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https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786340566814_y3tll0 2026-08-10 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 Tyla drops her December 22 Lagos date from the A*POP world tour as a Nigerian boycott campaign builds over South Africa tensions https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786340567647_00vqm0 2026-08-10 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Egypt's diaspora sent a record $43.1 billion home in 11 months, up 31% as Gulf-based workers drive the surge https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786340568399_6ql462 2026-08-10 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Côte d'Ivoire targets $208.7 billion in investment under its 2026-2030 plan after GDP growth hit 6.5% last year https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786340569086_1helaj 2026-08-10 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Nigeria's inflation set to ease further to 15.5% in 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commits $82.8 million to build 728 telecom towers in DRC and shore up Africa's largest cross-border fibre network https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786340584911_6bkacz 2026-08-10 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 Burna Boy hits 57 million monthly Spotify listeners, becoming Africa's most-streamed artist on record https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786340586474_7g4d63 2026-08-10 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Nigeria sends Chief of Staff-led delegation to Toronto as diaspora investment conference opens August 12 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786340587680_mfyi7k 2026-08-10 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 South Africa's central bank holds rate as rand sinks 2% and Kganyago warns inflation is 'still too high' https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786340588882_eebrnn 2026-08-10 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1-0, Seal Third FIFA Women's World Cup Berth https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598151569_478xbk 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522778119026-d647f0596c20?w=800&q=80 Mali's AFCON 2025 run ends in quarterfinals as 10-man Eagles fall 1-0 to Senegal https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598153401_neo5tm 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522778119026-d647f0596c20?w=800&q=80 Guinea Drawn With South Africa in Do-or-Die 2027 AFCON Qualifying Group as Duarte Names 25-Man Squad https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598154968_flb48l 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 1.12 million children face acute malnutrition in Mali through October, IPC analysis finds, even as cases fall 29% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598156177_xmlmvy 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522778119026-d647f0596c20?w=800&q=80 Burkina Faso Claim First-Ever WAFCON Win, 2-1 Over Tanzania, 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d'Ivoire https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598166185_1j4lph 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 DRC and Rwanda Hold Fifth Security Talks in Geneva, Reaffirm Washington Accords Timeline for FDLR Disarmament https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598167359_x34du5 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Guinea's Doumbouya Sworn In for Seven-Year Term After Winning 86.7% of the Vote https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598172755_g62fqg 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Congo-Brazzaville's Top Court Confirms Denis Sassou Nguesso's Fifth Term With 94.9% of the Vote https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598174617_dg74ly 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Ouattara Names Brother Deputy Prime Minister as Côte d'Ivoire Unveils New 34-Member Cabinet https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598176175_jgj3ig 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574397-dd250bc8a598?w=800&q=80 Opinion: Kenya's $500 Million Diaspora Bond Bet Ignores What Happened the Last Time It Tried This https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598178101_xxtbzo 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574397-dd250bc8a598?w=800&q=80 Opinion: Africa's Diaspora Sends $100 Billion Home Each Year — a 9% Transfer Fee Is Money We Cannot Keep Losing https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598180876_lzc6nk 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Chad's Supreme Court Rejects Final Appeal, Locks In 20-Year Sentence for Opposition Leader Masra https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598184402_j41pgz 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Morocco's Lending Rates Climb to 4.81% in Q2 as Bank Credit Expands 10.9% 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https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598191864_fp70jl 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Congolese Diaspora Sent 20.3 Billion FCFA Home in a Single Quarter, Two-Thirds Going to Family Support https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598193585_s3eqs1 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Guinean Diaspora Launches GuineaConnect Digital Platform to Channel US Investment Into Guinea https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598194993_1rgqd5 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Grosses N725 Million to Set West Africa's Biggest Opening Weekend Ever https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598196387_k6pmtr 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Washington Summit to Put $4 Billion in African Deals in Front of Investors, With a New Diaspora Investment Programme Launching Alongside It https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598197703_196h5s 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 Cameroon's CAMIFF Marks 10th Anniversary With 40 Films From Four Continents, Draws Emmy Nominee Blair Underwood https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598198920_85va7t 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574572-cb89e39749b4?w=800&q=80 Rwanda Courts Diaspora Cash to Close Gap on 507,000 Housing Units Needed by 2029 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598200461_073zqc 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 Ivorian Rapper Didi B Fills 6,785-Seat Paris Zénith as His Nigeria Single Hits Gold https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598201568_su8zm7 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574572-cb89e39749b4?w=800&q=80 308,000 Timbuktu manuscripts now fully digitized after 13-year effort to save Mali's written heritage https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598202787_p3hzzm 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Cameroon Moves to Turn $1.08 Billion in Annual Diaspora Remittances Into Development Capital via New Diasdev Scheme https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598206526_wdugjs 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Togo Raises CFA22 Billion as Bond Sale Draws Bids Five Times the Target https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598207502_6cqvkk 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 TotalEnergies Strikes 100 Million Barrels Offshore Congo-Brazzaville as Nation Chases 500,000 Barrels a Day https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598208702_ofg8qy 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574572-cb89e39749b4?w=800&q=80 400 Compete in African Union's Great Francophonie Dictation as Africa Nears 65% of World's French Speakers https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598210115_iczw76 