AFRICA

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of the Heads of State and Government on Saturday elected Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf as the new AU Commission chairperson. Youssouf, elected for the 2025-2028 term, will succeed …

Countries across the continent are rapidly adopting national digital ID systems, a key pillar of the continent’s growing internet economy. These digital identities promise financial inclusion, secure online transactions and improved access to public services, all while strengthening fraud prevention. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African nations are rapidly …

Uganda hosts 1.8 million refugees and asylum-seekers, the largest number of any African country. But without US funding, basic services like food distribution are likely to end. Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda |  When Benedict and his family arrived in Uganda from Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2024, …

UN | TASS | The number of civilians who fled from the province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to escape from clashes between rebel group “March 23 Movement” (M23) and government forces has surpassed 100,000, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of …

The objective is to integrate South Sudan into the East African Power Pool network to address electricity shortages and problems associated with reliability and affordability of electricity supply in South Sudan. Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved several …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA  | The World Health Organization ( WHO) is sending an additional $2 million to help Uganda tackle the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease outbreak that was confirmed on January 30. “To further support Uganda‘s response to the Ebola outbreak, I am releasing an additional $2 …

Sex workers are the first to feel the effects, as mobile health clinics that offered condoms and preventative treatments disappear Harare, Zimbabwe | Global Press Journal Zimbabwe |  Rumbidzai, a sex worker from the bustling settlement of Epworth in Harare, has been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2017. For over two years, …

Kenya’s Prof Ogot was exceedingly knowledgeable, intellectually stimulating and entertaining and was susceptible to details based on empirical evidence. We nicknamed him “the mobile archives” OGOT TRIBUTE | BY PROF PONTIAN GODFREY OKOTH | When I learnt of Prof. B.A. Ogot’s demise on January 30, 2025, I was flabbergasted, not …

  Many African countries still maintain restrictive visa policies. Even more concerning is that current visa policies often make it easier for non-African travelers, such as Americans and Europeans, to move freely across the continent than African citizens themselves. COMMENT | MAHLET AYELE BEYECHA – CONNECT2AFRICA |  The 38th AU Assembly, scheduled …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA) has named the national team ahead of the 2025 FIBA Men’s AfroBasket qualifiers. Former NBA player Ish Wainright, who now plies his trade with Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel, is one of the players invited. Uganda will face …