A booming market, but lacking data: Africa’s challenge [Business Africa]/in /by
This week: Business Africa focuses on the impact of the lack of data on investments in Africa, Congo-Brazzaville's strategy to strengthen its food sovereignty through Protected Agricultural Zones, and the economic crisis in the DRC, worsened by violence.
Benedikt Duda advances at WTT Champions Incheon 2025/in /by
In the women's singles, the Netherlands' Britt Eerland also progressed to the next round after a commanding straight-game victory over Australia’s Minhyung Jee.
UN details 137 percent increase in aid workers deaths/in /by
UN reports 137% surge in aid worker deaths in 2023 with 2024 being 'worst year' on record. The organisation is mourning the recent killings of more than a dozen humanitarians in Gaza.
World leaders react to Trump’s new tariffs/in /by
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU was "finalizing the first package of countermeasures."
Journalists in Haiti defy bullets and censorship to cover unprecedented violence/in /by
Haiti's journalists are dodging bullets, defying censorship, and setting personal struggles aside as they document the downfall of Haiti’s capital and beyond.
Senegal goes after Macky Sall era officials with amnesty law change/in /by
Senegal's parliament on Wednesday approved changes to the country's amnesty law, potentially paving the way for the investigation and prosecution of security personnel and members of the former government suspected of abuses
FIFA president visits California stadium to host new Club World Cup/in /by
The Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena is to be one of the competition’s 12 host venues for the inaugural tournament which takes place in June and July.
South Africa’s diplomatic gamble: strategic defiance or risky isolation [Africanews Debates]/in /by
Experts debated whether South Africa’s tensions with the US signal strategic defiance or risky isolation. While some warn of economic fallout, others see a bold stand in shifting global power dynamics.
Disability summit pledges greater inclusion in education in crises situations/in /by
Children with disabilities make up nearly 20 per cent of all out-of-school children in crisis contexts.
Gaza completes month without new humanitarian supplies after Israel’s blockade/in /by
Israel unilaterally blocked the aid corridor from Egypt at the start of March, and resumed its full scale bombing of Gaza on March 18, breaking a ceasefire with Hamas