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Kenya's Startup Funding Drops to $126 Million in H1 2026 as Egypt and Nigeria Pull Ahead https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598211455_lroj5u 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Barrick pays Mali $430 million to end gold mine dispute as Loulo-Gounkoto output restarts https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598212792_lz3j27 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Niger's Economy Set to Grow 6.7% in 2026 as Uranium and Oil Output Expand https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598215468_92ve1r 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Cameroon's Marketed Cocoa Output Falls 19.9% to 247,914 Tons, Lowest in Five Seasons https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786598217218_2h4f6s 2026-08-13 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, 60% of Global Cocoa Supply, Agree to Harmonize Farm-Gate Prices https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822234110_hbuv4p 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574397-dd250bc8a598?w=800&q=80 Opinion: Nigeria's Exports to China Are Up 80% — That's Not the Same as a Fair Deal https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822238302_uu3hr2 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574397-dd250bc8a598?w=800&q=80 Opinion: America Just Promised Lesotho a 1,600% Power Boost — Africa Should Read the Fine Print Before Celebrating https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822240918_v5ro7z 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522778119026-d647f0596c20?w=800&q=80 Debutants Malawi Reach WAFCON Final After Beating Nigeria and Algeria, Face Cameroon for the Title https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822244676_rxjdgx 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Nigeria's Rank Launches Three Community Savings Products After Paying Out $100 Million to Users https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822247390_zcye68 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Standard Bank's Africa Regions Deliver 40% of a Record R26.1 Billion Half-Year Profit https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822250777_wtf4gb 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Nigeria's Exports to China Jump 80% to $2.3 Billion as Zero-Tariff Deal Reshapes Trade https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822252157_rgp1ho 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 South Africa's Reserve Bank Holds Rate at 7% in Split 4-2 Vote as Inflation Climbs to 5% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822254306_sd0mv2 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 Africa's Startups Raised $1.36 Billion in H1 2026, With One EV Deal Driving a Quarter of It https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822263885_teqvn8 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 Lesotho Signs $6.2 Billion Deal With US Firm for AI Data Center and Hydropower Plant, Its Largest Investment Ever https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822264889_6ufaqw 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 DRC's Ebola Outbreak Tops 4,400 Cases and 2,000 Deaths as WHO Moves to Test a New Vaccine https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822266258_m12tpu 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 Rwanda Launches Africa's First National Satellite Data Programme With Planet Labs to Track Food Security https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822267400_qefdes 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Sets South Africa's Biggest Opening Weekend Ever With R44 Million https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822268831_uwh5zq 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 10 African Productions Land in TIFF's 2026 Centrepiece Lineup, Led by Rwanda's Cannes Winner Ben'Imana https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822269809_1asfbq 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Ghana's Central Bank Pushes Banks to Turn Diaspora Remittances Into Investment as Inflation Falls to 4.6% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822270911_ofkge1 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Tinubu Tells Nigerian Diaspora: $45.4 Billion in Reserves Means Remittances Alone 'Cannot Drive Sustainable Growth' https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822272086_40fk92 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Nigeria Opens N100 Million Diaspora Mortgage Window in London at 9% Interest, Digital Enrollment Only https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822273215_i3ddym 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 DRC Says Rwandan Militia FDLR Has Agreed to Disarm; Rwanda Calls the Deal a 'Non-Event' https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822274248_9oqts8 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Guinea-Bissau's Junta Sets August 30 Referendum on Presidential Powers, Ahead of December 6 Elections https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822275406_qj65e0 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Zambia Halts, Then Resumes, Vote Count for 8 Million Voters After Ballot Theft and Attacks on Election Officials https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1786822276331_fidc46 2026-08-15 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522778119026-d647f0596c20?w=800&q=80 Ivorian Teenager Yan Diomande Becomes Africa's Most Expensive Footballer Ever in €124 Million Real Madrid Move https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007686728_n0ltba 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Senegal's DER/FJ and mobile money leader Wave deepen partnership funding women and youth entrepreneurs https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007688491_wcl1jp 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 DRC mining firms must now hand 10% of their capital to Congolese nationals as moratorium expires https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007689925_h6j8it 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1521791136064-7986c2920216?w=1200&q=80 Dangote refinery targets $5 billion in Africa's biggest-ever stock listing, IPO filing due in October https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007692740_enwc31 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164713712-03790a178651?w=1200&q=80 Africa50 draws $20 million from UK's BII, pushing infrastructure fund to fourth close near $330 million https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007693582_lj5df9 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574572-cb89e39749b4?w=1200&q=80 AfCFTA signs $3.1 billion, 20-year concession to digitize customs across roughly 50 African countries https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007695169_jt3345 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574397-dd250bc8a598?w=800&q=80 Opinion: West Africa's new AI guidelines are a real diplomatic win — but with zero binding force, 4 of 6 countries could just let them lapse https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007696840_xjfix4 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574397-dd250bc8a598?w=800&q=80 Opinion: Africa's fintech M&A wave — 63 deals in H1 2026 — is healthy consolidation, not a funding-drought distress signal https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007698182_cbqy80 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Bank of Ghana presses lenders to turn diaspora remittances into investment as inflation eases to 4.6% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007700318_dyd6wx 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1660742533971-eb413acbfb47?w=1200&q=80 Opinion: Dangote's $5 billion refinery listing is the real test of whether Africa's capital markets have grown up