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UN Votes to Adopt New World Map That Shows Africa’s True Size
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the weekend adopted a resolution promoting the wider use of equal-area world maps, including the Equal Earth projection, in a move aimed at addressing long-standing distortions in the representation of Africa and other equatorial regions. The resolution, titled: “Correct the Map: Rebalancing Global Cartographic Representation and Promoting Equitable…
Domitexka – A Missed Opportunity for African Capital?
Domitexka’s mill in Kaolack has the markets, the know-how and the partnerships to compete globally. What it still needs — like nearly every manufacturer on the continent — is patient capital. The thread comes off the spool white, clean and taut. Inside the Domitexka workshop in Kaolack, the machines are running: raw Senegalese cotton goes…
Zambia’s Hichilema Secures Second Term in ‘Messy’ Election
Lusaka — Brian Mundubile, the main challenger to President Hakainde Hichilema in the 2026 presidential election, has rejected the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s declaration of Hichilema’s victory following the vote held on August 13 (see Fides, 13 and 18/8/2026). The candidate of the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) said yesterday, August 18,…
Rwanda Shuts Down Dozens of Firms in Illegal Alcohol Crackdown
The Director General of Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority, Emile Bienvenu, has been arrested alongside 17 officials over alleged offences related to production and distribution of illicit alcoholic beverages, Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) said. Ten of the 18 suspects are linked to Rwanda FDA while others include a division manager from Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)…
Nigeria Signs Intra African Trade Fair 2027 Host Agreement
Nigeria to host the fifth Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027) from 5 to 11 November 2027. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has today signed the hosting agreement for the fifth Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027), taking over the baton from Algeria which hosted the highly successful fourth edition that recorded US$49.94 billion in trade and investment…
Africa Cannot Stop Middle East Wars — But It Can Cut Its Fuel Bill
As tensions escalate again across the Middle East, global oil markets are entering another period of uncertainty. Even the threat of disruptions to tanker routes or energy infrastructure in the region can send crude prices sharply higher. Much of the world’s oil still moves through the strategic maritime chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz. Any…
South Africa: Energy Transition a Matter of Survival – President Ramaphosa
The climate transition is not only a developmental goal for South Africa, but a matter of survival for humanity and the globe. This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who chaired the virtual inaugural meeting of the newly elected Presidential Climate Commission on Friday. “Climate change is an existential threat to the future of humanity…
Somalia Hunger Crisis Deepens as Food Insecurity Doubles
Amid deadly drought, humanitarian organizations forced to drastically scale back services due to funding cuts A new report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) confirms that hunger across Somalia is rising sharply following 4 consecutive seasons of failed rains and steep humanitarian funding cuts. An estimated 4.8 million people were facing Crisis-level or worse acute food insecurity in January, with that number projected to rise to 6.5 million between February and…
U.S. Lawmakers Demand Action in Report on Nigeria Genocide Claim
The report was presented by the House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs at the White House on Monday. A US Congress report has called for a comprehensive security cooperation to protect Nigerian Christians from terrorists, doubling down on the false claim by US officials of Christian genocide in Nigeria. The report described Nigeria as…
U.S. Cutting Aid to Seven African Countries – Report
Cape Town — The Trump administration is canceling humanitarian aid programs it previously identified as lifesaving, according to an internal State Department email obtained by The Atlantic. The new round of cuts will reportedly end all U.S. humanitarian funding in seven African countries — Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, and Zimbabwe — in what officials describe…
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