China Extends New Grant Support as Seychelles and China Deepen Strategic Partnership
The People’s Republic of China has extended a new grant of RMB 100 million (approximately SCR 220 million) to support priority development projects in Seychelles, as reaffirmed during a courtesy call by the Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Han Zheng, on the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr. Patrick […]
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Staff Mutual Credit Union Records Strong Growth, Declares Increased Dividends at Annual General Meeting
The ECOWAS Staff Mutual Credit Union (ESMCU) has announced significant financial growth and introduced new welfare–driven initiatives during its Annual General Meeting (AGM), reaffirming its commitment to enhancing the financial wellbeing of staff across ECOWAS institutions. The meeting brought together the President of the Union, Mr. Jimmy Ife-Ilori, representatives from key ECOWAS institutions including the Commission and Parliament, as well as participants joining both physically and virtually. In his opening […]
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ministers Met in Freetown to Shape the Future of West Africa’s Digital Economy
On Friday, 27 March 2026, Ministers in charge of Telecommunications, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and Digitalisation from across the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in Freetown for their 20th Ministerial session. The meeting was held in a hybrid format, bringing together participants both physically in Freetown and virtually via online platform, […]
Ghana: Strengthening Partner Coordination for Health Security
Ghana, like many countries in the WHO Africa Region, remains vulnerable to public health emergencies due to underlying vulnerabilities and challenging health systems. Between 2022 to 2025, the country has responded to several disease outbreaks including meningitis, dengue fever, cholera, Marburg virus disease, Lassa fever and mpox. These outbreaks placed considerable pressure on the public […]
Senegal thumbs nose at CAF ruling
In an act of defiance ahead of their 2-0 win over Peru at the Stade de France, Senegal’s players and coach Pape Bouna Thiaw paraded the Africa Cup of Nations trophy around the pitch to a roaring near-capacity crowd, days after CAF’s Appeal Board controversially awarded the title to Morocco, citing Senegal’s 14-minute walkout during […]
Accra’s Limbo Museum reimagines unfinished architecture
Accra’s skyline is getting a soulful makeover thanks to Limbo Museum’s latest installation, Limbo Engawa. Created by TAELON7, this modular project breathes new life into the museum’s abandoned Brutalist skeleton and the surrounding land. Using lightweight steel frames and salvaged billboard strips, the design creates shaded seating and gathering spaces inspired by woven construction-site beds […]
Inside Africa’s growing high-rise boom
Africa’s skyline is reaching new heights as a skyscraper mini-boom transforms the continent’s urban identity. From the “Iconic Tower” in Egypt to the soaring “Tour F” in Côte d’Ivoire, massive vertical developments are springing up all over the continent, challenging the decades-long dominance of South Africa’s Carlton Centre. While economists view these buildings as symbols […]
Ancient Egyptians used white-out to fix artistic mistakes
Researchers studying a 3,300-year-old papyrus at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge have uncovered an unexpected detail: ancient Egyptian artists corrected mistakes much like modern creators do. While preparing artifacts for the “Made in Ancient Egypt” exhibition, curators noticed that the outline of a jackal in a Book of the Dead made for royal scribe Ramose […]
How Sophie Oluwole reclaimed the African mind
Sophie Oluwole reshaped how African thought is understood both at home and abroad. Nigeria’s first woman to earn a PhD in philosophy, Oluwole spent decades challenging the Western assumption that African thought was mere folklore rather than rigorous intellectual tradition because it was oral, rather than written. Her masterstroke was comparing Yoruba sage Òrúnmìlà to […]
Dumile Feni’s portrait of apartheid debuts in Madrid
A striking new exhibition at Madrid’s Museo Reina Sofía places Dumile Feni’s African Guernica directly opposite Pablo Picasso’s famed Guernica, creating a powerful conversation across continents and histories. The pairing is deliberately provocative: both works pulse with rage, yet curator Tamar Garb is careful to distinguish them—Picasso reacted to the violence of war, while Feni […]