https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007701958_5ng53x 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522778119026-d647f0596c20?w=800&q=80 Real Madrid pay club-record $161 million for Ivorian winger Yan Diomande, beating PSG and Liverpool https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007702984_zf1csx 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164713712-03790a178651?w=1200&q=80 Ghana's Asantehene brings investment pitch to Washington, seeking diaspora and US capital for infrastructure https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007704364_utyo9b 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Côte d'Ivoire courts its France-based diaspora to help fund $208.7 billion national development plan https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007706734_2t5yxi 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522778119026-d647f0596c20?w=800&q=80 Cameroon beat Malawi 3-0 to win first-ever WAFCON title after three previous final defeats https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007707855_z6mv4i 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 Yaoundé's new YAHRA festival aims to link Cameroon's creative industry to the wider CEMAC cultural market https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007709515_28nso2 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 Injectable PrEP keeps mobile workers protected against HIV longer than pills, Uganda and South Africa trial finds https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007711160_n343iz 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 Nollywood producers priced out of Afrobeats soundtracks as foreign publishing deals push up licensing fees https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007712410_oo6sev 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 Morocco's UM6P research unit mobilizes 1,500 researchers across 25 programs in first 5 years, report shows https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007714098_3l1j1e 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 Soweto-based SAMRC unit becomes Africa's only dedicated ageing research center, drawing on cohorts tracked since 1990 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007715449_8rhac5 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 11 poets named to Nigeria's $100,000 literature prize longlist, selected from 223 entries https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007717033_wyteuh 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522778119026-d647f0596c20?w=800&q=80 Senegal's U18 Lionceaux crush Madagascar 54-40 at Abidjan Afrobasket, book semifinal against Mali https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007718950_sc27fc 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 6 francophone West African nations adopt shared AI governance guidelines, submit them to first UN AI dialogue https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007721265_0lce7r 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=1200&q=80 Google opens 2026 South Africa AI accelerator, offering up to R1 million each to 15 startups https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007723230_xkm0pa 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 BCEAO holds key rate at 3% across eight-nation WAEMU bloc as region eyes 6.4% growth https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007725297_je2piq 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=1200&q=80 Namibia holds benchmark rate at 6.75% for third straight meeting, defending its peg to the rand https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007726461_ed9pkc 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 BEAC cuts CEMAC's key rate to 4.50% and eases reserve rules to revive credit across six Central African states https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007727845_ftrpz6 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1660742533971-eb413acbfb47?w=1200&q=80 US firm signs $6.2 billion data center and hydropower deal, Lesotho's largest transaction ever https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787007729647_zv5mcp 2026-08-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Zambia's Hichilema extends lead to nearly 62% as vote count continues amid opposition claims of armed raid https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787032173179_z2i4jm 2026-08-18 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Gabon frees journalist Médard Tounda Youbi after 3 months in detention, days before 66th independence anniversary https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787032174402_yztqkf 2026-08-18 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 DRC and Rwanda hold sixth security coordination talks in Geneva as DRC presents FDLR disarmament plan https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367015050_k5b1s0 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574397-dd250bc8a598?w=800&q=80 Opinion: Charging a former vice president with drug trafficking is the real test 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Nigeria's official chart, his first-ever chart-topper https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367772032_a73qs1 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 Nigeria's 'Oversabi Aunty' crosses ₦951 million in its fifth weekend as Nollywood tracks toward outpacing Hollywood at home for the first time https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367773427_70f85b 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 Ghana Arts and Entertainment Awards unveils 2026 nominees in its most competitive round yet, ahead of 7th anniversary show https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367777116_vzml5u 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 Rwanda launches Africa's first national satellite data programme, giving universities and startups near-daily Earth-imagery access https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367778311_t8zp44 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 Malawi plans to send 500 nurses to Israel even though it has just a tenth of WHO's recommended nurse staffing https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367780492_eup5ab 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 Kenya's Social Health Authority Tops 31 Million Enrollees as KEMSA Fill Rate Passes 90% at First Health Summit https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367781938_fgeyy0 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 DRC's Ebola outbreak tops 5,200 confirmed cases as Uganda declares its own chain over https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367783095_yvnlt8 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 Equatorial Guinea's Bioko Island Yields the World's 1,500th Known Bat Species After a 35-Year Search https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367784395_dhom5p 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 DRC's Ebola outbreak becomes the country's largest ever recorded, with 4,945 cases and 2,325 deaths https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367787252_2yqpsj 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 Cholera outbreaks spread across 6 countries in West and Central Africa as UNICEF seeks $15 million https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367788357_xqxio4 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1563353117-2a020e6eca88 Nigeria's Terra Industries closes Africa's largest-ever seed round at $52 million https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367801766_b3d22h 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 Cape Town AI startup Tennsa raises $61,000 as the first-ever bet from Africa's newest youth-focused AI pre-seed fund https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367803061_i33xro 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 