Ethiopia is pushing electric vehicles before it has built a fully developed electric car market. But the strongest commercial value is moving into the service layer including charging, fleet conversion, and after-sales support.
Somalia tells META that new whatsapp feature will aid terrorism, Africa passes Asia on world's hunger list, 144 people die trying to enter Spain from The Gambia, and Bologna burns over a death of Moroccan in police custody. Ten stories from across Africa for Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
Khartoum rejects fresh U.S. sanctions over chemical-weapons claims, American anti-abortion push abroad raises health risks for African women, and Morocco to spend over $20 billion for 2030 World Cup. Ten stories from across Africa for Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
ECOWAS signs deal West Africa has been promising for decades, Nigeria and Ghana demand court action against South Africa, and vote-counting gets underway in São Tomé. Ten stories from across Africa for Monday, July 20, 2026.
Sudan takes UAE to international court over seized drones, Europe deepens its naval foothold in the Red Sea as Somali pirates resurges in fresh raids, and the African country with the best electoral records go to polls today. Ten stories from across Africa for Sunday, July 19, 2026.
The reason Africa has more than 2,000 languages begins 300,000 years ago, when modern humans first emerged on the continent. That extraordinary history, combined with geography and colonial borders, created the world’s richest landscape of languages.
Twenty children and one adult die in a Ugandan bus crash, Uber buys Glovo, Somalia's cabinet moves to control the private sector's main body, and Harare insists diaspora cash will hold as nearly 100,000 citizens return from South Africa. Ten stories from across Africa for Saturday, July 18, 2026.
Trafigura refuses 2,000-megawatt line meant to carry Angolan hydropower, and a Nigerian court forfeits 48 properties tied to a former attorney-general. Ten stories from across Africa for Friday, July 17, 2026.
Growing the Loukil group was not an easy task, of course, and lots of strategic thinking had to be done so as to choose the right products and services that would be the source of growth not only in the local market (size of only 11 million people), but also at the international level.
Egypt puts its military-built economy under Sisi's direct control, Dangote prices Nigerian fuel in dollars, the RSF answers the US peace plan, and DRC's Ebola outbreak reaches Europe. Ten stories from across Africa for July 16, 2026.
Nigeria overtook South Africa as Africa's largest economy in 2014, but most Nigerians remain poor. The country's economic growth has failed to keep pace with rapid population growth, job creation, and the rising cost of living, creating this harsh reality.
South Africa ended apartheid in 1994, yet it remains one of the world’s most unequal countries. Deep inequalities in wealth, land, education, and employment continue to reflect the lasting legacy of apartheid.
The Kinshasa Declaration priced the shortfall. A $500m World Bank package is funding the first customers. Here's who gets paid.
Subscriber growth is no longer the key revenue driver for telecoms in Ethiopia. Mobile data is. Over 35 million voice-only users, a 15,000-tower deficit, and a regulator forcing infrastructure sharing, signal clear entry points.
Why did the Gold Coast become Ghana, Rhodesia become Zimbabwe and Swaziland become Eswatini? African countries have usually changed their names when they entered a new political era, using new names to reflect independence, national identity and a break from colonial rule.
Africa has more than 70 submarine internet cables, yet millions still pay several times more for internet than the International Telecommunication Union considers affordable. Why does getting online remain so expensive despite decades of investment in digital infrastructure?
