Government–business pact delivers wins, eyes tougher reforms

The Government-Business Partnership is making significant progress, although there is still much to be done, an editors’ briefing heard late last week. In a frank discussion, the likes of Discovery’s Adrian Gore, Sibanye-Stillwater’s Neal...

SIARA 2025 receives 790 global submissions across Asia and Africa

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, and Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of TBHF, SIARA is organised by The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) in collaboration...

Watch Celebs and AIDS Icons Rally Support for HIV Funding in This Short Film

Prominent global HIV advocates are joining forces in a new short film to call on governments and donors to sustain lifesaving investments to end AIDS. They warn that hard-won progress against HIV is at risk of being reversed due to sudden and...

African utilities share Mission 300 path at APUA conference in Cairo

Energy leaders from across the continent shared their targets and strategies on reaching Mission 300 goals at the APUA Congress, under the theme Energy Transition Challenges. On day one of the congress Henry Paul Batchi, Director of Power Systems...

Watch Celebs and AIDS Icons Rally Support for HIV Funding in This Short Film

Prominent global HIV advocates are joining forces in a new short film to call on governments and donors to sustain lifesaving investments to end AIDS. They warn that hard-won progress against HIV is at risk of being reversed due to sudden and...

BII invests $20m in hardest-to-reach Africa energy access expansion initiative

UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) has committed $20-million to impact investment organisation Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach (H2R) Initiative to help expand access to affordable, reliable and clean energy in...

Electricity is bedrock of jobs, manufacturing and economic growth in power-deficit Africa

Around 600mn people in Africa—roughly 43% of the continent’s population — still lack access to electricity. While electrification rates have improved over the past decade (from about 40% in 2010 to around 57% in 2024), sub-Saharan Africa remains...

Activist Trịnh Bá Phương, Already Behind Bars, Sentenced to 11 More Years

Key Events Việt Nam Intensifies Crackdown, Extends Trịnh Bá Phương’s Prison Term to 21 Years; Fifth Pillar Added to Việt Nam’s Communist Party Leadership Structure; Proposed Cybersecurity Amendments Spark Fears of Increased State Surveillance;...

Declining profits and rising costs chase foreign banks out of Africa

Foreign banks are pulling out of Africa after decades of operations saddled by declining profit and rising operational costs reflecting the continent’s changing investment landscape and the diminishing appeal in the financial services sector....

EU announces $638m to support Africa’s clean energy transition

The European Union (EU) has announced a €545m ($638m) package for Africa to support electrification, modernise power grids, expand access to renewable energy,and accelerate the continent’s clean-energy transition. The funding will back projects in...

FATF grey list: Nigeria, South Africa set for October exit 

Nigeria and South Africa could be taken off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list as early as next month, in what would mark a major boost for investor confidence in Africa’s two biggest economies. The Paris-based FATF, which monitors...

Zambia is being praised worldwide because of UPND’s energy reforms – Musokotwane

Zambia is being praised worldwide because of UPND’s energy reforms – Musokotwane FINANCE and National Planning minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says despite experiencing load shedding, Zambia is being recognised across the world as one of the...

Africa must reclaim its research agenda before the world moves on without us

The continent must shift from dependency on funding for research to leadership. Photo: Supplied The dismantling of USAid’s global education programmes has sent shockwaves through the development sector. But for African universities, it should...

European Commission pledges €545m to boost renewable energy in Africa

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition. This announcement, made at the Global Citizen Festival, is an important milestone in the ‘Scaling Up...

Zambia boosts regional ties with SADC members

Zambia’s Ambassador to Brazil, Lieutenant General Dennis Alibuzwi (Rtd), has concluded a series of strategic diplomatic engagements with fellow Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ambassadors, aimed at strengthening regional solidarity...

Rights Groups urge Ruto to decriminalise safe abortion

Women Collective Kenya (WCK) director Ruth Mumbi (c) addressing the press during the International Safe Abortion Day commemoration at Ayeira Initiative in Korogocho (Ngomongo), Nairobi county on September 28, 2025./GEORGE OWITI Human rights lobby...

India and Kenya discuss advancing defence ties, enhancing regional security

Kenya's Navy Commander, Major General Paul Owuor Otieno called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi on Monday with the discussions focusing on advancing bilateral defence cooperation and enhancing regional security....

Diplomatic Snub of 77 Countries at the United Nations: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Mass Boycott Over Gaza Onslaught

In a moment that encapsulated the deepening fissures in global diplomacy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up to the podium at the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2025, only to address a chamber that had been...

Seychelles Presidential Elections 2025: What Is At Stake For India?

The 2025 presidential elections in Seychelles have entered a decisive phase, with results now forcing a runoff between the leading contenders. For Seychelles’ external partners—particularly India—the outcome holds significant implications for...

‘My kids are too scared to go outside’: Kurdish migrants face hostility as Japan wrestles with demographic crisis

“I would rather die than go back to Turkey,” says Ali*. “But life is also getting worse here. I can see that our Japanese neighbours are much cooler towards us these days. Some refuse even to greet us.” More than a decade after he arrived in Japan...