Africa News Tonight: Summit focuses on Africa energy, WFP warns of hunger in southern Africa, UNICEF says fighters in ...

United States officials, African ministers, institutional investors, private financiers, and service and technology providers have gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 10th annual Powering Africa Summit. The United Nations World Food Program continues to …

AfDB report highlights growth, reforms and investment booms in Africa

Africa's 2025 economic outlook signals strength (Graphic: Hope Mukami, bird story agency) The latest report on Africa’s economy from the African Development Bank (AfDB) highlights how bold reforms, rapid investments, and pro-business policies are …

Melting pot of cultures; South Africa

Chastin Martel Lakeside Leader South Africa is a melting pot of cultures, it is very multicultural, says Dalique van cer Nest. Van der Nest was born in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. After a while of living there, her family moved to Cape Town, one of …

Thrilling Moments Await Chess Lovers As Nigeria Hosts West Africa Championships

News Investigators/ Chess players and lovers have been promised thrilling moments as Nigeria hosts the Zone 4.2 West Africa Chess Championships from March 31 to April 9. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Saturday, Babatunde …

The stunning lake that's one of the world's deepest in Africa's 'friendliest country'

Africa is home to many beautiful places, from the beaches of Zanzibar to the safari parks of South Africa. But beyond these well-known spots, the continent also has lesser-known gems that seem to be undiscovered by tourists.  One of these is found in …

Africa's 6 best hidden gems named by experts from beautiful island to underrated city

Mnemba Island in Zanzibar is picture perfect (Image: Getty) From the winding streets of Morocco’s iconic blue city, Chefchaouen, to hikes up Table Mountain in Cape Town and tracing the paths taken by ancient Egyptians at the Pyramids of Giza, more and more …

For Trump, ignorance about Africa is a joking matter

President also claims he cut $8m for seemingly nonexistent LGBTQI+ program in Lesotho LGBTI pride marchers in Lesotho on May 17, 2014. (Photo courtesy of Matrix Support Group / The Hub) LGBTQ rights advocates and the foreign affairs minister of the …

Drag race revolution: South Africa leads LGBTQIA+ progress

It is no secret that South Africa has one of the most progressive Constitutions in the world. In 1996, the South African Constitution was the first to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Almost three decades later, South African courts …

Zimbabwe ranked sixth most visited tourist destination in Africa in 2024

Zimbabwe was ranked the sixth most visited tourist destination in Africa in 2024, two notches below the Southern African regional powerhouse, South Africa, according to AfricaFactsZone. Zimbabwe, which has been under United States sanctions for the past …

Better education for all: Turning commitments into action: World Bank Blog By Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President, Eastern ...