African Countries Stories

Trump administration supports one-year extension of AGOA trade programme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 01, 2025

The programme has been credited with creating and sustaining hundreds of thousands of jobs across more than 30 eligible African countries.

AGOA renewal: Is it time to rethink US-Africa trade?
DW News  |  Sep 30, 2025

The AGOA trade agreement between the United States and African countries is coming to an end. While countless workers fear for their jobs, there is al...

President Ruto denies Kenya’s involvement in US migrant deportation deals
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 27, 2025

Ruto said Kenya had "not received any request" from Washington to accept migrants expelled from the United States.

Uganda, Sudan, Somalia among countries hit by UAE tourist and work visa ban
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 18, 2025

Although the UAE government has not publicly outlined the specific reasons, multiple reports link the restrictions to security concerns, strained dipl...

Governance weaknesses stall Africa’s development, World Bank warns
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 13, 2025

The report also flags political instability and limited resources as barriers to effective policy implementation. These factors often undermine even w...

UNICEF: Childhood obesity in Africa rising, surpassing underweight cases globally
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2025

UNICEF is urging African governments to protect children’s diets from unhealthy ingredients

Why do African elites seek medical treatment abroad?
DW News  |  Aug 05, 2025

The deaths of former presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Edgar Lungu in foreign medical facilities have again sparked debate on whether African leaders tr...

Africa CDC warns of widespread drug resistance across Africa
XINHUA  |  Jul 26, 2025

The study, the largest of its kind conducted in Africa, analysed more than 187,000 test results from 205 laboratories between 2016 and 2019 in 14 coun...

Do African MPs reflect the people who vote for them? We studied 17 countries to find out
The Conversation  |  Apr 06, 2025

Across all 17 countries, the proportion of MPs who are either Muslim or Christian closely resembles their electorates. They are also similar at the le...

Wealthy Africans often don’t pay tax: the answer lies in smarter collection - expert
The Conversation  |  Mar 23, 2025

This shows that wealthy Africans face lower effective tax rates than average citizens, replicating a trend already demonstrated for the relative tax b...

Russia's President Putin offers African countries ‘total support’
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Nov 10, 2024

The conference presents another opportunity for Russia to promote its vision of a "multipolar world" — a month after it hosted a BRICS summit of major...

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