Project Will Yield Results for Developing Climate-smart Agriculture in Eastern Africa: Researchers

Addis Ababa, October 28, 2025 (ENA) –The regional Land, Soil and Crop Information Services project has concluded with promising results for climate-smart agriculture in Eastern Africa. At the event held today in Addis Ababa, key results and...

Kigali, ADHI Group Win World Economic Forum Global Public-Private Collaboration Award

1 In a historic first for Africa, Kigali and ADHI Group have been honored by the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the Urban Transformation Summit in San Francisco, receiving the Global Public-Private Collaboration Award. The distinction recognizes a...

Africa's energy giant expands $560m investment to tackle imports, deforestation in Rwanda

The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Tierney, said the first phase of the project, valued at just over $360 million, is nearing completion, with all lake sites and onshore facilities already in place and offshore works now underway. “At...

Black lives don’t matter to the EU capitalist club

THE European Union does not hesitate to ban pesticides it regards as hazardous from use on the lands of its member states but this, of course, does not mean that these substances just disappear overnight. What happens instead is that the EU dumps...

Amman Commerce Chamber, Rwanda discuss boosting trade cooperation

Ammon News - First Vice President of the Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC), Nabil Khatib, met on Tuesday with Rwandan Ambassador to Jordan James Ngango to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation, particularly in economic and trade...

Luxury tourism is a risky strategy for African economies – new study of Botswana, Mauritius, Rwanda

How successful is luxury tourism in Africa? What happens if it fails to produce higher tourism revenues: can it be reversed? And does it depend on what kind of government is in place? Pritish Behuria is a scholar of the political economy of...

Policy makers uphold Africa's green industrialisation, spotlight investment reforms at APRA 2

APRA, co-hosted by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), provides a platform for ministers, distinguished representatives from Partners, investors, developers and financial institutions from across the continent and beyond to engage...

StarTimes Rwanda Introduces Captivating New TV Series: “A Glimpse of China”

1 Kigali — StarTimes Rwanda has unveiled a new and engaging television program titled “A Glimpse of China”, a series designed to offer African audiences a deeper understanding of modern China’s development journey, culture, and everyday life. The...

Canal Plus Fibre Entry Promising But Needs Regulatory Oversight

Group Vivendi Africa’s planned launch of fibre broadband services in Ghana through its CanalBox brand promises consumers faster internet speeds and stronger competition, but realizing those benefits requires vigilant regulation preventing anti...

Engineers Without Borders fuels international change

You might think that the University’s engineering talent remains confined to its cornfields until students graduate. But members of Engineers Without Borders are pushing the boundaries of how far innovation can take them, both metaphorically and...

Uganda Partners with UAE Investors for Key Oil Refinery as Pipeline Reaches 90% Complete

Uganda’s critical East African Crude Oil Pipeline is 90% complete, paving the way for the construction of the nation's first oil refinery in partnership with investors from the United Arab Emirates, a top treasury official said. Ramathan Ggoobi,...

War economy: How M23’s rise fuels trade between Rwanda, Uganda, eastern Congo ?

Despite escalating conflict in eastern DRC, traders in Rwanda and Uganda are reaping windfalls as rebel-controlled territories increasingly depend on them for essential supplies. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), especially the troubled...

Sugar manufacturers eye record production amid increased exports, investor confidence

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s sugar producers are projecting a surge in output with a firm commitment to long-term market stability, pledging to maintain sufficient domestic supply while aggressively expanding into regional export markets. The...

In Zimbabwe, Secondhand Clothes From the West Are Collapsing the Local Textile Industry

Africa, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Europe, Featured, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Trade & Investment, Women & Economy A vendor speaks to a customer at a second-hand clothes market in...

ARUA’s 5th Biennial interrogates AI and ethics in research

AFRICA The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) opened its fifth Biennial International Conference at Makerere University in Uganda on 29 October, marking both the organisation’s 10th anniversary and Africa’s deepening engagement with...

The Best Music From East Africa in October 2025

MUSIC OkayAfrica rounds up the best new music from Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, and Rwanda, featuring Sheebah, Toxic Lyrikali, Phil Emon, Diamond Platnumz, and more. A close-up of Uganda’s Sheebah in the music video for her 2025 single...

Rwanda upbeat on deepening investments in ICT sector

Rwanda is increasingly focusing on bolstering digital literacy and enhancing its ICT sector to prepare its workforce for global demands. In an exclusive interview with CNBC Africa, Esther Kunda, Director-General of the Ministry of ICT in Rwanda,...

‘Time to rethink the future role of African universities’

AFRICA Universities in Africa should strive to build public trust in higher education institutions and, to achieve this, they have to rethink the role higher education institutions must play in nurturing minds that will drive the development of...

Kigali Plant Boosts Africa’s Vaccine Self-Reliance

Backed by fresh European financing, BioNTech’s Kigali facility is emerging as the cornerstone of Africa’s mRNA vaccine ecosystem, bridging the gap between ambition and large-scale production. A new European financial backing of BioNTech’s mRNA...

Mozambique Conflict Monitor (13 - 26 October 2025)

By the Numbers Data highlights in Cabo Delgado province (13 - 26 October 2025) At least 12 political violence events (2,236 in total since 1 October 2017) At least 22 total reported fatalities from political violence (6,296 since 1 October 2017)...