Reforming Multilateral Institutions and Partnering with African Countries

Shifting U.S. perspectives on Africa require Washington to move past outdated security-first frameworks and begin treating African nations as equal sovereign partners. During a recent Brookings Institution discussion featuring U.S. … Read More

French Healthtech Alan Acquires Senegal’s Tanel to Expand into Africa

French healthtech firm Alan has acquired Dakar-founded health insurer Tanel, marking its first implantation in the African market. Operating in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, Tanel brings a regional network of … Read More

NAFDAC Orders Nationwide Recall and Destruction of Sachet Alcohol

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered manufacturers to recall and destroy all alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and plastic containers below 200ml nationwide. … Read More

Africa Business Investment Summit (ABIS) 2026 to Convene in Washington, D.C.

African business leaders will gather in Washington D.C. from August 27 to 28, 2026, for the inaugural Africa Business Investment Summit, hosted at the MGM National Harbor as the centerpiece … Read More

Casamance Madd Fruit Gains Global Recognition with WIPO Certification

On August 20, 2026, at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, the wild fruit known as the Madd of Casamance secured international recognition, marking a historic … Read More

Reviving Nigeria’s Akwete Cloth Tradition Through Modern Fashion and Training

Uchechi Ahunanya sits beside a wooden loom in Obohia-Ndoki, Abia State, Nigeria, guiding purple thread line by line across a dense vertical curtain—a painstaking process that takes three to four … Read More

Kidnapped Judge Released in Nigeria: Police and Family Confirm

A Nigerian judge whose sudden detention drew intense public scrutiny and institutional pressure has been released from custody, according to confirmations issued on Monday by the police, his family, and … Read More

Senegal Launches OBFILOC to Modernize Local Government Financial Governance

In a decisive push to modernize public administration, Senegal’s Directorate General of the Public Treasury has officially launched the Observatoire des Finances Locales (OBFILOC). Unveiled to bring radical transparency and … Read More