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Latest on Africa
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South Africa lawyer 'Navi' Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to prosecute war crimes, genocide
Navanethem "Navi" Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work promoting peace and international law.
Geopolitics
Exclusive: Trump envoy blasts South Africa over hateful 'kill' chant, says country is drifting toward US foes
U.S. ambassador Brent Bozell warns South Africa is drifting toward Iran, Russia, China and Hamas as Trump pushes back on land seizure policies.
Industrials
Ethiopian Airlines Signs Africa's First 777-8F Deal as Boeing Certification Clock Ticks
Boeing 777-8F Africa: Ethiopian Airlines signed firm deal for ten Boeing 777 freighters, including eight next-generation 777-8F jets with uncertified delivery…
Geopolitics
Ethiopia's Return to War Threatens to Engulf the Horn of Africa
Analysts fear that the renewed conflict could quickly draw in other regional actors.
AI
Solomon Asamoah on Ghana's AI Infrastructure Test: Compute Cannot Outrun Power and Water
Artificial intelligence is usually discussed as software, but its limits are increasingly physical. Every model depends on processors housed in data centres, c…
Geopolitics
UAE turns to Russian shadow airline for missions in Africa: Investigation
The company behind these planes, Aviacon Zitotrans, has been sanctioned by the United States, Canada and Ukraine for its support in Russia's war effort.
Energy
African heads of state break ground for $16B oil refinery project
Five African heads of state have led a groundbreaking ceremony for a $16 billion oil refinery project in East Africa
Energy
Africa's richest man to launch Kenya oil refinery despite land protests
The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.
Geopolitics
Russia's Sahel Intervention Is Riskier Than It Looks
No one - not least in postcolonial West Africa - loves an army of occupation.
At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say
Seventeen people killed at bar near Johannesburg and 10 killed in separate incident at store near Cape TownTwo separate mass shootings near South Africa's two…
At least 27 killed in 2 mass shootings in South Africa
The attacks come as South Africa grapples with persistent gun violence often linked to gang rivalries.
Energy
Africa's richest man, Ethiopia and Djibouti to build $660m fuel pipeline
The pipeline would strengthen energy security in landlocked Ethiopia, while creating jobs at Djibouti's port.
Markets
Indian billionaire's payments firm plots biggest London flotation in years
Sunil Bharti Mittal's Airtel Money targets $9bn IPO in boost for ailing UK stock market. Nils Pratley: Does this mark the end of London's listing drought? Not…
Healthcare
Healthcare in Africa 'under growing strain' after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns
Accra Reset's report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle. The United St…
Industrials
Africa's urban waste crisis is outpacing infrastructure investment and choking neighborhoods
Johannesburg is struggling with a deepening waste crisis marked by unreliable collections, rapidly shrinking landfill space and a rise in illegal dumping
9th woman found dead in South Africa, adding to fears of serial killer
South African police say a ninth woman's body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, adding that it could be linked to a series of killings they…
Geopolitics
Alleged discrimination vs. White people prompts new U.S. sanctions on South Africa
The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against White people and other…
Markets
What Africa's biggest IPO can do for its stock markets
A new generation of investors is buying up African stocks
Energy
Africa critical-minerals pipeline surges as output lags
Africa's critical-minerals pipeline has expanded by 36% since early 2025, but the surge in exploration and development isn't yet translating into much new prod…
ICE deportees in Africa describe being stranded "on the other side of the world"
CBS News traveled to Liberia to speak to some of the Latin American deportees banished to Africa under President Trump's immigration crackdown.
7 women found dead in South Africa, sparking fears of serial killer
Authorities say the cases appear to be linked, although they did not confirm whether they are the work of the same killer.
'I believed the hype': the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US
Drive to save thousands of Afrikaners from false claims of 'white genocide' appears to show signs of slowing. When Donald Trump announced in February 2025 that…
Energy
Electric mobility brings Africa's energy transition into the wild
Electric motorcycles are bringing Africa's energy transition into Kenya's Maasai Mara game reserve, where rangers are using solar-charged bikes to patrol wildl…
AI
Could Africa be the next AI frontier as US and Europe hit limits?
U.S. companies are winning massive data center and AI deals across Africa, including a $6.2 billion project in Lesotho for hydropower and computing.
Transport
Six Nigerians extradited to US over $6M online romance scam
Alleged members of Black Axe criminal network that swindled US women out of $6m flown from South AfricaSix Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal n…
Discarding an Old Map and Seeing Africa With Fresh Eyes
The continent offers solutions to some of the West's most vexing problems.
Nigeria's parliament suspends engagements with South Africa over anti-migrant violence
Nigeria's parliament is suspending official visits to South Africa indefinitely over anti-immigrant protests targeting Africans
Autos
Chinese electric bike imports surge as Africa's EV investments diversify
Africa's electric motorcycle imports from China surged nearly 60% in the first half of 2026, led by Morocco, Egypt and Algeria
Commodities
Podcast: 'You have to be in West Africa' - Fortuna CEO Ganoza on Senegal M&A
This week's episode features Fortuna Mining president and CEO Jorge Ganoza in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the company's recent acquisition of th…
