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Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa...

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa...

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...

São Tomé and Príncipe: helping fishers and their future

São Tomé and Príncipe: helping fishers and their future

Early in the morning, Paula Afè Do Espiritu Afonso goes to the beach in her village of Abade on Príncipe Island to get freshly caught fish. Having spent the whole night fishing, the fishermen return with bonito, barracuda, pargo, vermelho, and...

Minister of Education to speak at the opening of the CPLP ministers' meeting in São Tomé

Minister of Education to speak at the opening of the CPLP ministers' meeting in São Tomé

"This is a matter that has been debated, not only in the context of this ministerial meeting but also in others, and which is linked to some concern about the funding that is available internationally to address issues related to the 2030 agenda...

Wike Prioritizes Sustainability, Says No Politician Will Control Abuja Conference Centre

Wike Prioritizes Sustainability, Says No Politician Will Control Abuja Conference Centre

1 ABUJA – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has vowed that the newly completed Abuja International Conference Centre will not fall into disrepair, stressing that sustainability and professional maintenance are...

Ocean is our lifeline: Why climate change is drowning small island nations and threatening us all

Ocean is our lifeline: Why climate change is drowning small island nations and threatening us all

For most people, the ocean is a place for vacations, Instagram-worthy sunsets, or seafood platters. But in reality, the ocean is a life-support system for both humans and marine life. It is deeply tied to the air we breathe, the climate we live...

Sierra Leone Stakes Next Oil Frontier Claim

Sierra Leone Stakes Next Oil Frontier Claim

African countries have recently started making more and more headlines with their plans to develop local oil and gas reserves despite strong opposition from foreign environmentalist organisations and international lenders. The latest to join the...

Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt in June 2025

Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt in June 2025

However, amidst this challenging economic landscape, a select group of African countries is beginning to reveal a distinct strategic advantage: those that have meticulously managed to maintain relatively low IMF debt profiles. The primary and most...

If problems arise in the Portuguese-speaking community… it is complicated.

If problems arise in the Portuguese-speaking community… it is complicated.

The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, addressed the prevailing “wave” of fear during times of crisis on Saturday, highlighting the global influence of Portuguese-speaking nations. “In times of crisis, it is easy to appeal to fear and...

Guinean children treated in Portugal return “completely cured”

Guinean children treated in Portugal return “completely cured”

The young Jeramias was among a group of 16 babies and children from Guinea-Bissau who returned home today after several months of treatment in Portugal. These children traveled without their families, but were accompanied by various organizations...

Interview – Olukayode Bakare

Interview – Olukayode Bakare

Dr. Olukayode Bakare is an esteemed scholar specializing in international relations and sub-Saharan African politics. He earned his Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and has held teaching and research positions...

Africa moves to validate first-ever continental strategy to protect donkeys

Africa moves to validate first-ever continental strategy to protect donkeys

The wellness of donkeys across Africa has been under a big threat as the meat and skin business booms with a target on the animals Stakeholders are convening in Côte d'Ivoire to deliberate on the measures to safeguard the well-being of donkeys and...

NNN wants stronger energy partnerships

NNN wants stronger energy partnerships

LUANDA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah described energy as a powerful driver of economic growth and development. She said Namibia is prepared to take the lead in the global shift toward clean and sustainable energy. She was speaking at the...

Naval operations facilitate increase in crude oil production – FOC

Naval operations facilitate increase in crude oil production – FOC

The Nigerian Navy says its operations have restored near normalcy in the production of crude oil across the nation. The outgoing Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) of the Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. Saheed Akinwande stated this during a farewell...

Marcelo sees Mozambique “looking to the future”. Chapo comes to Lisbon

Marcelo sees Mozambique “looking to the future”. Chapo comes to Lisbon

“Satisfied to see a country looking to the future, with a climate aiming for economic and social development, financial progress, justice, and consequently political and institutional stability,” remarked President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa upon...

US delegation visits Lobito Corridor, which it considers the “crown jewel” of US/Africa cooperation

US delegation visits Lobito Corridor, which it considers the “crown jewel” of US/Africa cooperation

Troy Fitrell, Senior Director of the U.S. Department of State, called the project the “crown jewel” of U.S.-African cooperation, highlighting a $5 billion investment in the project, a strategic rail link between Angola and the Democratic Republic...

AU-IBAR Leads Drive to Safeguard Donkeys With New Continental Strategy

AU-IBAR Leads Drive to Safeguard Donkeys With New Continental Strategy

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Jun 26 – Africa has taken a major step toward safeguarding the future of its donkey population, as leaders, experts, and stakeholders from across the continent gather in Abidjan for the Second Pan-African Donkey Conference...

Top 10 African countries with the lowest leap in government debt from 2024 to 2025

Top 10 African countries with the lowest leap in government debt from 2024 to 2025

While borrowing is sometimes required to promote development, the capacity to sustain a minimal year-on-year increase in government debt indicates good economic management, maintains macroeconomic stability, and fosters long-term resilience. As...

Russia challenging US, China for strategic clout in Africa

Russia challenging US, China for strategic clout in Africa

Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In 1869, for instance, the Russians gave Ethiopia military support to threaten the position of the British in...

Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations

Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Trump administration could resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without any chance to object on the grounds that they might be tortured. This may clear a legal path for the...

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