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Burundi is hosting the fifth Continental Dialogue on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in Africa, a three-day summit in Bujumbura focused on empowering women and young people within conflict prevention and peacebuilding frameworks across the continent.
Partners backing the ambitious Mission 300 initiative have announced financial commitments surpassing $50 billion to accelerate electricity access across Africa, targeting grid and off-grid connections for 300 million people by 2030.
The Souq Al-Juma movement has announced the reopening of public institutions closed since Friday, bringing an end to its civil disobedience campaign against the Government of National Unity (GNU) in response to public hardship caused by the blockades.
Markening the 70th anniversary of the historic 1956 Women’s March on National Women’s Day, newly published research from the Africa Youth Survey indicates that 51% of young South Africans regard Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as Africa’s most prominent female liberation hero.
Torrential downpours at the end of June have claimed five lives and left more than 26,600 residents affected across Togo, according to an official damage assessment released by national authorities.
On the occasion of Burkina Faso’s 66th Independence Day anniversary, President Ibrahim Traoré urged citizens on Wednesday to embrace the ideals of the Popular Progressive Revolution (RPP), describing it as the primary compass guiding the nation toward complete sovereignty and self-reliant development.
Artificial intelligence is now implicated in 55 percent of reported cybercrimes across Africa, accelerating and industrializing digital attacks continent-wide, according to INTERPOL’s 2026 Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report.
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) successfully transported and secured 48 tonnes of emergency food and medical supplies to the isolated central towns of Diafarabé and Nouh-Bozo on Sunday, July 26.
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) have announced a series of major air shows and parachute exhibitions on July 30 and 31 to commemorate the 27th anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s accession to the throne.
The Tripoli Social Council has issued an urgent warning to the Government of National Accord (GNA), demanding immediate action to address rapidly deteriorating living conditions and public service failures before mounting public anger boils over into widespread civil unrest.