<h1>Rare Sentences for Cameroon Soldiers Highlight Governance and Development Issues</h1><p><strong>A recent ruling in Cameroon has seen soldiers receive unprecedented prison sentences for the killing…
Africa's push to accelerate sustainable agricultural mechanization gained fresh momentum in early February 2026, as Tanzania's Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba launched the country's National Agricultur…
The Africa Business Convention 2026, held on 3 and 4 February at the Lagos Continental Hotel, brought together an unprecedented gathering of policymakers, business leaders, investors, innovators, and …
Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), is leading the most ambitious health sovereignty campaign in the continent's history, rallying …
One of Africa's most strategically significant infrastructure projects broke ground in early 2026 as construction began on the Lobito Corridor railway extension, a one-billion-dollar greenfield invest…
The Nairobi AI Forum 2026, convened on 9 and 10 February at a gathering that drew more than 500 participants from Africa, Europe, and the G7, has emerged as a defining moment for the continent's artif…
The African Union has urged member states to strengthen cross-border agricultural cooperation as prolonged droughts and erratic rainfall continue to strain food production across the continent. Speak…
Senegal has completed a landmark constitutional reform process that devolves significant powers to regional and municipal authorities, fundamentally reshaping the relationship between the state and it…
The International Monetary Fund has raised its economic growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa to 4.5 percent for 2025, citing improving commodity revenues, easing inflation, and a wave of infrastruct…
Ghana's national telemedicine programme has transformed healthcare access for millions of citizens living in rural and peri-urban communities, deploying digital health solutions that connect patients …
Nigeria has achieved a historic agricultural milestone, producing sufficient domestic rice to meet national demand for the first time in modern history — eliminating what was previously a $2 billion a…
South Africa has established itself as Africa's space power, operating the continent's most sophisticated satellite programme and hosting world-class radio astronomy infrastructure that is attracting …