Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Africa, Caribbean urged to unite
The Nation Barbados
·
June 30, 2025
Africa is poised to become the next frontier of global economic growth with its demographic advantage, natural resources and untapped renewable energy, CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett told a gathering of various African leaders on...
Africanized Bee Rumors Stir Buzz
The Delta News - Mississippi
·
MISSISSIPPI- People are talking about an invasion of Africanized honeybees, but experts say the buzz on social media is overblown. Africanized bees are common in Texas, Louisiana, and Florida but not in Mississippi. Only three colonies have ever...
African women are key to fighting climate change – these are...
Modern Ghana
·
Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They've faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making platforms have meant that women across Africa haven't been able to...
African American Museum of Dallas announces new president and CEO
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
·
June 30, 2025
Lisa Brown Ross has been appointed the new president and CEO of the African American Museum of Dallas. On Monday, the museum announced that Ross was selected in a nationwide search to take over the role from Dr. Harry Robinson Jr., who held the...
Wave Raises $137 Million Debt Funding to Expand Mobile Money Footprint in Africa
TechEconomy
·
June 30, 2025
Advertisements Wave, the mobile money company disrupting financial services in Francophone Africa, has secured $137 million in debt funding. Designed to scale its operations across existing and new markets, even as many African startups struggle...
Innovative Approaches in African Gaming Ventures
Disrupt Africa
·
June 30, 2025
African gaming startups are revolutionizing the industry with cutting-edge digital strategies. By embracing technology, these ventures are engaging diverse audiences in online and mobile betting. As the landscape evolves, unique concepts like...
Without clarity, there is no credibility: Why African governments must modernise their communication
New African Magazine
·
June 30, 2025
In uncertain times, clarity is leadership. And across Africa, too many governments still underestimate just how vital it has become to speak clearly, consistently, and with purpose. Public trust is eroding. Misinformation spreads in seconds....
Africa and disappearing donkeys: An unexpected crisis offers a clue to perils ahead
Taipei Times
·
June 30, 2025
What can help to protect women’s health, boost the incomes of impoverished families and thus allow girls to avoid early marriage? What — when it disappears — can set back children’s education, damage mental wellbeing, drive conflict within...
Cash addiction is costing South Africa billions
TechCentral
·
June 30, 2025
South Africans’ heavy reliance on cash, instead of using advanced digital payment rails, costs the economy more than R30-billion/year. This is according to Tim Masela, head of the National Payments System at the Reserve Bank, whose commentary in...
TCL poised to capture West African market with latest cutting-edge electronics
Business and Financial Times
·
June 30, 2025
Chinese-owned global electronics giant TCL, with a significant footprint in Ghana over the past decade, has officially launched its expansion into the West African market. The company is also set to introduce a dynamic new line of innovative...
Get Ready, Africa! CANEX at IATF 2025 Is Your Gateway to Creative Excellence!
Bella Naija
·
June 30, 2025
The countdown is on! Algiers, Algeria is set to become the epicenter of African creativity from September 4th to 10th, 2025, as the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 kicks off! This year, CANEX is packed...
Pan-African Savings and Loans supports Kotobabi No.2 Primary School
Joy FM
·
June 30, 2025
Staff and Teachers of Both Pan-African Savings and Loans and Kotobabi No. 2 after the presentation As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and ongoing commitment to community development and educational support,...
BWG Library to host three-day celebration of African heritage this week
Collingwood Today
·
The festival will feature live music, traditional foods, children’s activities, and conversations on identity and empowerment NEWS RELEASE BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY ************************* The Olundara Foundation and the BWG...
ECOWAS declares “war on kush” as drug crisis worsens across West Africa
Business Day
·
June 30, 2025
The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a regional campaign to combat the escalating abuse of the psychoactive substance known as kush, describing the effort as a formal “war” on the dangerous drug....
Caxton Local Media shows its heart at CANSA Shavathon
Northglen News
·
June 30, 2025
Caxton Local Media staff streaked, sprayed and supported at their third corporate CANSA Shavathon held in New Germany on June 27. The team came together with enthusiasm and purpose to raise funds for the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA),...
Launch of LANA: A New Era in Arab Media
FAME Delivered
·
June 30, 2025
LANA, the largest Arab media company in the Middle East and North Africa, was officially launched this week. The grand event took place with the distinguished presence of His Excellency Mohamed Alabbar, founder of Emaar, and Her Excellency Reem Al...
Designer Sarah Diouf On Launching Her Beyoncé-Approved African Luxury Label Tongoro
Essence
·
June 30, 2025
To put it plainly, Sarah Diouf is an image architect. The designer with a degree in visual communication spent the better part of her early twenties spearheading a magazine. She tells me over a call that this portion of her life fueled her...
Russia’s Foothold in Africa: Wagner’s Legacy and the Rise of the African Corps in Mali (18+)
SouthFront
·
June 30, 2025
Support SouthFront Illustrative Image The sands of Mali have become a battleground where Russia’s influence is being cemented through fire and steel. After three and a half years of relentless counterterrorism operations, the Wagner Group declared...
China, Kenya launch Mandarin textbook series for East African learners
China Daily Global
·
By VICTOR RABALLA in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-06-30 22:02 China's Hubei Changjiang Publishing and Media Group has partnered with the University of Nairobi to launch a series of Chinese-language textbooks tailored for East...
Government urged to utilize social media apps for citizen engagement
SABC News
·
June 30, 2025
Experts and senior public sector communicators are encouraging the government to use social media platforms and digital communication for swift engagement with citizens. This came out at the Social Media Summit underway at the University of...