More than $470 million was allocated to African countries over the past year as part of an international effort to shift away from harmful cooking practices and reduce emissions. The total amount of investment pledged for such projects has reached $2.2 billion, according to Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (I...

 Africa faces significant economic losses from climate change, with annual damages reaching up to 9% of its GDP, according to Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga, Head of the International Support and Collective Action Unit at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UN official highlighted that Africa feels the impact of cl...

 Egypt's revenue from mineral extraction soared by 131% in the 2024/2025 fiscal year, reaching nearly $446 million. This impressive growth was highlighted by Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawy at the Mining Industry Forum in Cairo, according to APA News. The remarkable increase in earnings is attributed mainly to higher g...

 A rare Martian meteorite, discovered in Niger in 2023, has been auctioned off for an astonishing $4.3 million. According to Sotheby's auction house, this specimen is the largest Martian fragment ever found on Earth. Designated NWA 16788, this extraordinary meteorite weighs 24.5 kilograms and measures 38.1 centimeters in length. It surpasses t...

 Iran's exports to African countries surged by 85% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), quoting Mohammad-Reza Safari, a spokesperson for the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO). The total volume of bilateral trade has now reached 1.3 billion US dollars. This re...

 South Africa's state-owned energy company, Eskom, has announced its commitment to shift towards renewable energy sources by 2040, according to Africanews Agency, citing the company's official statement. At present, Eskom produces approximately 95% of South Africa's electricity, relying heavily on coal-powered plants. Under its new strategy, E...

 The government of Ivory Coast has launched a nationwide campaign to vaccinate children against malaria, according to Xinhua Agency, citing the country's Health Minister, Pierre N'gou Dimba. This ten-day initiative targets nearly 420,000 children between six months and one year of age in 115 medical districts across the country. The Health Min...

 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $62.13 million aid package to support a comprehensive project aimed at rebuilding Sudan's social sector. This announcement was made in an official press release from the bank. The aid package is designed to rebuild key infrastructure damaged by ongoing conflict in Sudan and to restore vital s...

 Presidents from Angola, Burundi, Gabon, Ghana, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Mauritania, and Sierra Leone attended the 7th Coordination Meeting of the African Union, held in Equatorial Guinea from July 10-13. The summit, which focused on reparations and justice for Africans and people of African descent, took place at the congress center in the resort cit...

 On the evening of July 13, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the potential infiltration of organized crime groups into the country's law enforcement, intelligence, and justice sectors. This statement was made during his address to the nation. The impetus for this commission...

 Metropolitan Konstantin of Zaraysk presented the rector of the Church of the Resurrection in Rabat, Morocco, Archpriest Maksim Massalitin, with the Patriarchal award—The Order of Saint Seraphim of Sarov, Third Degree. This was reported by the press service of the Patriarchal Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Africa. "Archpries...

 The Bijagós Archipelago off the coast of Guinea-Bissau has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its unique natural environment, AFP reports, citing the organization's office. The decision was made on July 13 during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris. Comprising 88 islands with a total area exceeding 10,00...

 Azule Energy has discovered a substantial gas field off the coast of Angola during exploratory drilling operations, according to a Reuters report citing the country's National Oil, Gas, and Biofuels Agency (ANGP). The discovery occurred in Block 1/14 in the Lower Congo Basin. The drilling of the Gajajeira-01 well revealed layers containing na...

 Belgian authorities have returned a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt, which was confiscated by police in Brussels a decade ago. The report comes from AFP, citing the Brussels prosecutor's office. The handover ceremony took place in the Belgian capital, where the artifact and a fragment of a wooden beard were officially presented to the Egy...

 The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has announced the addition of two sites in Africa to its prestigious World Heritage List, recognizing them for their "outstanding universal value." According to a statement from the organization, the newly inscribed sites are the Diy-Gid-Biy archaeological complex in the Mandara Mountains of northern Camero...

 Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations, Al-Harith Idris, has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an investigation into foreign states and organizations suspected of providing military support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This was reported by the Sudan Tribune, citing the ambassador's remarks during a UN Security...

 The Ministry of Defense of Libya and the Ministry of Defense of Turkey have signed an agreement aimed at strengthening the operational capacity of the Libyan army. This was announced by the press office of Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU). According to the statement, "The Libyan Ministry of Defense has signed a cooperation agreement...

 The President of Kenya, William Ruto, has approved the appointment of the chairperson and commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. The local publication, The Star, reports this news, citing official notifications. Erastus Edung Etekon has been appointed as the new chairperson of the commission for a term of six ye...

Нигерия — самая густонаселенная страна Африки — не обладает возможностями принять у себя депортируемых из США лиц. Об этом заявил министр иностранных дел Нигерии Юсуф Туггар. «Нигерии будет сложно принять депортируемых [из США], у нас и своих проблем хватает», — сказал он в интервью нигерийскому телеканалу Channels TV. Туггар сообщил, что администр...

Развитая, чистая, современная, успешно справляющаяся с санкциями — такой предстала Россия перед группой журналистов из стран Африки, которые побывали на промышленных предприятиях в нескольких городах страны, сообщает читателям алжирская газета El Moudjahid. Публикацию в переводе на русский язык приводит портал ИноСМИ. Журналист издания Фарид Буяхия...