Ethio Telecom and ZTE Push 4G Coverage to 92% Across an 879-Site Network Upgrade https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367804305_jmrn89 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1660742533971-eb413acbfb47?w=1200&q=80 Starlink, Spectranet and FibreOne now control nearly 70% of Nigeria's 352,000-subscriber ISP market https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367806063_gos232 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=1200&q=80 Meta joins Nigeria's government and 3MTT programme to launch AI Academy, offering $5,000 startup prizes https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367807681_au7ei1 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 Namibia's Hyphen green hydrogen project tops $10 billion in planned investment, targets 1 million tonnes of ammonia by 2028 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367809157_wf3u06 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Zimbabwe raises its 2026 growth forecast to at least 8.5%, its fastest pace in 14 years https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367811144_zy0c7v 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1636706519609-988babca3dd5?w=1200&q=80 South Africa's Reserve Bank holds rate at 7% in 4-2 split vote as inflation climbs to 5% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367812478_nc9wjl 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Togo's CFA22 Billion Bond Sale Draws Bids Worth Five Times the Amount Sought on Regional Market https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367813824_7b961r 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1577948000111-9c970dfe3743 South Africa's inflation cools to 4.3% in July, first slowdown in five months https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367818252_itz1yg 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Nigeria's inflation eases to 15.43% in July, but food prices jump to 20.31% as rate-cut bets grow https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367819972_i1wgc8 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Gabon Targets 7.9% Growth in 2026 as Construction Surges 78% to Offset a 3% Drop in Oil Output https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367821673_wwowpk 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Egypt's Suez Canal Revenue Climbs 13% to $1.26 Billion in the Second Quarter as Oil Tanker Transits Jump 22% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367823495_hqvioe 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Egypt holds its key rate at 19% for a fifth straight meeting as inflation accelerates to 14.9% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367825199_oow53g 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Djibouti's Economy Grew 6.5% in 2025 as Public Debt Keeps Falling, World Bank Says https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367826406_fnmoit 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Chad Locks In $20.5 Billion of a $30 Billion Development Plan as GDP Growth Holds at 3.6% for 2026 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367827556_eqran6 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 Zambia's Hichilema wins second term with 60% of the vote after election night arrests and a vote-count suspension https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367828630_c9akin 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Sao Tome's Vila Nova Wins Re-Election Outright With 55.94% of the Vote, Avoiding a Runoff https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367829832_4klk4i 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Half a Million People Are Trapped as Sudan's RSF Encircles El-Obeid, With the UN Warning of a Second El-Fasher-Style Catastrophe https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367831282_yctvbp 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Tanzania Suspends Mwanahalisi Newspaper for Six Months Over Report on Ruling-Party Divisions https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367834293_2akmuh 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 TotalEnergies restarts $20 billion Mozambique LNG project, targets first gas by 2029 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367837288_lg30ha 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1774898988393-5c752e4d55e9 Liberia charges former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking after $336 million cocaine bust https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367840042_ez6jie 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1611348524140-53c9a25263d6?w=1200&q=80 Kenyan High Court rules 2026 general election was constitutionally due, but stops short of ordering a new vote https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367841172_p09grj 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Spiro closes $270 million funding round after deploying over 100,000 electric motorcycles across seven African markets https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367842246_0cxane 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 ISWAP seizes a rival Boko Haram base in Borno State after factional battle, months after a joint US-Nigeria strike killed senior commanders https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367843593_672oav 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 The Gambia's Main Opposition Party Flags a 28,932-Voter Gap in Registration Data Ahead of December Election https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367845066_985zk0 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Mauritania and Senegal's BP-Led Gas Project Ships Its First LNG Cargo as Phase 2 Talks Target 3 Million Tonnes a Year https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367846513_nw42cb 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Sierra Leone's Electricity Access Rate Is Set to More Than Double to 36% After First National-Scale Power Project in a Decade https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367847809_z16zm2 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Somalia's National Airline Plans First Flight in September After 35 Years Grounded https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367848917_fteq5c 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1734255026082-82fdc81991f0 IFC invests $25 million in Jumia to expand digital commerce across 60,000 African sellers https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367850311_f5ocmd 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Libya Needs Up to $40 Billion to Develop 60 Untapped Oil and Gas Fields as It Chases 2 Million Barrels a Day https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367851856_1u81m8 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=1200&q=80 Kenya approves its first locally domiciled ETF as bank stocks surge 62% since October https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367857150_wp9t7i 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 At Least 30 Dead as Central African Republic Gold Mine Collapse Exposes Risks in a Sector Worth 25.7% of Exports https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367858386_jn63mk 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Botswana's Debswana plans to lift diamond output 20% to 18 million carats in 2026 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367860250_410a2e 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Algeria Now Supplies 11% of Europe's Imported Gas as Sonatrach Deepens Its $1.35 Billion Upstream Partnership With Italy's Eni https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787367863655_zr66n1 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164713712-03790a178651?w=1200&q=80 African startups raise up to $1.4 billion in H1 2026 as M&A deals nearly double to 63 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787372456992_59wt2e 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 AfCFTA adopts eight-point roadmap to move Africa's $180 billion digital trade pact into force https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787372460886_gkbyt4 2026-08-22 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 Nairobi hosts continent's first professional esports league finals https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526062164_5sp187 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1694286066833-7091ee681cd9 Côte d'Ivoire distributes 283 digital birth-registration terminals as it digitizes over 4 million civil records https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526066947_aw83r2 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1675756261486-09bd1e0f6c8a?