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Future growth engine: How can Africa leapfrog with AI?

Africa can leapfrog with AI by investing in infrastructure, skills, local data and vernacular technologies while fostering regional integration, partnerships and homegrown innovation.

04-Sep-2026

Africa's Paradox of Plenty: A Crisis of Energy Sovereignty

25-Jun-2026

Talk Africa: Who gets to tell Africa's story?

13-Jun-2026

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Ekurhuleni killings tests South Africa's response to femicide

Three suspects — two women and a man — were arrested over the weekend in connection with the murder of Jabulile Ntimba, the ninth victim. Her body was found in Dawn Park, Boksburg, on September 17.

22-Sep-2026

02:36

Reporter's Diary: Kenyan urbanites brace for El Niño

El Niño is a naturally occurring climate pattern that typically develops every two to seven years, when waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific become unusually warm.

19-Sep-2026

Ebola threat puts South Sudan’s lifesaving trauma care on alert

The ICRC is strengthening infection-control measures and contingency plans at Juba Military Hospital as an Ebola outbreak in neighboring DRC raises concerns over cross-border transmission and its potential impact on care for conflict-wounded patients.

16-Sep-2026

El Niño is strengthening: What could it mean for Africa?

El Niño is expected to become a very strong event later this year, with impacts likely to vary across Africa. The Greater Horn of Africa is forecast to experience wetter-than-normal conditions, increasing the risk of flooding, while parts of Southern Africa face a higher risk of drought. Governments and humanitarian agencies are stepping up preparedness and anticipatory action.

09-Sep-2026

Reporter’s dairy: Kenya’s milk shortage

Kenya’s milk shortage is worsening as drought drives up feed costs and reduces production.

09-Sep-2026

05:24

Reporter's Diary: Kenya's looming maize crisis

Behind the green fields were maize cobs that were small, poorly developed and, in some cases, almost completely empty.

26-Aug-2026

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FACES OF AFRICA

30:03

Faces of Africa: Dieuveil leads Africa's food revolution

16-Sep-2026

Faces of Africa - Kibera Connected

02-Sep-2026

How ‘Boda Girls’ are transforming women's healthcare in rural Kenya

01-Jun-2026

AFRICA IN PICTURES

Africa in pictures: A full moon over the Maasai Mara

25-Sep-2026

Africa in pictures: South Africa's desert blooms into spring

09-Sep-2026

Africa in pictures: Grand Egyptian Museum preserves Egypt's heritage

02-Sep-2026

AFRICA WATCH

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Africa Watch: El Niño is coming - is Africa prepared?

In this episode of Africa Watch, Robert Nagila tracks the potential impact of this powerful El Niño across the continent, examines the risks to communities and livelihoods, and looks at why experts are urging people to pay attention to local forecasts and prepare early.

Africa

24-Sep-2026

02:23

Africa Watch: why does a security meeting in Beijing matter to Africa?

The 4th China-Africa Peace and Security Forum brings together defence ministers, military officers, African Union representatives and security scholars to discuss Africa’s security challenges.

Africa

18-Sep-2026

02:15

Africa Watch: Kenya Gives Undocumented Foreigners 90 Days — Now What?

For many undocumented foreigners in Kenya, the 90-day window offers a chance to put their status in order—but also raises concerns over what happens to those who fail to meet the deadline. As embassies prepare to handle a surge in applications, one question remains: will the new grace period bring clarity and a path to regularization, or leave many migrants facing an uncertain future?

Africa

20-Sep-2026

02:32