[Bird Story Agency] Africa is beginning to reverse an age-old equation: exporting raw cotton and importing the value created from it. The challenge is to close the ''missing middle'', connect regional manufacturing strengths and scale a competitive industry that keeps jobs, skills and value on the continent.
Nigerian authorities announced the rescue of 308 people abducted by armed groups, including 163 villagers seized during a deadly attack earlier this year, calling it the country's largest single-day hostage rescue operation.
A rare video filmed on July 21 in Sabha, Libya shows a woman accused of adultery being sentenced to 100 lashes. Shared on social media, it has sparked outrage for various reasons: Some are appalled by the fact that the punishment was carried out in a public space, whilst others are shocked by the ongoing existence of a law on extramarital relationships.
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a grant of $4.23 million to implement the second phase of a project to integrate natural capital into development financing in Africa.
A Russian ship under US sanctions, the Mikhail Britnev, dropped off its cargo of military vehicles at the Port of Lomé in Togo on July 9. It’s the first time that Togo has been a stop for a Russian shipment of weapons to Mali, carried out as part of Moscow’s support for the Malian government.
Several people ended up in the river after an important bridge collapsed on June 3 in the village of Hombo in the eastern part of the DRC. The bridge is one of the failing critical infrastructures in a territory that is home to one of the most lucrative mines in the region.
The Sudanese army struck a traditional court in a Rapid Support Forces-held village in North Darfur with drones on Sunday, killing 35 people, a rights group said. Emergency Lawyers said the attack hit Garra al Zawaya as civilians gathered for local court hearings, wounding several others during the afternoon strike.
[Independent (Kampala)] Masaka -- Reach A Hand Africa (RAHA) has urged young people across the country to actively participate in the government's monthly National Cleaning Day initiative, describing environmental cleanliness as a shared responsibility that is critical to protecting public health and building resilient communities.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Artificial intelligence has captured the world's imagination. Every week brings another breakthrough model, AI assistant or prediction that technology will fundamentally reshape howwe live and work. Yet beneath the excitement lies a more important question: what makesartifi cial intelligence valuable at scale?
[ENA] The World Public Summit, underscoring Africa's growing influence in shaping global dialogue and international cooperation, is for the first time holding its summit in Addis Ababa under the theme "A New World: Africa in Shaping a Shared Future."
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The African Union Commission has emphasized today the need for stronger continental preparedness and coordinated action to mitigate the potential impacts of the anticipated 2026 El Niño phenomenon.
[Premium Times] Morocco claimed derby bragging rights with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Algeria, while Senegal returned to winning ways by edging Kenya by the same scoreline to keep qualification firmly within their grasp
[UN News] El Niño is putting millions of lives at risk in eastern and southern Africa but the UN is ensuring that communities are better prepared to deal with its impact.
[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Evidence is growing that the people most affected by HIV are also the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- As Africa grapples with shrinking international development funding and rising pressure to create jobs for its rapidly growing youth population, the Mastercard Foundation is making one of the continent's biggest long-term investments in higher education, committing US$500 million over the next decade to transform African universities.
[Ghanaian Times] World Star Records has announced the 2026 edition of the Euro-Africa International Music and Cultural Festival, an initiative aimed at strengthening cultural diplomacy and cooperation between Africa and Europe through music and the arts.
[Ghanaian Times] Nigeria said South Africa had agreed to bring to justice those responsible for attacks on foreign nationals, while Abuja was compiling compensation claims for losses suffered by Nigerians as both countries pledged to tone down rhetoric over the violence.
[IPS] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Africa's digital revolution is gathering pace, but the financing needed to sustain it remains uneven, fragmented, and often out of reach.
[ISS] Armed groups' evolving tactics and alliances will test the resolve of West African countries to cooperate with AES states.
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