AFRICA

Across Africa, smallholder farmers are financing their own fight against climate change, spending billions each year to keep food systems alive as global support lags. A new analysis shows they already shoulder most of the world’s adaptation costs, even as they receive less than 1% of the funding meant to …

According to reports, as many as 460 people were killed in the attack and sick medics were kidnapped NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Sudan is facing a deepening civil war, as Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia has extended their control over the country by taking El Fasher following an 18-month …

How successful is luxury tourism in Africa? What happens if it fails to produce higher tourism revenues: can it be reversed? And does it depend on what kind of government is in place? Pritish Behuria is a scholar of the political economy of development who has conducted a study in Botswana, Mauritius …

Digitel’s foray into South Sudan’s telecom market is testing the grip of entrenched players, exposing gaps in coverage and challenging assumptions about who gets to build connectivity in one of the world’s least served nations SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | South Sudan’s telecommunications sector, long dominated by foreign multinationals, …

HARARE | Xinhua |  Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to maintain strong momentum in 2026, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. In a statement issued on Thursday at the conclusion of an IMF staff mission to Zimbabwe, the agency said Zimbabwe’s economic rebound has been stronger than expected, supported by …

Jerusalem, Israel | ALL AFRICA.COM | Joshua Loitu Mollel, a 21-year-old Tanzanian national who was among five African victims of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, has been found dead in Israel, bringing closure to his family’s two-year ordeal. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said his remains were recovered from Gaza on …

ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that conflict-driven challenges have further exacerbated the ongoing cholera outbreak in Sudan, as the country has recorded nearly 2,000 cholera-related deaths since the start of 2025. Since the start of this year, Sudan …

Equity Group is also accelerating its entry strategy. In September, Equity Group chief executive James Mwangi met with officials from the Ethiopian Investment Commission to discuss licensing and operational frameworks, according to Semafor Africa. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  Ethiopia’s banking market, once sealed off to foreign participation, has …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  With fewer than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and only 6% currently on track in Africa, the continent faces a dual challenge by being among the least responsible for climate change yet the most vulnerable to its impacts, contributing …

  Absa and MEST Africa announce the Top 10 finalists for the MEST Africa Challenge 2025 Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Ugandan startups have made it to the list of Top 10 finalists of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025.  Credify Africa Inc and Kanzu Finance Ltd from Uganda, …