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1600&auto=format&fit=crop Uganda's Economy Grew 6.4% in FY2025/26 and Is Projected to Hit 10.2% Once Oil Production Starts https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526109134_uuchk6 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1633960719106-894ffd8b34d2 DR Congo's Central Bank Cuts Key Rate to 12.5% in Third Reduction of 2026 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526110572_s5kcd8 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1743252878695-367d69dc87a8 Côte d'Ivoire's BNI Commits 300 Billion CFA Francs to Cocoa and Coffee Farmers for New Season https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526111801_tu48ob 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1569706971306-de5d78f6418e?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1600&auto=format&fit=crop Standard Bank Is in Talks to Buy a Stake in OPay Before Its Planned $4 Billion US IPO https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526113008_0d0vm4 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1690323223790-4df744a1a033 Senegal's Dak'Art Biennale Draws 800 Artist Applications for Roughly 60 Spots as 16th Edition Nears November Opening https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526114076_y60mec 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1540039155733-5bb30b53aa14 Ayra Starr's Starrgirl Album Racks Up 3.9 Million Spotify Streams in a Single Day and Tops Charts in 11 Countries https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526115350_jy4zei 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1681114883230-61719279a281?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1600&auto=format&fit=crop Hundreds march in Tunis for a second straight week as Tunisia's water and power shortages fuel protests against President Kais Saied https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526116940_6esq9z 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 Ademola Adeleke wins second term as Osun governor with 511,067 votes, defeating the ruling APC by 66,252 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526142096_mzw65p 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1641302621676-1cb63c616188?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1600&auto=format&fit=crop Morocco turns back dozens of Algerian and Tunisian travelers at Casablanca as it tightens entry checks after a 72,000-person Ceuta border surge https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526143352_vzpr0j 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1629217855633-79a6925d6c47 Morocco to Stage Home Qualifiers for Nine African National Teams After CAF Rejects Their Stadiums for 2027 AFCON Campaign https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526144404_1nmey6 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1661632359980-9896d88b9b7b Manchester City Nears €128 Million Deal for Morocco's Ayyoub Bouaddi, a Record Transfer Fee for a Moroccan Player https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526146645_ujr2vr 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1576671081803-5dcb9836dc61 Madagascar enrolls first patient in pan-African trial testing an mpox treatment, becoming the study's second country https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526148028_331ym2 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1764943094418-b5187d86298c?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1600&auto=format&fit=crop Protein tests on 20 Homo naledi individuals from a South African cave find zero male markers https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526149858_t1gaas 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659947234309-804b7fa01cf2?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1600&auto=format&fit=crop Opinion: Cameroon's 93-year-old president just vanished for 73 days, and that should worry every investor in Central Africa https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526151144_z5gbsl 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1664961789336-b70397e0aa8b?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1600&auto=format&fit=crop Morocco's diaspora sends home 50.2 billion dirhams in five months, an 8.8% jump that keeps remittances ahead of tourism revenue growth https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526152397_9ovrji 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1609920241473-a6007a063403?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1600&auto=format&fit=crop Opinion: Africa gets 3% of the world's $3.4 trillion energy investment, and closing its entire access gap would cost less than 1% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526153720_grcei5 2026-08-23 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1590433333434-09df2b2a35a5?fm=jpg&q=80&w=1600&auto=format&fit=crop Airtel Africa and Starlink switch on Africa's first satellite-to-phone service for DRC's 100 million people https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787526155602_2bd1tv 2026-08-23 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https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787974927778_l66eo9 2026-08-29 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 WHO Declares Uganda's Ebola Outbreak Over After 42 Days With No New Cases, Even as DRC's Toll Tops 5,700 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787974929636_y51iou 2026-08-29 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 WHO Releases 70,000 Ebola Vaccine Doses to DRC as Outbreak Tops 5,600 Cases https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787974932050_9d120g 2026-08-29 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164573938-c9a3db2e84ff?w=800&q=80 Nollywood's Top 10 Films Gross Over ₦2.25 Billion in H1 2026 Box Office Boom https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1787974933658_2f1rzs 2026-08-29 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164713712-03790a178651?w=1200&q=80 South Africa's Unemployment Rate Climbs to 33.6% as 345,000 More Join the Jobless Ranks 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https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626130058_lbi7k4 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 UN Starts Layoffs and Equipment Auctions as US Funding for AU's 11,862-Troop Somalia Mission Expires December 31 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626135078_hdqbmh 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Algeria gives UAE's ambassador 48 hours to leave as it cuts ties and shuts its airspace to Emirati aircraft https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626136024_jlisif 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Nigeria pulls in $364 million, 84% of Africa's August startup funding, powered by Moove's $250 million raise https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626138933_lhe64l 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 Kenya Orders Foreign Traders to Shut Small Shops Within 90 Days as Ghana 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approval