FROM CONFLICT TO COOPERATION: AFRICA’S WATER CAN BE A BRIDGE TO PEACE, SAYS AKUFO-ADDO

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered a powerful and urgent message to global leaders on Monday, October 27, 2025, declaring that water insecurity is no longer a silent challenge but a “clear and present danger” threatening the...

Ronnie Sim obituary

My father, Ronnie Sim, who has died aged 81, worked for many years in Africa, helping people from various language groups to translate the Bible into their own tongue. Much of his time was spent in Ethiopia, where his biggest project was to...

Kenya Wins DahabPlus Community Football Tournament in Somaliland

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 28 – Team Kenya was at the weekend crowned champions of DahabPlus community football tournament in Somaliland capital, Hargeisa. The Community Football Tournament held in Hargeisa saw Team Kenya defeating Team Yemen 2-1 in a...

The Turkish glees, language barrier

ISTANBUL: Istanbul, the enchanting city that straddles Europe and Asia, is a treasure trove of exquisiteness, history and culture. Its stunning architectural splendour, vibrant markets and breath-taking natural scenery make it a destination like...

Investigating Infectious Bursal Disease in Backyard Chickens

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have delved into the seroprevalence of infectious bursal disease (IBD) in backyard chickens in Wag-Lasta, Amhara, Ethiopia. This extensive investigation not only identifies the presence of IBD among these...

'Serious need for speed' in global climate commitments amid 2035 target shortfalls

Global emissions are starting to fall on account of the worldwide commitment to fight climate change, although still not nearly fast enough, analysis by the United Nations has found. A synthesis report released on Tuesday by the UN's Framework...

How climate change can make people more likely to get into violent conflict

Climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world, with monsoons, droughts, hurricanes and heatwaves all occurring with greater frequency and intensity. Aside from disturbing ecosystems, these environmental shifts risk triggering...

The Urban Blue: Pathways for Port-Led Inclusive Growth in India

Introduction Port cities have long served as engines of trade, cultural exchange, and urban transformation.[1] Strategically positioned at the intersections of land and sea trade, they drive national and regional growth through logistics,...

‘Negative messaging doesn’t work’

After Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, only about half of Africa’s countries backed a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow’s invasion. In the years since, Kyiv has stepped up its diplomatic and humanitarian outreach across the...

Harnessing Data, Driving Innovation: Securing East Africa’s Water Future

Africa’s water resources are coming under mounting strain, driven by population growth, intensifying climate shocks, and declining water quality, experts warned this week at a high-level symposium in Addis Ababa. The gathering underscored the...

Jordan's industrial sector exports grew 7.5% in 1st 8 months 2025-JCI

Ammon News - Statistical data from the Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) showed that industrial sector exports grew by 7.5% during the 1st 8 months 2025. The data indicated that Jordan's industrial sector exports increased during the January-August...

Countries should leverage DPI to enhance tax revenue collection: ICTD

The International Center for Tax and Development (ICTD) has argued that a well‐implemented Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) system can help governments in lower and middle-income countries (LMICs) boost revenue collection and limit financial...

AI Meets Ancestry: African Musicians Harness Artificial Intelligence to Preserve and Reinvent Cultural Soundscapes

In a studio scented with coffee and filled with recording gear, Ethiopian musician Dawit Ketema, known as Mashela, experiments with a unique fusion — the wooden tones of the washint flute and the precision of digital synthesizers. His mission: to...

Africa Intelligence Brief - October 24, 2025

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Today's tape tilts firmly toward hard politics, defense posture and market‐shaping policy. Nigeria reshuffled its entire military top brass weeks after a foiled coup plot, while Addis Ababa condemned an EU–Egypt joint...

AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunter

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa. After archaeologists uncovered his fossilized bones in 1960, they used them to define Homo habilis – the earliest known...

US aid to Israel more than pays for itself — don’t buy the lefties’ lies

AOC’s rant at Sunday night’s Mamdani rally was only a tad more unhinged than her usual, but she amplified a nasty leftist lie when she said that military aid to Israel is why there’s poverty in America. “We demand,” declared Rep. Alexandria...

Playing the Game of Racial Roulette

A widespread racist belief in America and Europe, especially on college campuses, is that white Americans and Europeans are genetically and culturally predisposed to colonialism, oppression, racism, and other injustices. The converse belief is...

Risk-ready – Microfinance Backs African Businesses Against Climate Change

Although Africa has contributed only 7% of global carbon emissions since the 19th century, it remains the most vulnerable region to the adverse effects of climate change. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) estimates that seven of the ten...

Dangote Cement’s profit rises to N743bn on price increase

Dangote Cement Plc’s after-tax profit rose sharply to N743.3 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from N279.1 billion in the same period of 2024, a 166 percent increase despite a marginal decline in sales volumes. The strong...

Giants and Lilliputians: Haile Selassie and President Isaias Afwerki (Part 2)

Power, Image, and Machiavellian Survival: The Body as a Mirror of Power To understand Isaias Afwerki’s psychology, one must first confront the contradiction written across his body. His appearance—spare, stiff, and strangely careless—betrayed none...