Ramaphosa heads to AU Coordination Meeting carrying SADC’s regional mandate
EL-ALAMEIN, Egypt — October 3, 2026 — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to represent the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at the 8th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting…
SADC tax integration moves from policy to implementation with new regional action points
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — October 3, 2026 — The Southern African Development Community is advancing efforts to deepen regional economic integration after its Tax Working Group concluded five days of…
AU, Africa’s eight regional blocs prepare for Major coordination meeting in Egypt
EL ALAMEIN, Egypt — October 3, 2026 — African leaders are preparing to gather in Egypt on Sunday for the 8th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, a high-level forum designed…
Nigeria targets five million youths as skills, technology, and creative industries move to the center of employment strategy
ABUJA, Nigeria — September 29, 2026 — Nigeria’s federal government is putting skills development, entrepreneurship, digital technology and the creative economy at the center of its efforts to expand economic…
Eight Zambezi Basin Countries Unite Around $130 Million Climate-Resilience Programme
Eight countries sharing the Zambezi River Basin are moving toward a coordinated regional approach to climate resilience, agreeing on priorities for a proposed $130 million programme focused on strengthening food,…
Egypt elevates mining investment to presidential agenda as Africa confronts the value-addition question
NEW CAPITAL, Egypt — September 28, 2026 — Egypt has placed mining investment firmly on its national economic agenda as President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attended the opening of the fifth…
African Development Bank launches debt-management programme for 22 transition states
KIGALI, Rwanda — September 28, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group is bringing officials from 22 African transition states together in Kigali this week for an intensive programme aimed…
SADC Targets Mozambique–Zimbabwe Border for Faster Regional Trade
GABORONE, Botswana — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is stepping up efforts to improve the movement of goods and people between Mozambique and Zimbabwe after completing a five-day assessment…
Africa-Arab Partnership returns to diplomatic agenda as AU pushes for implementation
NEW YORK — September 25, 2026 — The African Union is seeking to inject new momentum into its longstanding partnership with the Arab world, with AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali…
Nigeria’s Ogun State, DP World advance $7 billion deep-sea port and economic zone project
PARIS, France — September 24, 2026 — Nigeria has taken another step toward expanding its maritime and logistics infrastructure following the signing of agreements between the Ogun State Government and…