MEDIA ADVISORY : Women’s Cancer Continuum Across Sub‑Saharan Africa — Turning Insight into Action
MSD Virtual Media Roundtable WHAT: Virtual Press Roundtable hosted by MSD, bringing together oncology experts and healthcare advocates to address the critical burden of women’s cancers in Africa and discuss practical, solution‑driven approaches to improving outcomes. DATE : Wednesday, 18 February 2026 TIME :14H00 SAST (Southern Africa Time / UTC+2)15H00 EAT (East Africa Time / […]
African Leaders Call for Sustainable Malaria Financing as Progress Stalls and Funding Crisis Deepens
The 2025 Africa Malaria Progress Report reveals 270.8 million cases and nearly 600,000 deaths. It warns of potential resurgence, as Heads of State and Government urge increased domestic resource mobilisation, call on partners to honour their commitments, and demand a renewed World Bank Malaria Booster Programme. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 16 February 2026-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Against […]
Accra Reset’s Addis Reckoning: Voices Igniting Africa’s Path to Economic Sovereignty
On February 14, 2026, on the margins of the 39th African Union Summit, the “Accra Reset: Addis Reckoning” brought together leaders, policymakers, and experts. Hosted by Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama with support from the African Union Commission, the event took place at the Skylight Hotel. It focused on shifting from discussion to action on […]
Two Weeks To Go – Africa Energy Indaba Gears Up For High-Level Continental Energy Dialogue
With just two weeks remaining until the Africa Energy Indaba, momentum is rapidly building for what promises to be one of the most influential energy gatherings on the continent. The upcoming edition will convene: All under one roof. The Africa Energy Indaba continues to serve as a strategic platform where policy direction is shaped, procurement priorities are discussed, and […]
The Cost Of Invisibility: How African SMEs Lose Revenue Online
Across Africa, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the economy. They create jobs, drive innovation, and fuel local commerce. Yet, many of these businesses suffer from a silent but devastating problem: online invisibility. While business owners focus on rent, inventory, staffing, and daily operations, a critical revenue channel is quietly leaking their […]
Flutterwave Signals Deeper Commitment To Nigeria At Star-Studded Gala Night
On a night where business met style and innovation met influence, Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, in partnership with luxury hospitality brand The Delborough, hosted some of Nigeria’s most powerful business and public sector leaders for an exclusive Gala Night in Lagos. Held at The Delborough Lagos, the black-tie gathering brought together decision-makers from […]
ACTOM Delivers Africa’s First Fully Digital, AI-Ready Substation In Namibia
Namibia’s power utility, NamPower, has officially commissioned the Sekelduin 132/66/33 kV Substation near Swakopmund, marking Africa’s first fully digital substation. The facility strengthens grid reliability, unlocks future load growth in the Erongo region, and sets a new benchmark for digital energy infrastructure on the continent. ACTOM served as the main supplier, EPC contractor, and systems […]
Beyond the pyramids: Discover Egypt’s adventure scene
Egypt is widely known for its ancient monuments, but beyond its temples and pyramids lies a thriving world of outdoor adventure. Along the Red Sea coast, travelers can explore colorful coral reefs—scuba diving at protected reserves like Ras Mohammed National Park, free diving to master breath-holding techniques, and adrenaline-pumping shark dives off Marsa Alam. Travelers […]
How Ghana is holding big polluters accountable
Ghanaian activists are successfully challenging the narrative that extractive companies operate with impunity in Africa, filing 27 human rights lawsuits against mining, oil, and gas firms between 2000 and 2020. A new study drawing on data from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre shows that most allegations against extractive companies stem from economic, social, […]
Why Somalia’s military deal with Saudi Arabia matters
Somalia and Saudi Arabia have signed a military cooperation agreement that analysts describe as a strategic chess move reshaping power dynamics in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region. The deal, whose exact details remain undisclosed, focuses on defense collaboration and comes weeks after Israel’s controversial recognition of breakaway Somaliland, which Somalia views as […]
