Minister of Education and Vocational Training concludes Africa Skills Week 2025

Addis Ababa, 18 October 2025 (SPS) – The Minister of Education and Vocational Training, member of the National Secretariat, and current Chairperson of the African Union’s Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science, Technology, Mr....

One Mahdi, Three Messiahs, Jesus and Climate Change

Heat waves aren’t just getting worse on land, the majority of the world’s oceans are experiencing record-breaking temperatures too. These marine heat waves are getting longer, more intense and reaching farther than ever before. In particular,...

Wheat policy chaos: Farmers caught in the crossfire

In the sun-scorched fields of Punjab, a farmer named Ghulam stares at his ripening wheat, heart heavy with uncertainty. Last harvest, prices crashed to Rs2,200 per 40kg—barely covering costs—after the government scrapped public procurement to...

Revealed: The Australian millionaire making fortune from Epping hotel and other migrant accommodation

THE controversial asylum hotel in Epping is boosting the fortune of an Australian tycoon worth £300million – who was previously at the helm of the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge. Jamie Pherous’s firm is making tens of millions from British...

Koyo Kouoh’s Final Lesson on Pan-African Solidarity

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Cancer drug quality in Africa is a worry: what we found in a...

The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available to only a few thousand patients per year in a few...

U.S. Int'l Development Finance Corporation Officials, Finance Minister Discuss about Strengthening Partnership on Strategic Investments

Addis Ababa, October 17, 2025 (ENA)—Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide and senior U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) officials have held discussion about exploring and advancing financial cooperation for Ethiopia's new...

Rethinking Ghana’s language policy in education: An Afrocentric defence of Mother tongue instruction

Rethinking Ghana’s language policy in education: An Afrocentric defence of Mother tongue instruction The history of language and education in Africa cannot be separated from the colonial project. British colonial education was never intended to...

Warm beginning of WEA general assembly

Stay up to date with Christian news in Europe? Sign up for CNE's newsletter. “To our esteemed fellow servant in Christ, Your faithful presence is truly a gift of grace. May the Seoul General Assembly become a sacred moment where we stand together...

Prison that accidentally freed sex attack migrant early mistakenly released ANOTHER inmate

THE prison that mistakenly released the Epping sex attacker migrant accidentally released another lag. HMP Chelmsford let Hadush Kebatu walk free over the weekend, sparking an urgent manhunt. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Hadush...

FO Spox underscores Pakistan’s key diplomatic engagements, regional, global developments

- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP):Foreign Office Spokesperson, Ambassador Tahir Hussain Andrabi, in his maiden press briefing, on Friday outlined Pakistan’s major diplomatic initiatives, regional security developments, and foreign policy...

Cancer drug quality in Africa is a worry: what we found in a 4-country study

The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available to only a few thousand patients per year in a few...

Ghana makes local languages compulsory in schools

The government of Ghana has announced that all teachers must now use local languages as the main medium of instruction at the basic school level. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu revealed the new policy on Friday October 24. calling it a decisive...

Mother Tongue In The Classroom: Ghana’s Bold Step Toward Inclusive Education

Author: Dominic Eyram Abordzie Ghana’s renewed commitment to mother tongue instruction marks a transformative shift in education—one that prioritises comprehension, cultural identity, and inclusive learning for all children. I remember standing in...

Rethinking Ghana’s language policy in education: An Afrocentric defense of Mother tongue instruction

The history of language and education in Africa cannot be separated from the colonial project. British colonial education was never intended to create independent thinkers; it was designed to produce interpreters, clerks, and subordinates to the...

Sinoma opens Tafo Concrete Plant, plans nationwide expansion

By our staff reporter Sinoma International Engineering Corporation Limited has officially opened its Tafo ready-mix concrete plant in Ethiopia, marking a major step in expanding its industrial footprint in the country. This facility is the first...

eHealth Africa, Others Make Case For Emergency Operation Centres

eHealth Africa (eHA) has joined global health leaders, policymakers and partners at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (ICPHC 2025) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to drive conversations on digital transformation, public health...

Former colonialists must face the bill – an international survey on reparations

Africans are making a renewed and united call for reparations from former colonial powers who profited from centuries of slavery, exploitation and underdevelopment. A new survey on the topic: «Attitude of people in Africa to the initiative to...

Growth Without Peace Is a Mirage

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s (PhD) recent declaration that Ethiopia will become Africa’s largest economy within the next decade captured headlines and stirred both optimism and skepticism. The ambition is not entirely misplaced—Ethiopia is a...

Queen Titiaka rallies African law students to fight climate change at FALAS-AU Conference

Winner of Ghana’s Most Beautiful 2024 and Founder of EcoGreen Oases Legacy, Queen Nihad Titiaka Oases Ibrahim, delivered an impassioned call for collective African action on climate justice during the 5th Continental Conference of the Federation...