Africa’s Energy Leaders to Explore Renewable Project Initiatives

BY Mekonnen Teshome – The Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) will convene its second Investment Forum in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 22-23 October 2025. APRA, launched at the Africa Climate Summit in September 2023 in Nairobi,...

INSIGHT: What Africa’s youth uprisings are warning us about

In the past month, Madagascar has captured global headlines. With thousands of young protesters marching the streets and challenging power structures, it is the first time in years the Indian Ocean island has drawn attention for reasons other than...

The Fight Against Hunger: Securing Southern African Food Chains

Nearly 1 000 children have died from severe malnutrition in South Africa over just 18 months, a stark and heartbreaking reality recently reported by Daily Maverick. Even one child lost to hunger is too many, but nearly a thousand lives cut short...

How hidden treasure connects the world

DAR ES SALAAM: THE newly launched Mahenge Graphite Project has significantly contributed to the establishment of a four-nation economic diplomacy involving hosts Tanzania, Australia (owners), Korea (market) and United States of America. This is...

Nigeria’s Population To Rise By 130 Million By 2050, Says World Bank President

President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, has projected that Nigeria’s population will grow by about 130 million by the year 2050. Banga made the projection during the 2025 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the...

Local divers pick away at Lake Malawi’s underwater garbage problem

Accumulations of trash lie below the tranquil waters of Lake Malawi National Park, a problem local environmentalists say likely extends throughout Lake Malawi, the world’s fourth-largest freshwater lake by volume. They blame dumping by lake users...

People of the Oceans Breakthrough: Landmark Step for Indigenous…

12 October 2025 | IUCN World Conservation Congress | Abu Dhabi, UAE Setting the Tone: Voices and Song The session opened with the voices of the ocean performed by Kevin Chang (Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA)) from Hawai‘i performing a song celebrating...

Emeritus eyes over 10% growth

Emeritus managing director, Tarupiwa Tarupiwa told businessdigest that the firm remained optimistic despite the economic uncertainties. BUOYED by a strong performance in 2024, Emeritus Reinsurance is confident of achieving better results in 2025,...

Nigeria’s Population to Grow By 130m in 2050, Says World Bank President

Eromosele Abiodun in Washington DC President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, has projected that Nigeria’s population will grow by about 130 million by the year 2050. Banga made the projection during the 2025 Annual Meetings of the...

Geothermal energy could power Africa’s green industrial future

Africa stands at a crucial crossroads in its pursuit of sustainable development. With ambitions to achieve universal energy access, drive industrialization, and meet climate goals, the continent faces a daunting challenge: how to provide reliable,...

Wheat farmers struggle with markets after record season

According to Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka, negotiations were underway with Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania to export part of the crop. But in a presentation made during the CEO Africa Annual Roundtable 2025 yesterday, Francis Macheka, chief...

American Private Military Companies Are Poised to Become Major Players in Africa’s Security Landscape

In recent years, private military companies (PMCs), especially those from the United States, have increasingly reentered the African security scene. Driven by fragile states, renewed conflicts, resource wealth, and gaps in security capacity, this...

HFFG, ActionAid celebrate girls on IDGC

Two child-related organisations, Hope For Future Generations (HFFG) and ActionAid Ghana, have celebrated this year's International Day of the Girl Child with a call on policymakers to fully implement child protection laws, including the Children’s...

Bank champions balanced energy future for Africa

As Africa grapples with deep-rooted energy poverty and mounting climate pressures, financial services provider Standard Bank is positioning itself as a key enabler of a pragmatic just energy transition. For Africa’s largest lender, this does not...

Strengthening Farmer Associations for Resilient Food Systems in Niassa

For many years, smallholder farmers in Niassa, Mozambique, have been selling their harvests individually, often at prices dictated by buyers. With no market safeguards to protect them, they remain vulnerable to exploitation whenever oversupply...

ADNOC Strengthens Relationships with Partners in Turkmenistan at OGT 2025

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan — ADNOC, which launched the international energy investment company XRG in 2024, is bringing its largest-ever delegation to Oil & Gas Turkmenistan (OGT 2025) this year, with participation through a prominent and interactive...

DRC-M23 Ceasefire Mechanism; Cameroonian Elections: Africa File, October 16, 2025

To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaways: Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congolese government and M23 rebels signed a...

President Xi underscores shared global duty to advance women’s development

President Xi Jinping of China. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday underscored the international community’s shared responsibility and called for more practical actions to promote women’s advancement. Xi hailed women for “playing an important...

Why lobbies are up in arms against privatisation of water services

Members of Bio-diversity and Bio-safety Association of Kenya led by national co-ordinator Anne Maina (right) during a press briefing in Nanyuki, Laikipia county, on October 15, 2025 Civil society organisations have blamed privatisation of water...

Scientists call for relocation of Pemba hotel project

Pemba. Global environmental scientists have urged the Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority (Zipa) to relocate construction of a five-star tourist hotel from Pemba’s Ngezi Forest Reserve, warning that it threatens rare plant and animal species...