BII Invests $20 million in Acumen’s H2R Initiative to Expand Energy Access in Africa

Quick Read: The initiative will deploy innovative financing to off-grid solar companies serving households and businesses across 17 frontier economies in Africa. BII’s investment in the initiative’s debt-focussed vehicle, H2R Amplify, will improve...

Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition

Report September 23, 2025 • 10:00 am ET Print this page Natural gas has a small but important role in Africa’s energy transition By Neil Ford Bottom lines up front Roughly 42 percent of Africa’s population lacks reliable access to electricity at...

Ghana champions locally led climate adaptation at UNGA80

Ghana’s Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Seidu Issifu, delivered a powerful and forward-looking address at the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) Leaders’ Dialogue on the theme “Shaping Resilient Futures”, held during the...

Gambia hosts 10th ECOWAS sustainable energy forum

The day-long convergence united government officials, international organisations, private sector leaders, academics, civil society actors, investors, and energy experts in meaningful discussions aimed at strengthening and expanding the region’s...

President of Guinea-Bissau visits INTERPOL headquarters

LYON, France – Guinea-Bissau’s President H.E. Umaro Sissoco Embaló met with INTERPOL President Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi and Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza at the General Secretariat headquarters. President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló...

Guinea-Bissau Battles Sierra Leone to a Thrilling 1-1 Draw in World Cup 2026 Qualifiers

On Thursday, September 4, 2025, at Estádio 24 de Setembro in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau managed to secure a 1-1 draw against Sierra Leone. The Leone Stars went ahead in the 45+4th minute through Kei Kamara’s fantastic header, but Mama Baldé equalized...

We have a shared vision for Kenya and Israel

When I landed in Nairobi and saw the signs “Karibu Kenya” at the airport, I immediately felt at home. As I take up my role as Israel’s Ambassador to Kenya — and concurrently to Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, and Seychelles — I feel both honoured and...

ECOWAS Begins Monitoring, Evaluation Mission On Humanitarian Operations In Guinea-Bissau

1 A delegation from ECOWAS Commission through its Department of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development has commenced a six-day Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Mission in Guinea-Bissau, to assess the implementation and impact of ECOWAS...

ECOWAS Begins Guinea-Bissau Flood Response Assessment Mission

ECOWAS launched a six-day monitoring and evaluation mission in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday to assess the impact of humanitarian interventions following devastating floods that displaced thousands in 2022. The mission, led by the Department of...

Sheikh Mohamed discusses ties with President of Guinea-Bissau

President Sheikh Mohamed on Tuesday met Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of Guinea-Bissau, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. The two leaders explored opportunities to strengthen co-operation between the UAE and Guinea-Bissau across fields such as the...

Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction

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‘africa’s Voice Is Not Heard’: Leaders Issue Call For Equity, Justice And C

On the third day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate, African leaders delivered a resounding and unified message: the United Nations must undergo meaningful reform, and the global order must be reshaped to ensure fairness, equity, and...

São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, September 27, 2025

Top Picks Tonight Euphoria — Praça Benedito Calixto, 177 (Pinheiros) Why picked: Central, open-air square vibe with a big-tent party crowd; easy pre-club meet-up with food and bar options around the plaza. Start: 23:00 Address: Praça Benedito...

Journey to the heart of kush, the drug devastating West Africa

The room smells of sweat and fear. A thick chain with a padlock seals the barred door, and inside, three young people lie on mattresses on the floor, dozing off thanks to a mix of exhaustion and diazepam. Every so often, nurse Saio Keita...

US Nears Highest Cancer-Rate Around The World

Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death, but its prevalence varies significantly from country to country. In this infographic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu shows age-standardized cancer incidence rates across 180+ countries,...

New York Film Festival 2025

Hong Sang-soo having but a single film at this year’s New York Film Festival might appear like something of a cinematic recession indicator. While the South Korean auteur has showcased a pair of films at every festival since the pandemic, he...

In Senegal’s shadow, The Gambia still waits in hope for oil

- Advertisement - By Sheriff Bojang Jr Caught between its next-door neighbour’s oil boom and its own string of dry wells, The Gambia, one of Africa’s smallest nations, has seen oil become as much about politics and perception as geology. For more...

Nigeria-Morocco Gas project to create holding company

The $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas project is making headway with the creation of a holding company, according to a senior official. “We want to accelerate the next phase after signing the treaty related to the project, with the creation of the...

‘Africa’s voice is not heard’: Leaders issue call for equity, justice and courage

The urgency reflects a global reality – that the UN risks losing relevance in the face of today’s polycrisis – from blatant disregard for international norms and unending conflicts to runaway climate disasters and crushing debt burdens. Africa’s...

France's Navy Seizes 10 Tonnes of Cocaine Off West Africa

France's navy has completed a major cocaine bust in the trafficking lanes off the coast of West Africa, an increasingly important transshipment region for the drug supply chain from South America to Europe. Following a tip-off from British...