A recent ruling in Cameroon has seen soldiers receive unprecedented prison sentences for the killing of 21 civilians in the Anglophone region, raising critical questions about governance, accountab…
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 Agricul…
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, a…
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 ar…
Ghana's government has announced a landmark policy that will eliminate tuition fees for students enrolled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programmes at all public universities,…
Ghana's network of coding academies and technology training centres has become a continental reference point for digital skills development, producing a generation of engineers and software develop…
South Africa's white and black rhino populations are showing the strongest recovery in a generation, as a combination of enhanced anti-poaching operations, private conservancy expansion, and intern…
A digital education revolution is reshaping learning across the African continent, with satellite-delivered, mobile-based, and AI-assisted distance learning platforms breaking down the geographic b…
Ethiopia's telecommunications liberalisation — long delayed but finally executed — has unleashed a connectivity revolution, with mobile penetration, internet access, and digital financial services …
Egypt's New Administrative Capital has crossed from construction project to functioning city, with government ministries, embassies, and the first 50,000 residents now occupying what is becoming Af…
Rwanda has ranked first on the inaugural African Artificial Intelligence Readiness Index, published by the Smart Africa Alliance, outscoring 54 other nations on metrics including digital infrastruc…
Ghana is producing a generation of architects whose work is redefining African urbanism — combining deep knowledge of local materials, climate, and cultural traditions with contemporary design sens…