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Dakar 2026 unveils “Ayo” as official mascot on one-year-to-go mark

Ayo is a young lion who symbolises the joy and energy of Senegalese youth. The name means “joy” in Yoruba – a language widely spoken in West Africa – and [...Read more]

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Mobilises Emergency Public-Health Response After Hospital Attack in Sudan

Download logoThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is currently dispatching critical medical commodities and supplies following the 28 October 2025 attack on the Saudi Maternity Hospital [...Read more]

High-level advocacy mission by the vice-president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission to the government of Senegal

Download logoThe Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Ms Damtien L. TCHINTCHIBIDJA, carried out a high-level advocacy mission to the Government of Senegal, focusing on the establishment of the National [...Read more]

Afriex Collaborates with Visa to Facilitate Real-Time Cross-Border Payments to 160+ Markets

Afriex (www.Afriex.com), a global fintech platform, today announced a collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to bring real-time cross-border payments to more than 160 markets. By integrating [...Read more]

Conference to Enhance Arts and Cultural Activities

Download logoA conference aimed at enhancing the quality and content of arts and cultural activities was held at the Asmara Municipality Hall on 30 October. Mr. Asmerom Tsegabrhan, Director General [...Read more]

President El-Sisi and World Leaders Will Attend the Inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum

Download logoPresident Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will attend the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) tomorrow evening, Saturday, November 1, 2025. This represents an extraordinary event in the history of [...Read more]

Celebrating Ivorian coffee and supporting communities in Côte d’Ivoire: a commitment by Nestlé

On a quiet morning in Gnamagnoa, in western Côte d’Ivoire, farmer François Dadi Serikpa harvests his coffee. The former bus driver switched to coffee farming after his retirement. The father [...Read more]

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) holds second meeting of subcommittee on women in trade to strengthen their participation in cross-border trade in west Africa

Download logoThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, through the Regional Trade Facilitation Committee (RTFC), held the second meeting of the Sub-Committee on Women in Trade virtually on [...Read more]

Beyond the screen: MultiChoice’s 30 years growing Zambian culture, technology and economy

Three decades is a long time. In the Zambian film and television industry, it’s literally transformational period of time. That is how long MultiChoice (www.MultiChoice.com) has been operating in Zambia, [...Read more]

South Africa: Home Affairs Completes Western Cape Marriage Bill Hearings with Concern that Polygamy Might Entrench Gender-Based Violence

Download logoThe Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has concluded the Western Cape leg of public hearings on the Marriage Bill with mixed views received from residents of the greater City [...Read more]