The Economist

Russia’s escalating information war in Africa

The bid has gathered pace since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. At the most recent summit in 2023 a ...

Analysis-Africa's minerals value-add drive interests investors but faces energy hurdle

As African nations push miners to build refineries and smelters at home, government and industry officials say a major ...
The Diplomat

Africa, China, and the Race for Critical Minerals: A New Focus for FOCAC?

Artisanal cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo pictured in Dec. 2020. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ The International Institute for Environment and Development Subscribe for ads-free reading ...

6 Members of South Africa’s Biggest Party Are Killed in Shootings

The two shootings took place only a few weeks before pivotal, nationwide local elections, and as the party, the A.N.C., is ...
United States Army

SETAF-AF, G-TEAD partner to accelerate counter-drone tech in Africa

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) is partnering with the U.S. Army’s Global Tactical Edge Acquisition ...
Travel + Leisure

I’ve Been Traveling to Africa for 35 Years — Here’s What You Should Know Before Planning Your First Trip

I first traveled to Africa when I was five years old, and I’ve returned every year since. No matter how many times I go, I’m always filled with that same excitement and awe I had as a little boy. Now ...

South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working – what we know after 10 years

South Africa introduced a vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) in public schools in 2014. The programme offered the vaccination to grade 4 girls aged nine years and older. Uptake was high from ...
CNN

Missionaries are still going to Africa. But for African Christian leaders, it is the West that needs help

Two years ago, Nigerian pastor Jerry Eze arrived in London to lead a prayer conference at Twickenham — the world’s largest rugby stadium — and immediately wondered whether he had picked the wrong ...
CNBC

Chinese consumer brands flood into Africa as old investment model fades and exports jump 28%

China's role in Africa is shifting from state-owned enterprise-led infrastructure to private consumer goods. Surge in Chinese exports and small entrepreneurs targeting Africa's growing consumer market ...
The Economist

The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is growing

In many ways, there has never been a better time to be born African. Since 1960, average life expectancy has risen by more than half, from 41 years to 64. The share of children dying before their ...
The Lancet

South Africa shifts away from salbutamol-only asthma relief

South Africa is introducing a major change to public-sector asthma care, moving away from reliance on salbutamol-only relief ...

Catholics in Africa outnumber those in Europe, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY, Oct 16 (Reuters) - There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican said on Friday, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics compiled by its news agency Fides. • ...