Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

African Leaders to Convene in Malabo to Accelerate Continental Integration
Top African policymakers and business leaders will gather in Equatorial Guinea’s capital next month for a high-level summit aimed at advancing economic mobility and regional connectivity. The Malabo Leaders’ Breakfast, scheduled for July 13 under...

Recycling e-waste an elusive dream
THOUSANDS of tonnes of hazardous plastic and electronic waste (e-waste) is routinely dumped on the African shores in countries like Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Mozambique, before trickling further inland into some of...

Goals and highlights: Equatorial Guinea 1-1 Cameroon in Friendly Match 2025
11:22 PM9 hours ago⏱️95 FT MATCH ENDS! The central referee blows the final whistle. A new draw has been recorded in the history of meetings between Equatorial Guinea and CameroonGuinea Equatorial 1-1 Cameroon. 9:57 PM10 hours ago⏱️90 Time added....

Goals and highlights: Equatorial Guinea 1-1 Cameroon in Friendly Match 2025
11:22 PM5 hours ago⏱️95 FT MATCH ENDS! The central referee blows the final whistle. A new draw has been recorded in the history of meetings between Equatorial Guinea and CameroonGuinea Equatorial 1-1 Cameroon. 9:57 PM6 hours ago⏱️90 Time added. We...

IGAD Hosts Meeting on CAADP 5th Biennial Review Data Collection in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, June 11, 2025 (ENA)— High-level officials from Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture and experts are rigorously reviewing data for the nation's 5th Biennial Review, a vital process to track Ethiopia's progress towards the Comprehensive...

For Trump, the Choice Is between Ignorance and Incompetence
It is not in the least bit surprising that America’s President Donald John Trump would so cavalierly and nonchalantly tell Ms. Giorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy, who was at the time visiting with him at the White House, that he could not...

NOV Delegation Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Artificial Intelligence (AI) Push In African Energy Projects
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 19, 2025/APO Group/ -- A high-level delegation from global energy services company NOV has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference – taking...
Chargé d'affaires of Belarus V.Zhur meets the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment of Equatorial Guinea
27 May 2025 On May 27, 2025 Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Vladislav Zhur met with the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment of Equatorial Guinea Juan José Ndong...

Myanmar among 12 countries listed in US travel ban; Protest in northern Thailand against cross-border pollution
Myanmar among 12 countries listed in US travel ban U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday fully restricting the entry of nationals from 12 countries, citing risks to national security. The countries listed by the White...

Denying People Freedom of Movement Is a Form of Global Apartheid
In an aphorism sometimes attributed to Leo Tolstoy, sometimes to John Gardner, all literature relies on one of two plots: A person goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.Let me offer my own version. We might summarize the entire history of...

Rwanda Withdraws From E.C.C.A.S. Amid Escalating Tensions With The D.R.C.
Rwanda has announced its decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of Central African States (E.C.C.A.S.), citing escalating diplomatic tensions with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.). This move comes amid growing hostilities...

E Guinea’s Golden Swan Sets Benchmark
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) proudly supports the recent visit of Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema to Equatorial Guinea’s Golden Swan industrial complex, marking a defining moment for Africa’s oil and gas sector....

São Tomé will sign with Portugal a debt swap “for climate investment”
At the CPLP Energy Conference in Estoril, Américo Ramos announced that conditions are set for a debt-for-climate investment agreement with Portugal, similar to the one signed with Cape Verde. The legal and administrative steps have already been...

UNECA, UNCTAD Convene Regional Dialogue to Boost Climate Financing for African SIDS
Addis Ababa, May 27, 2025 (ENA) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) opened a high-level regional dialogue aimed at enhancing access to external financing...

The Congo Basin, a Vital Home for Global Biodiversity Is at Risk
By Guest Contributor By Grace Kobare The Congo Basin has the world’s second-largest rainforest, surpassed only by the Amazon Basin. It’s a mix of rivers, forests, grasslands, and swamps, also known for its high levels of biodiversity. However, the...

For Resilient Atlantic Coastline, ABC to Enhance cooperation for sustainable development of marine and coastal areas………..Executive Secretary
Mamadou Kane, ABC Executive Secretary By: Sheikh Alkinky Sanyang The Fourteenth Conference of the Parties “COP14” of the Convention for Cooperation in the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Atlantic...

Hostel 9: UNICAL students lament electric shocks, reptiles, harassment
Fear and frustration are mounting among female students in Hostel 9 at the University of Calabar, as they grapple with constant electric shocks, animal threats, flooding, and harassment, conditions they say have made life unbearable and unsafe on...

Nigeria Inches Towards Maputo, Malabo Goals Only on Paper — Budget Details Expose Lies
Nigeria appears to be inching towards meeting the Maputo and Malabo Declarations with higher budgetary allocations to agriculture, but this progress is largely superficial and does not necessarily translate into real growth in the sector. The two...

Europe's risky war on Russia's 'shadow fleet'
The news of Wagner’s withdrawal was not surprising, as the handover process began almost immediately after Prigozhin’s death in August 2023. But much of the “withdrawal” is closer to a bureaucratic reorganization. Whole Wagner units with their...

How Trump's travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared
Abdul-Rahman Edward Koroma was supposed to be in New York last week. For months, the disability rights activist from Sierra Leone had been looking forward to his trip to the United Nations session. He had a busy schedule of meetings and official...