Africa’s GDP growth to rebound amid ongoing poverty and climate challenges
Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 3.8% in 2025 and 4.1% in 2026, according to a report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) released Wednesday in Addis Ababa during the 57th session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance.
U.S. Gold Card: What it means for African investors {Business Africa}
US fast-track citizenship initiative offers wealthy investors tax perks, raising questions about its impact on global migration and investment while SMEs in Kenya account for 75% of the workforce, with digital solutions driving efficiency and fostering collaborations with larger businesses.
Pics of the day: March 13, 2025
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Southern African countries to pull troops out of eastern Congo
For 15 months, Gaza’s children were barred from schooling as schools in the Palestinian enclave were either destroyed or turned into shelters for displaced families. Since the Israel-Hamas war started, hundreds of thousands of school-aged children have lost at least one academic year.
Mobile dialysis unit brings life-saving treatment closer to patients in rural Kenya
In Murang’a County, a 12-wheeled truck equipped as a modern clinic is offering dialysis services to patients who would otherwise struggle to access treatment.
South Africa-EU Summit focuses on trade, ties amid Trump effect
Senior European Union officials were in South Africa for a summit Thursday with President Cyril Ramaphosa that centers on bolstering trade and diplomatic ties as both feel the impact of the Trump administration's confrontational foreign policy.
UN Forum calls for urgent reform to tackle global development crisis
At the UN’s Development Cooperation Forum in New York, world leaders have been calling for urgent reforms to the global development system
Patrick Dorgu, says he’s settling in to life at Manchester United
He says that coach Ruben Amorim’s attacking style of play and the use of wing-backs are what attracted him to the team.
Ethiopia’s Tigray regional government appeals for help after factional fighters seize key towns
The TPLF fought a brutal two-year war against federal forces which ended in November 2022 with the signing of a peace agreement and the formation of a TPLF-led interim government.
Learning activities resume in Gaza despite schools lying in ruins
For 15 months, Gaza’s children were barred from schooling as schools in the Palestinian enclave were either destroyed or turned into shelters for displaced families.