entrenched.

Encouragingly, many African constitutions, including those of Kenya, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, now call for public participation in making laws.

At the same time, the regulator suspended Guinee360.com, one of Guinea's most widely read private news outlets, for three months, over "professional incompetence and manipulation of information," though no details were provided.

The April 2022 floods in eThekwini municipality, South Africa, claimed 544 lives, displaced more than 40,000 people, and damaged or destroyed over 4,000 homes and businesses.

If Biya wins, by the end of the new term in 2032, he will have been in power for half a century. It will be a feat no other executive head of state has ever achieved in modern history.

On April 22, 2025, President Mahama suspended her following a preliminary review that found merit in complaints alleging misconduct, abuse of office, and incompetence.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights cited recent agreements signed with Rwanda and Uganda that would allow Washington to transfer both African and non-African migrants expelled from the United States to the two countries.

If housing is a residential public good and transport is a networked one, sanitation sits in between. It’s delivered to individual homes, but is reliant on city-wide infrastructure.

Works first written and published in African languages are increasingly being translated into English for a broader readership.

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and Africa.

The programme aims to enhance the capacity of countries in early detection, rapid response, and effective management of pandemics across the IGAD region.

The case is the latest in a string of scandals involving the Obiang family, which has ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for more than four decades.

Youssouf strongly condemned the coordinated assaults on Malian army positions in Farabougou and Biriki-Were in the Ségou region On August 19, 2025, and expressed solidarity with Mali and its citizens “during this painful time.”

The court also imposed a fine of around $220,000 (Sh28.4 million), a significant penalty in the small, oil-rich Central African state.

The senior officer said she looks forward to sharing her experiences from “the other side”, referring to Somalia, which has long been the recipient of the AU’s largest peacekeeping operation.

Similarly, Algeria argued that France itself had refused to accredit Algerian diplomats and consular staff for more than two years, leaving three Consuls General, six Consuls, and dozens of other agents unable to take up their posts in France.

In its ruling on Wednesday, the court maintained that Malema "demonstrated an intent to incite harm", noting that while it is okay to criticise someone for acting in a racist way, it is never acceptable to call for their death.

The restitution was formalised on Tuesday at the French Ministry of Culture, where officials confirmed the remains included those of King Toera, executed by French troops in 1897, and two others from the Sakalava ethnic group.

Despite past delays and ongoing issues, the Economic Community of West African States plans to introduce the regional eco currency by July 2027. The pledge was made at the recent Sahel Governance Forum in The Gambia.

The gathering aims to forge a common position on what reparations might entail, ranging from financial compensation to policy reforms.

Mandera County experienced abductions of government officials and IED attacks, while in Lamu County, there were ambushes on security patrols in the Boni forest at the Kenya-Somalia border.

As leaders gear up for the second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa this September, the gap between bold rhetoric and real delivery remains glaring.

The World Economic Forum emphasises that the AfCFTA must move from being a political promise to an operational force.

The framework seeks a 10 per cent reduction in major oral diseases and targets 60 per cent of African countries having national oral health policies with dedicated budgets and staff by 2028.

Johannes Mahlangu served as South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Somalia, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON).

Botswana's economy is currently under pressure from falling global diamond prices, a major source of national income, alongside reductions in US aid.

Loneliness isn't often linked to Africa, but it is very common. Most affected are young people dealing with changing social and family structures.

During his one-year term as SADC chair, Mnangagwa championed deeper regional integration, economic cooperation, industrialisation, food security and was an advocate of strengthened people-to-people relations.

The study shows that while the number of people worldwide unable to afford nutritious meals dropped to 2.6 billion in 2024, Africa is moving in the opposite direction.

The decision abruptly ends a programme that had been running in the country since 2012 and had placed Burkina Faso at the centre of global research on gene-drive technologies. The project aimed to reduce malaria transmission by releasing sterile male mosquitoes engineered to limit reproduction.

Nigeria's government has relied heavily on airstrikes, military raids and the deployment of special forces to curb the rising attacks.

The applicants, led by the Eswatini Litigation Centre, argue that the agreement was unlawful because it was not presented to parliament and the terms were hidden from public view.

Under a recently adopted constitutional amendment, the nation’s indigenous languages will now serve as official languages, while French will be retained only as a working language.

Uganda is now the lastest African country accepting a deal with the US government to take in unwanted migrants, joining Eswatini, South Sudan and Rwanda. Others might yet follow. But what's in it for African governments?

National policymakers must treat urbanisation not just as a city issue, but as a national priority.

Many Western countries have developed new policies that directly or indirectly restrict the opportunities available for migration from Africa.

In this regard, he emphasised the need to accelerate progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through investment, reform and partnerships.

In August 2019, Kenya's push to have the al-Shabaab terror group designated failed at the United Nations Security Council following strong opposition by humanitarian agencies, which claimed such a move would 'criminalise humanitarian aid', a decision that Kenya strongly expressed disappointment with.

If left unchecked, online wildlife sales risk accelerating species declines, increasing the spread of zoonotic disease, and ultimately harming communities that depend on wildlife for food and income.

Nigerian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa said Abuja would apply the same conditions to Americans seeking visas to Nigeria.

Maiga was initially detained a week ago, days after Malian authorities rounded up dozens of suspects in connection with an alleged military coup.

The rarity of terms like 'Africa' or 'African' in coverage shows a neglect of the continent’s specific needs and challenges, overlooking its growing AI ecosystem.

Chadian authorities only realised that they were holding the high-profile suspect after being alerted by Nigerian authorities through the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).

The Mercator projection, created in the 16th century by cartographer Gerardus Mercator for navigation, distorts landmasses by enlarging areas near the poles while shrinking those around the equator, such as Africa and South America.