for R13.9 billion NCBA stake https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626144319_3cti9v 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 US Extends Africa Trade Program AGOA Through 2028 in 370-48 House Vote https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626145997_buan4o 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Mozambique's Supreme Court sets five-charge trial for opposition leader Mondlane after his immunity is stripped https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626147021_i8b5k2 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 MTN clears shareholder hurdle in $6.2 billion buyout of Africa's largest independent tower company https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626147983_j5bua8 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 Uber shuts down in Nigeria and Uganda after 12 and 10 years, part of a broader African retreat https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626149192_2cpn4z 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 GITEX Nigeria draws 20,000 attendees and $200 billion in investor capital as Abuja pushes sovereign AI ambitions https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626150601_homds9 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 Safaricom Ethiopia tops 15 million subscribers, network now reaches 60% of the country https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626151294_chxxl8 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1558494949-ef010cbdcc31?w=1200&q=80 Egypt moves to build $1 billion, 200-megawatt AI data centre with Nvidia technology as US and China compete for African footholds https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626152530_1v2b9k 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=800&q=80 Dangote signs papers for $1.6 billion IPO valuing Nigerian refinery at $49 billion, Africa's biggest share sale https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626153349_du26f6 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1655720357872-ce227e4164ba?w=1200&q=80 Egyptian Fintech Unicorn MNT-Halan Files to List 1.6 Billion Shares on the Cairo Exchange https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626154576_52mja8 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=800&q=80 Al-Qaeda-linked blockade cuts off roughly 95% of Mali's fuel imports, leaving Bamako a capital under siege https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626155477_wu2cti 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 Google's Africa Applied AI Lab opens in Accra, giving African startups early access to DeepMind models https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626156700_1v9mb5 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=1200&q=80 South Africa's Discovery Bank Routes More Than Half of Client Interactions Through AI in Under Four Months https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626158086_fv83x4 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 Ghana's health insurance scheme covers 56% of the population, but illegal co-payments are still leaving cardholders paying out of pocket https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626158989_pp4gi5 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574511-73c773193279?w=800&q=80 DRC Ebola outbreak becomes the country's deadliest ever as death toll hits 3,007 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626160080_qn85l7 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=1200&q=80 Tether releases offline AI translation models for 19 African languages, small enough to run on a phone with no internet https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1789626161103_hbyd25 2026-09-17 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574572-cb89e39749b4?w=1200&q=80 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https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1521791136064-7986c2920216?w=1200&q=80 Kenya Makes History as First Non-Francophone Nation to Host Africa-France Summit https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086387091_z99s2c 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/33806113/pexels-photo-33806113.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Nigeria sends state police bill to 36 state assemblies, needing 24 to end 66-year federal police monopoly https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086388739_bymd88 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1627423894921-c55a18a2de90?w=1200&q=80 Morocco votes for 395 seats as turnout hits just 4.23% by mid-morning in its first election since the Gen Z protests https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086389872_8fs4er 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 Ghana's Armed Forces Complete Year-Long UNIFIL Peacekeeping Mission in Lebanon https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086391223_w5dmhz 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https://images.pexels.com/photos/33806113/pexels-photo-33806113.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria Push Trilateral Mechanism for Libyan Political Settlement https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086413508_61xeev 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/33806113/pexels-photo-33806113.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Seven Ethiopian Armed Groups Form 'Alliance for Survival' Aimed at Toppling Abiy Ahmed's Government https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086417988_5agmok 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 Ethiopian forces claim Alamata as fighting displaces 150,000 and shatters the Pretoria peace deal https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086419224_zehzlw 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1521791136064-7986c2920216?w=1200&q=80 EU-Africa Luanda Summit's Trade-for-Migration Deal Still Shapes 2026's Agenda https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086488630_v3hrzh 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 Macron Pledges €1 Billion at Nairobi Summit as France Pivots Africa Strategy Toward Anglophone East https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086494938_mynwvk 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1627423894921-c55a18a2de90?w=1200&q=80 African Union Congratulates Central African Republic's Touadéra on Re-Election https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086496566_t1v6el 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1597700331582-aab3614b3c0c?w=1200&q=80 Sahel Confederation Installs Confederal Parliament in Niamey With 45 Lawmakers https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086497743_dro2dt 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1597700331582-aab3614b3c0c?w=1200&q=80 Independent Candidate Romuald Wadagni Wins Benin's Presidential Election With 94.27% of Vote https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086502671_hp56gm 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1521791136064-7986c2920216?w=1200&q=80 Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats and shuts its Asmara embassy; Eritrea severs all ties as the AU urges restraint https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086503970_r2ct77 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1627423894921-c55a18a2de90?w=1200&q=80 Kenya's Ruto Orders 1,273 New Police Graduates to Stay Out of Politics Ahead of August 2027 Vote https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086505303_zz6fqp 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1627423894921-c55a18a2de90?w=1200&q=80 Trump Signs AGOA Extension Through 2028 After 370-48 House Vote, Falling Short of South Africa's 15-Year Ask https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086507399_8dig33 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1660742533971-eb413acbfb47?w=1200&q=80 