Cape Town Ranked Among Top Beach Adventure Destinations
Cape Town has been ranked the world’s second-best beach destination for travelers seeking experiences beyond traditional seaside vacations, according to a new study by cruise operator Sail Croatia. The study, which evaluated 40 coastal destinations globally, ranked Cape Town behind only Sardinia, Italy. Researchers highlighted Cape Town’s nearly 700 adventure activities, including paragliding, shark cage […]
Egypt advances metro expansion with airport connection
Egypt is advancing plans for the fifth phase of Cairo’s third metro line, which will extend the city’s transport network directly to Cairo International Airport. The 9.2-kilometer stretch will add seven new stations between Heliopolis and the airport, significantly cutting transit time for passengers, airport workers, and residents in surrounding areas. The project forms part […]
EU Targets South Africa in Minerals Investment Drive
More than 200 companies recently gathered in Johannesburg for the European Union’s first investment roadshow in South Africa, as the bloc moves to mobilize nearly $14 billion in investments as part of a 2025 clean trade partnership. Hosted at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the event underscores Europe’s urgency to diversify critical mineral supply chains from […]
Trump Administration Cuts African Visa Hubs
The Trump administration is set to cut the number of US embassies and consulates in Africa authorized to process visas from nearly 50 to just 20, according to officials and an internal State Department memo. The 20 remaining hubs span the continent and include cities such as Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, and Addis Ababa. […]
Africa Shifts Toward Self-directedSecurity Partnerships
Africa is reshaping its security landscape in a multipolar world, moving decisively away from dependency on foreign military intervention toward self-determined, regionally owned solutions. Historically, external powers established military bases and imposed security frameworks that served their own geopolitical interests rather than the needs of African nations. Today, African governments are integrating security priorities into […]
Malawi Windmill Story Becomes West End Musical
A musical adaptation of Malawian engineer William Kamkwamba’s celebrated memoir, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, has made its West End debut in London. The play recounts how, during the devastating Malawian famine of 2001, a 13-year-old Kamkwamba built a windmill using scrap metal and salvaged physics textbooks, an invention that brought electricity to his […]
Ghana Secures Funding to Fix Rural Connectivity
Ghana has secured $500 million from the World Bank to improve rural connectivity and strengthen the country’s agricultural supply chains. Over the next five years, the grant will be used to rehabilitate and maintain more than 1,000 kilometers of roads across key farming regions, including Northern, Ashanti, Volta, and Western. Poor road conditions have long […]
Global Backing Boosts Ebola Vaccine Efforts
Efforts to combat the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Central and East Africa received a major boost after global health organization CEPI committed over $60 million to vaccine development projects. The funding includes up to $50 million for Moderna’s experimental vaccine, alongside support for candidates developed by the University of Oxford, the Serum Institute of India, […]
Ramaphosa Impeachment Committee Elects Chairperson
The Section 89 Impeachment Committee of South Africa’s parliament has elected RISE Mzansi MP Makashule Gana as chairperson, marking the formal start of proceedings to determine whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should be removed from office over the Phala Phala scandal. Gana, backed by parties within the Government of National Unity, secured 19 votes, defeating United […]
Senegal’s President Names New Cabinet
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced a new 30-member cabinet that conspicuously omits senior figures from Ousmane Sonko’s Pastef party. The move comes less than two weeks after Faye dismissed Sonko, his former mentor, as prime minister and dissolved the erstwhile cabinet. Sonko was then elected speaker of parliament, deepening the rift between himself […]
