Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
How debt servicing is undermining Africa’s health and climate goals ?
Zawya
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Heavily indebted African countries are cutting spending on health programmes to service their massive loan portfolios, signalling a shift in spending priorities. This is largely because these governments are increasingly weighed down by fears of...
OPEC Fund mandates banks for EUR 5-year sustainability benchmark issuance
Zawya
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The OPEC Fund for International Development, a multilateral development finance institution that includes the UAE and Saudi Arabia, has mandated banks for its inaugural EUR five-year sustainability benchmark senior unsecured note. Banks mandated...
Wildlife park boss suspended as charity trustee amid long-running investigation
KentOnline
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September 5, 2025
Wildlife park boss Damian Aspinall has been suspended as a trustee of the Howletts Wild Animal Trust amid a long-running investigation into two Kent-based conservation organisations by a government regulator. The Charity Commission confirmed Mr...
Cross-border freedom boosts African reporter’s mission to tackle wildlife trafficking scourge
Daily Maverick
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September 8, 2025
Migration and free movement within Africa remain critical yet underreported issues, especially when it comes to their impact on women. African Women in Media (AWiM) has led a fellowship-driven project commissioning 25 long-form multimedia...
Morocco ranks 135th in climate change, achieves mixed results in 2024 Global Justice Index
Hespress
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September 6, 2025
Morocco ranked 135th in addressing climate change as part of promoting global justice in 2021, far behind countries such as Gabon, which came 8th globally, Guinea-Bissau in 24th place, and Zambia in 25th place, according to the 2024 Global Justice...
Sustainable housing takes centre stage at Shelter Afrique’s AGM
Zawya
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Following the official launch of Shelter Afrique Development Bank’s 44th Annual General Meeting in Algiers, two high- level debates were held in the afternoon, demonstrating how housing and urban development issues in Africa are mobilising a wide...
Oceanographic, environmental science summer school launched
University World News
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AFRICA Universities in countries in the Gulf of Guinea, working with international partners, have launched the Gulf of Guinea Ocean Sciences Summer School dedicated to oceanographic and environmental studies for students and early-career...
Gabon’s threats to withdraw from EU fishing deal set up tense fall negotiations
SeafoodSource
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The Central African nation of Gabon announced intentions earlier this summer to withdraw from its 18-year-old sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) with the European Union on allegations the deal is imbalanced and lacks transparency....
Gabon forest cave reveals clues about prehistoric central Africa
Witness
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August 17, 2025
In Gabon’s sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted in the changing landscape of central Africa. Two billion years ago, the eastern Gabonese region of...
Africa launches first-ever model climate change law to guide national legislation
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 20, 2025
The devastating impacts of climate change are no longer distant projections but lived realities affecting lives, ecosystems, and economies worldwide. In Africa, which contributes the least to global emissions yet suffers disproportionately from...
The Chairperson Of The African Union Commission Message On The Occasion Of The Independence Day Of The Gabonese Republic
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 17, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, extends his heartfelt congratulations to the Government and people of the...
Research boost for Central Africa’s forest ecosystems
University World News
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CENTRAL AFRICA Research in forest ecosystems in Central Africa and especially the Congo Basin forest region has been getting a funding boost. The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF), in partnership...
IFC pledges $1 billion to boost Iraq’s private sector
The National News
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has announced $1 billion in new investments and partnerships to strengthen Iraq’s private sector. The new financing is for sectors including energy, infrastructure,...
From Periphery to Player: Africa’s Voice in the Shifting International Order
McGill International Review
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September 13, 2025
We are living through a moment of profound transformation in the international order. New coalitions, such as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), are positioning themselves as alternatives to US dominance, rooted in South-South...
How fossil fuel dependency keeps Nigerians in darkness
Global Voices
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September 12, 2025
The Lethaba Power Station outside Sasolburg in the Free State in South Africa. Image from Flickr. License CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Despite holding 37 billion barrels of proven oil reserves and ranking as the world’s sixth-largest exporter of liquefied...
What happens when Trump does not get the Nobel Peace Prize?
Sunday Independent
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September 13, 2025
Bheki Gila|Published 12 minutes ago 7min WHETHER or not Donald J Trump (DJT) knows who William Congreve is remains uncertain. Whether or not he is familiar with the famous author’s 1697 play titled The Mourning Bride is even more contentious....
Africa’s Carbon Markets Deliver More Than Emissions Reductions — And the World Should Notice and Invest
News Ghana
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September 11, 2025
By: Joseph Nganga and Daniel M Kammen Africa’s carbon markets are poised to transform not only the continent’s future, but the global fight against climate change. Yet, as leaders gather for the Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS2), Africa’s...
Rising nationalism, global rivalry demands adaptation by already struggling ferroalloy sector
Engineering News
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Within an increasingly complex, multipolar and fragmented global system, critical materials, including ferroalloys, are becoming an economic priority, an energy and climate policy consideration and a national security matter. In opening the...
Ebony and ivory: why elephants and forests rise and fall tog...
Modern Ghana
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The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. They live in Africa's largest forest, extending over the continent's west and central regions. Large populations are found in Gabon and the Republic of Congo...
Ebony and ivory: why elephants and forests rise and fall together in the Congo Basin
The Conversation
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September 10, 2025
The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. They live in Africa’s largest forest, extending over the continent’s west and central regions. Large populations are found in Gabon and the Republic of Congo...