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Africa: 1.5 Billion Women and Girls Live in Climate Hotspots, as UN Women Urges Stronger Action at COP31
[UN Women] As world leaders gather in Antalya for the 31st UN Climate Conference, new UN Women data warns that…
Africa: Could a New Agency Stop Crime Syndicates Infiltrating the Police?
[ISS] Ahead of the Madlanga Commission's recommendations, Parliament should carefully review South Africa's capacity to investigate and prosecute serious crime.
Africa: Africa's Banks Must Drive Growth, Not Just Profits, Says AIG-Imoukhuede
[This Day] Chairman of Access Holdings Plc, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has warned that Africa's economic growth will remain limited unless its…
Africa: COP31 - Africa's 18m Workers Sound Alarm, Demand Climate Justice, Green Jobs, Billions in Funding
[Vanguard] Africa's 18 million organised workers have sounded a strong warning ahead of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference…
Africa: Mo Ibrahim Index Puts Malawi 20th in Africa On Governance
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's rise to 20th place in the 2026 Ibrahim Index of African Governance is a rare piece of…
Africa: Xenophobia - Nigeria's Patience Wearing Thin, Fani-Kayode Tells South Africa
[Daily Trust] Nigeria's High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned that growing xenophobic hostility towards Nigerians and other…
Africa: Dangote Eyes 90,000 Jobs, $65bn Investment in Africa
[Daily Trust] Over 90,000 people are expected to be working at the Dangote group's petroleum refinery and petrochemicals and fertiliser…
Africa: COP Host Countries Keep Being Contradicted By Their Own Oil and Gas Ambitions
[Global Witness] A strong COP needs hosts that lead by example, but a repeated pattern has emerged of host countries…
Africa: COP31 Opens in Antalya - Can Climate Promises Finally Deliver Results?
[UN News] Nearly 200 countries have arrived on Türkiye's Mediterranean coast for a climate summit with a different ambition: fewer…
Africa: Could These Bacteria-Killing Viruses Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance? a New Discovery Takes Us Closer
[The Conversation Africa] With their spindly legs and geometric heads, they look more like miniature spacecraft than anything living on…






