Latest reporting on Africa (place): 83 stories, most recently on 18 October 2026. Source-linked and updated as new reports are published.
[African Arguments] In Alcântara, a quilombola territory in Brazil's Amazon, students are using DNA tests, historical research and oral memory to uncover ancestral connections to West Africa and reclaim histories erased by slavery and colonialism.
Education · AllAfrica · Education ·
Psychiatrists and public health researchers have conducted one of the largest studies of its kind in west Africa. Joshua Oluwagbemiga/Unsplash For years, the world has understood climate change as an environmental problem – melting glaciers, rising seas, extreme weather.
Science & Climate · The Conversation · Africa ·
The firm says that the two week IPO extension will give more African investors the chance to buy into the refinery as it plots future growth.
Business & Economy · African Business · Latest ·
Ecobank is expanding its China platform through a new Beijing office and an agreement with the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, aiming to facilitate trade and investment and give businesses easier access to opportunities across 34 African markets.
Business & Economy · African Business · Latest ·
Not every snakebite injects venom. When venom enters the body, however, it can cause snake envenoming. This is a potentially fatal condition and it mostly affects poor rural communities across tropical and subtropical regions who don’t have easy access to medical care.
Health · The Conversation · Africa ·
[InfoWire] The African Legal Support Facility (''ALSF'') and the Kingdom of Lesotho signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement (''SPA'') on 21 September 2026, providing a structured framework for ALSF's future legal and technical assistance to the Government of Lesotho.
Africa · AllAfrica · Latest ·
Russia's legal challenge to the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism could offer Africa a route to question the controversial legislation.
Business & Economy · African Business · Latest ·
The London Stock Exchange debut of Airtel Money marks a significant milestone for Africa's fintech industry. With a valuation of approximately $7 billion, the transaction highlights the growing appeal of African digital financial services to international investors while opening a broader…
Business & Economy · African Business · Latest ·
Investment reflects growing participation of emerging-market capital in global asset-backed credit strategies supporting the real economy
Business & Economy · African Business · Latest ·
Much of what scientists know about how genetic differences affect health comes from studying populations outside Africa. This matters because genetic information is increasingly being used to understand disease, interpret genetic tests and, in some cases, guide treatment.
Health · The Conversation · Africa ·
Bambara groundnut Ton Rulkens/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Across Africa, wheat, maize and rice are the most consumed cereal crops. When they fail because of drought, floods or other climate disasters, this can be devastating for farmers, particularly smallholder farmers whose livelihoods and food security…
Science & Climate · The Conversation · Africa ·