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Nigeria’s new 2026 Electoral Act introduces critical overhauls ahead of the 2027 elections, mandating electronic voter accreditation, enforcing electronic result transmission, and securing financial autonomy for the electoral commission. However, political analysts argue that the legislation fails to address deeper structural vulnerabilities. They urge immediate supplementary reforms, including stripping the presidency of the power to […]
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The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) announced it is reinstating the regional parliament, effectively dissolving the interim administration established by the 2022 Pretoria Agreement. The TPLF accused the federal government of violating the peace accord, withholding funds for civil servants, and provoking armed conflict. Federal advisors condemned the move as a direct repudiation of the […]
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China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged closer cooperation with African nations to manage the economic and security spillover effects of the Middle East conflict, positioning Beijing as a partner in crisis response and development. State media reported that Xi has also urged a joint Sino-African call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to hostilities […]
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France’s ambassador to South Africa, David Martinon, declared that Pretoria must be allowed to attend the upcoming G20 summit in the US, despite President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to bar the African nation. The exclusion violates the G20’s consensus-based framework and follows the US boycott of last year’s summit hosted by Pretoria. Furthermore, Martinon denied […]
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Former Senegalese President Macky Sall has positioned his four decades in public service as a key asset in his bid to become UN secretary-general despite his lack of direct UN experience. During a public hearing before the 193 member states, Sall outlined a vision of preventive diplomacy, structural streamlining, and global debt reform. To secure […]
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The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) has reiterated that it will continue boycotting the upcoming Africa Energies Summit – hosted by Frontier Energy Network in London – until meaningful changes are made to the event’s approach to local content and hiring practices. The Chamber’s position reflects mounting concern across the African energy sector that platforms […]
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A new joint venture between PetroGuin and Tender Oil and Gas marks a step forward in unlocking Guinea-Bissau’s offshore potential, reinforcing broader momentum across West Africa’s deepwater frontier. Signed during the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris on Wednesday by Petroguin Director General Alfredo Malú and Tender Oil and Gas Chairman and CEO Teodor […]
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Delays to new gas projects and continued underinvestment in upstream development are raising the prospect that global LNG markets will remain tighter for longer than previously expected, industry leaders said at the opening of the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris on Wednesday. The discussion was shaped by a shared concern: that shifting geopolitics, […]
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The 11 GW Inga 3 hydropower project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now approaching parliamentary review. Speaking during the Ministerial Dialogue on “Unlocking Africa’s Gas Supply for Global Energy Security” during the Invest in African Energy Forum 2026, Aimé Sakombi Molendo, Minister of Hydraulic Resources&Electricity, Democratic Republic of Congo, confirmed that the […]
...As global energy governance shifts from negotiation tables to courtrooms, Africa is facing a new and urgent challenge: ensuring its voice is not only heard, but aligned. The recent intervention by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) in a landmark climate advisory case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has brought this […]
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22 April 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – Yango Ride, the ride-hailing service from global tech company Yango Group, has launched an official app in ChatGPT, enabling users to plan routes and rides directly within the conversation. The rollout is a global update covering more than 25 countries where Yango operates, spanning […]
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KAMPALA, Uganda, 22 April 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – As the world marks World Malaria Day, scientists across Africa are exploring new ways to reduce the spread of one of the continent’s deadliest diseases: malaria. While significant progress has been made over the past two decades, the 2025 Africa Malaria Progress Report warns that momentum […]
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