South Africa proposes zero-alcohol limit for all drivers Reform amends National Road Traffic Act’s drink-driving provisions Move targets road deaths after 11,418 fatalities in 2025 South Africa’s ...

This week’s health headlines in Africa highlight Kenya’s severe drought and a spike in typhoid cases in the DRC. As clinical trials for mpox and Lassa fever move forward, local health systems remain ...

In power since 1986, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has secured a new term. His main rival in the presidential election has alleged fraud and violence, amid an internet shutdown and failures of ...

Focus areas include education, rural development, climate resilience, digitalisation Programme targets water access, vulnerable groups and human capital gaps Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance said on ...

Priority units due July 2027, initial output gasoline and naphtha Sonangol invests $1.4 billion as project seeks $4.8 billion financing The Lobito refinery project has reached a physical completion ...

Gabon launches SIGFIP to centralise all public revenues and spending System integrates tax, customs, procurement and real-time financial monitoring Platform aims to boost transparency, efficiency and ...

Bank accelerates growth strategy, targeting profitability and East Africa expansion Appointment follows losses widening in first half of 2025 Commercial International Bank (CIB) Kenya, a subsidiary of ...

Ethiopia said earlier this week it aims to build its first nuclear power plant by 2036. Success will depend on Addis Ababa’s ability to secure key technology and regulatory partnerships in a civil ...

EITI says artisanal mining remains absent from Liberia’s official mining statistics Industrial mining generated $121.49 million in revenue in 2023 Informal mining employs over 100,000 people and ...

Plan targets English teachers for Burkina Faso and French teachers for Ghana Talks focus on boosting language skills and regional education ties Both countries face shortages in qualified language ...

EkoNiva held talks with state-owned Giplait on potential dairy farm projects Discussions focus on pilot farms for raw milk production, with no figures set yet Algeria seeks to cut costly dairy imports ...

Gas-fired plants and renewables anchor Mauritania’s electricity expansion plan New thermal, solar, and wind projects target rising urban power demand Grid upgrades support goal of full electricity ...