Africa

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Africa

UN Security Council Extends Sanctions Mechanism on Haiti Gangs for Another Year

News Desk October 15, 2026

Three men in suits seated at a table signing documents at the Inclusive FinTech Forum

Africa

Ghana Tests Digital Payments with Rwanda and Nigeria

News Desk October 14, 2026

Economy

Africa Launches Its Own Credit Rating Agency

Monitoring Desk October 8, 2026

Abiy Ahmed raises his right hand to take an oath of office while an official in ceremonial robes reads from a paper

Africa

New Government in Ethiopia as House Re-elects Abiy Ahmed for 5-Year Term

News Desk October 6, 2026

Middle East

Africa, Gulf States Push for Practical Labor Mobility Partnerships at Second Doha Dialogue

News Desk October 6, 2026

Trade and Investment

Alamein Africa Forum Opens in Egypt, Drawing 1,500 Participants

Monitoring Desk October 3, 2026

Officials in suits participate in a red ribbon cutting ceremony outdoors

Diplomatic News

African Union Reopens Liaison Office in Libya After Years in Tunis

Monitoring Desk October 3, 2026

Africa

African Union Urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to Pull Back From the Brink

News Desk October 2, 2026

Africa and Gulf Ministers Set to Meet in Dar es Salaam for the Second Labor Dialogue

Diplomatic News

Africa and Gulf Ministers Set to Meet in Dar es Salaam for the Second Labor Dialogue

Monitoring Desk September 29, 2026

H.E. Alhaji Sarjoh Bah speaks at a podium during the African Digital Trade Day at the Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo

China

AU Envoy to China Proposed 5-Point Digital Trade Pact at Hangzhou Expo

Monitoring Desk September 26, 2026