African Business

Egypt: Reverse sweeping controls over independent civil society organizations

Egyptian authorities should amend the associations law to lift tight restrictions over independent civil society organizations, hindering the right to freedom…

7 days ago

Kaspersky and VDC Research reveal over $18B in potential losses from ransomware attacks on the global manufacturing industry in 2025

Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) in collaboration with VDC Research announced that in the first three quarters of 2025 ransomware attacks on manufacturing…

7 days ago

Combating antimicrobial resistance in the poultry value chain through the farmer field schools approach

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a natural phenomenon in which micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites develop the ability to…

7 days ago

Youth participation a catalyst for democratic renewal and accountability, say participants at Afrobarometer/Youth Democracy Cohort event

African youth’s political and civic engagement is necessary for rejuvenating democracy and ensuring accountability across the continent – that was…

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26 young francophone African researchers build their skills at Afrobarometer summer school and thematic workshop

Twenty-six young francophone African researchers strengthened their skills in research, data analysis, and scientific writing during the summer school and…

7 days ago

Sudan: El Fasher survivors tell of deliberate Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killings and sexual violence – new testimony

28 survivors tell of killings, beatings, rape and sexual assault RSF fighters responsible for attacks on civilians must be held…

7 days ago

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)-The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) coordination meeting: reviewing cooperation and planning for 2026

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) held a virtual…

7 days ago

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) launches the digital ecosystem of the ECOWAS Centre for gender development (CCDG) at a regional workshop in Saly, Senegal

The ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (CCDG), under the leadership of the ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs,…

7 days ago

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission observes peaceful, orderly and transparent election day in Bissau

The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM), led by Ambassador Issufu Baba Braimah Kamara, observed a calm, orderly and transparent voting…

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