The new silk road of optimism

There are moments when the global economy seems to exhale, as if a long, collective anxiety has briefly lifted. Monday's record-setting Wall Street futures offered such a moment. Stocks soared on whispers of a "framework" between Washington and...

Body of Kerala man killed in Mozambique boat tragedy to reach India on October 24

The body of a 35-year-old man who died in the recent boat tragedy off the coast of Mozambique will be brought to India on Friday, MP NK Premachandran said. Sreerag Radhakrishnan of Naduvilakara in Thevalakkara here was among 21 persons, including...

Charting New Waters: Industry Explores Southern African Superyacht Route

Southern Africa may soon become the next frontier for superyacht tourism, following discussions at the inaugural African Boat Conference, held in Cape Town this week. The idea of a dedicated superyacht route around the region was the subject of a...

Brazilian president will seek fourth term at age 80: ‘I’ve got as much energy as when I was 30’

The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced he will seek a historic fourth term in next year’s presidential election, potentially extending one of the most remarkable and enduring political careers in modern Latin American...

Kenyan innovator Elly Savatia wins $67k Africa Prize for Engineering for sign-language app

Kenyan innovator Elly Savatia has won the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for Terp 360, an AI-powered app that translates speech into sign language using 3D avatars. Launched in 2014 by the Royal Academy of Engineering, the...

Inaugural Africa Wellness Congress takes place in Marrakech #Africa #Africanwellness #wellnesstourism

The first-ever Africa Wellness Congress drew around 100 people to Morocco earlier this month, offering strategic insight and operational guidance for integrating wellness into Africa’s economic development. With a theme of ‘Pioneering Investment...

Tai: Trade expos boost economic diversification and industry ties

Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai underscored the pivotal role of major events like the Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) in economic development, noting that the trade fair fosters deeper industry integration with...

Mozambique Boat Tragedy: Body of Kerala Man Recovered, Another Malayali Missing

The Indian High Commission confirmed three Indian nationals died, one was injured, and five were rescued in the Mozambique boat tragedy. Efforts are underway to repatriate the remains of the deceased to India. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): A Kollam...

Edutainment: For Tsungie, a picture tells a story

In essence, it is imperative to note that a picture tells a story of the everyday realities that we encounter as social beings. This then means that the role of the photographer is important as an artist. By Raymond Millagre Langa THIS generation...

Mozambique boat tragedy: Kollam native’s body identified

The body of a 35-year-old man from Kollam, who went missing in the Mozambique boat tragedy, has been identified as that of Sreerag Radhakrishnan, a native of Naduvilakara in Thevalakkara. The confirmation was conveyed to his family by Scorpio...

Mozambique can leverage its energy wealth to drive growth: IEA

To serve a rapidly growing population, Mozambique’s significant energy resources can support government efforts to achieve universal access to electricity and clean cooking while charting a path to economic development, according to the...

South Africa Unveils New Energy Policy

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: South Africa’s government endorses a new energy policy, Nigerians protest the detention of an Igbo secessionist leader, and Kenyans remember former Prime Minister Raila Odinga....

SAPP marks 30 years of regional energy cooperation at CIGRE 2025

Created out of necessity to facilitation reliable and cost-effective power for all, the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) has over the last three decades become a critical enable of regional economic growth and energy resilience. Eng Stephen...

Empowering Good Governance with Energy-Based Development Assistance

By Rupak Chattopadhyay October 22, 2025 Imagine a rural village in Africa where nightfall brings silence: no humming clinics, no bustling markets, with children reading by flickering oil lamps. For over 600 million people across sub-Saharan...

African Parks, Partners treat 10,000 cattle in Greater Pibor

Author: Kenyi Evans | Published: 10 hours ago Treating livestock in Kassangor of GPAA. 📷 Photo by Dr. Megan Claase JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – To many in South Sudan, cattle are not just animals – they are livelihood, culture, and continuity....

AFREC’s Eastern Africa oil and gas report: Charting a path for regional energy integration

The African Energy Commission (AFREC) launched its Eastern Africa Regional Oil and Gas Market Report at the 2025 Africa Oil Week (AOW) in Accra, Ghana. This launch highlights AFREC's commitment to accelerating regional energy integration,...

Insurgents kill at least two policemen in Mozambique attack

MAPUTO - At least two members of Mozambique's security forces were killed Tuesday morning in a jihadist attack in northern Cabo Delgado province, conflict monitoring group ACLED told AFP Wednesday. Attacks by Islamic State-linked jihadists have...

Ground broken for Africa’s southernmost temple

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Mozal Aluminium energy fears

Negotiations are continuing to secure an energy supply agreement for the Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique. In a financial note this week, owner South32 it was engaging with the Mozambique government, Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) and...

World Bank Chief Warns Africa Faces Job Crisis Without Bold Action

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga has issued a stark warning that over the next 10 to 15 years, 1.2 billion young people in developing countries will enter the workforce competing for only 400 million jobs, leaving an 800 million person gap...