Senegal's Startup Ecosystem Program Targets 500+ Certified Startups and 150,000 Jobs by 2034 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086508515_1o2dva 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=1200&q=80 TechCabal's 207-Startup Census Maps the Shape of Africa's AI Sector for the First Time https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086509048_laeygv 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1526666923127-b2970f64b422?w=1200&q=80 Nigeria contracts Thales Alenia Space to build a nearly 4-ton satellite extending broadband to remote Africa https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086510014_yprwja 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 Africa's 54 Nations Hold Zero of the UN Security Council's 5 Permanent Seats, and Leaders Tell the UN 21 Years of Waiting Is Enough. https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086511064_xrjcx1 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1521791136064-7986c2920216?w=1200&q=80 Burkina Faso Severs Diplomatic Relations With France https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086513504_pu926a 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1660742533971-eb413acbfb47?w=1200&q=80 Uganda Overtakes Rwanda and Tanzania in Startup Funding https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086514600_4ew4ph 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 US Secures Deal With Cameroon and DRC to Receive Deported Migrants https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086515090_yb70aw 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 Equatorial Guinea Officially Changes Capital From Malabo to Ciudad de la Paz https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086516957_9is1hm 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1526666923127-b2970f64b422?w=1200&q=80 Mozambique Telecom Runs Angosat-2 Proof-of-Concept for Satellite Connectivity https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086518399_yvfnqa 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1572224104782-91a08d296390?w=1200&q=80 MTN Runs Satellite Connectivity Trials With OneWeb, Starlink and AST SpaceMobile, Targeting 95% Population Coverage https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086519505_3ehh5p 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=800&q=80 Diaspora fintech Kredete buys stablecoin infrastructure firm Gravv, which handles $3 billion-plus in annualised volume, to bring payment rails in-house https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086520717_gxfnn5 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/31763369/pexels-photo-31763369.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Senegal Launches UniPod University Innovation Hub in Diamniadio https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086544566_5f3xjp 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/18788957/pexels-photo-18788957.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Zipline signs an 8-year Côte d'Ivoire deal to take drone health deliveries to 12 million people https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086553935_q0fl1j 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=1200&q=80 Google for Startups Opens 2026 Accelerator Cohort for South African Founders https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086555067_z84z8b 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1597700331582-aab3614b3c0c?w=1200&q=80 Guinea Holds Legislative Elections as Country Continues Post-Coup Political Transition https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086556210_2f6v2q 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 Real Madrid Signs Ivorian Teenager Yan Diomandé in Record-Setting €125 Million Deal https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086617770_wq9eda 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1572224104782-91a08d296390?w=1200&q=80 Airtel Africa and Starlink launch satellite-to-phone service in Uganda, the second market after DR Congo https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086618967_q5ewql 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/36966691/pexels-photo-36966691.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 South Africa Holds Nigeria to 1-1 Draw in Bloemfontein, Taking a 6-Point Lead in World Cup Qualifying Group C https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086621296_zeli11 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1521791136064-7986c2920216?w=1200&q=80 Chad Declares Plans to Withdraw From the International Criminal Court https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086626572_7r18xm 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1572224104782-91a08d296390?w=1200&q=80 Mafab Seeks to Hand Its $273.6 Million 5G Spectrum to MTN as Nigeria Launches a Wider Airwaves Clean-Up https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086627624_wv7mkz 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=1200&q=80 Amnesty says 103 Moroccan phone numbers appeared in Pegasus data, including 65 civil society members, in a new surveillance report https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086628706_7k3bsx 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/29804195/pexels-photo-29804195.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Ethiopia's Dera Dida Wins Cape Town Marathon in 2:23:18 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086629841_x5blnl 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/38012293/pexels-photo-38012293.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 54 Nations, One Group Spot: Nigeria Opens 2027 AFCON Qualifying at 30,000-Seat Uyo Stadium Without Osimhen https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086632627_2ibxa7 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/33911793/pexels-photo-33911793.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Kenyan Forward Job Ochieng Delivers Record Performance for Real Sociedad https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086633690_3m75hq 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1526666923127-b2970f64b422?w=1200&q=80 Airtel Africa-Starlink Deal Could Reach 173 Million People Across 14 Countries https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086635129_2nhs6o 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659904577828-85836db5a45f?w=1200&q=80 EGYPTAIR becomes FC Barcelona's exclusive airline in three-season deal as carrier plans fleet expansion to 97 aircraft https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086652952_if1fjx 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1521791136064-7986c2920216?w=1200&q=80 Manchester City Signs Young Midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi in Latest African Talent Bet https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086654050_549n7d 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/25858639/pexels-photo-25858639.jpeg Kenya's 60,000-seat Talanta Stadium is 94% complete at Sh45.8 billion as AFCON 2027 hosts race a Dec. 31 CAF deadline https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086654515_zwlr83 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/19733047/pexels-photo-19733047.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Basketball Africa League Expands to 12 Teams Across Three Host Cities for 2026 Season https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086657565_zj71qo 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/31338555/pexels-photo-31338555.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Opinion: Visa Bonds Undercut the Very Diaspora Investment Case the US Claims to Champion https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086659290_z0iric 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/25858639/pexels-photo-25858639.