South Africa to build new nuclear plants to tackle power blackouts
South Africa, to deal with crippling power blackouts, plans to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear generation, the government announced
Nigeria’s Osimhen, Oshoala win African Footballer of the Year awards
Nigerian star Victor Osimhen was named African Footballer of the Year on Monday night at the 2023 CAF Awards ceremony
Blast at Seychelles explosives depot injures 66
A huge blast at an explosives storage site in Seychelles on Thursday injured dozens of people and brought down buildings,
Kenya judge finds Meta not in contempt of court
A Kenyan judge found Facebook’s parent company Meta was not in contempt of court for failing to pay dozens of
Zambia’s first green bond to be issued by year-end
Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) will issue the southern African country’s first green bond by the end of the year,
African campaigners say emissions from factory farms worsening climate crisis
The greenhouse gas emissions linked to intensive livestock production have escalated climate disasters in Africa and the larger global south,
Mauritania former president receives five years prison sentence for corruption
A court in Mauritania sentenced former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison on Monday, for abusing
Uganda qualifies for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Uganda booked their place at the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket win over Rwanda in their
AU, UN condemn resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations have condemned the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa. The
AU to roll out master plan to make Africa energy sufficient
The African Union is working on a master plan to address the continent’s energy needs. Despite being rich in energy