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Kenya's Agnes Ngetich runs 1:05:15 to break the women-only half marathon world record in Copenhagen https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086660469_akl9rr 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1709811240710-cff5f04deb44?w=1200&q=80 NBA closes its only African academy in Senegal after training about 110 students, consolidating in Abu Dhabi https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086661637_jgc8vc 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1772845182298-fa7d0f44c322?w=1200&q=80 Sudan's Rapid Support Forces Carry Out Cross-Border Attack Into Chad, Killing Seven Soldiers https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086663045_w0a1tr 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/34170132/pexels-photo-34170132.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Africa Men's Sevens Series Set for September 26-27 Leg https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086664249_4qiizb 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/36966691/pexels-photo-36966691.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 National Federations Announce Squads for 2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086665355_tivhto 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/9301248/pexels-photo-9301248.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Opinion: Kenya should demand the crude-supply and pipeline numbers before it cheers a $17-20 billion refinery https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086665972_p8wdm4 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574397-dd250bc8a598?w=800&q=80 Opinion: Record remittances in Egypt and Morocco are a lifeline, not a development strategy, until more than 13% of the money is invested https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086666914_pri2qq 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1627423894921-c55a18a2de90?w=1200&q=80 Opinion: Kenya's Courts Just Did What Its Parliament Wouldn't — Ask Who Actually Controls Safaricom https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086667833_ux6teo 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/33911793/pexels-photo-33911793.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 2026 African Championships in Athletics Wrap Up in Accra With Strong Continental Performances https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086668807_prllt3 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/36643875/pexels-photo-36643875.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 AFCON 2027 Qualifying Opens With Ivory Coast-Ghana Clash Among 48 Teams Chasing Finals Spots https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086669792_j7f954 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1660742533971-eb413acbfb47?w=1200&q=80 Ghana's One Million Coders Programme Tops 141,000 Enrollments as AI Training Reaches Toward 140 Technical Institutions https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086670746_r6r71h 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1572224104782-91a08d296390?w=1200&q=80 Africa's 5G connections are set to nearly quadruple to 380 million by 2030, GSMA reports https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086671659_ukkar2 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/20431293/pexels-photo-20431293.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Ethiopia sweeps Berlin: Guye Adola runs 2:02:50 and Tigst Assefa a 2:11:04 course record before injury https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086673388_82lbex 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/20032795/pexels-photo-20032795.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 15 Broadcasters Bid for AFCON 2027 TV Rights as SuperSport Risks Losing the Tournament for the First Time https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086674506_gwebjr 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1521791136064-7986c2920216?w=1200&q=80 Opinion: France's East Africa 'Pivot' Looks More Like Opportunism Than Strategy https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086675137_36vnzl 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/29006128/pexels-photo-29006128.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Opinion: Ivory Coast's Cocoa Farmers Are Carrying a Currency Risk Nobody Asked Them to Take https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086676886_67d6jp 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/33133730/pexels-photo-33133730.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 US Law Authorizes Treasury and DFC to Back African Diaspora Bonds for the First Time https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086678073_izk59g 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574230-db1d5e960238?w=1200&q=80 US Makes Visa Bond Program Permanent, Hitting 30 African Countries With Bonds of Up to $20,000 https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086679339_f9y38s 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/30688593/pexels-photo-30688593.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 Opinion: AGOA's Two-Year Extension Is Managed Uncertainty, Not a Solution https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086683390_e4lufy 2026-10-04 https://images.pexels.com/photos/34792178/pexels-photo-34792178.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200 RSSB Tigers Crowned 2026 Basketball Africa League Champions as Randall Named MVP https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086684594_qxky2n 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1736149562106-deece1f345b0?w=1200&q=80 Opinion: Africa's El Niño Response Gap Shows Anticipatory Action Is Still Mostly Rhetoric 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https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086702910_c4r7u8 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1734254807102-fbf62b0cc513?w=1200&q=80 Moody's Downgrades Senegal Deeper Into Caa2 as Oil Revenue Meets Hidden Debt Bill https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086703497_4agcvv 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574144-649081e9421a?w=1200&q=80 Opinion: 8,067 Ebola cases and 8.3 million refugees at risk show why Africa's crisis aid needs to stop being earmarked https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086705324_lm4on2 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1594098882270-66ce9399b040?w=1200&q=80 West Africa Set for 4.2% Growth in 2026, Driven by Infrastructure and Energy Projects https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086706578_kxoiz0 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=1200&q=80 EV Logistics Firm Spiro Accounts for a Quarter of All African Startup Capital Raised in H1 2026 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https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=1200&q=80 African Startup Funding Rebounds to $4.1 Billion as Debt Deals Surge 63% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086763972_dukdrh 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1528901166007-3784c7dd3653?w=1200&q=80 Kenyan E-Mobility Startup ARC Ride Raises $33.3 Million to Scale Battery-Swapping Across Africa https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086764560_zsstsk 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1573164574048-f968d7ee9f20?w=1200&q=80 Angola cuts its benchmark rate by 100 basis points to 14.75% as monthly inflation slows to 0.59% https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086766424_xd3r7c 2026-10-04 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1660742533971-eb413acbfb47?w=1200&q=80 African startups raised $2.10 billion across 275 deals in eight months, and five countries took about $1.64 billion of it https://news.x-enova.com/article.html?id=gen_1791086766968_jyqy0y 2026-10-04 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