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Sub-Saharan African economies are expected to grow 4.4% in 2026, according to IMF projections — up from 4.1% last year.
In a recent note citing the...
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has warned of new strikes against Islamic State targets in north-western Nigeria, hours after the US military took action against militant camps in what Donald Trump has characterized as efforts to stop the killing of Christians.
The United States airstrikes that targeted Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday marked a major escalation in an offensive that the West African’s overstretched military has struggled with for years.
The U.S. has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, according to flight tracking data and current and former...
By Abujah Racheal
Africa is grappling with increasing public health threats amid overstretched resources and persistent gaps in preparedness, the Africa Centres for Disease Control...
By Paul Njie, Thomas Naadi, BBC Africa reporters and Lucy Fleming
Benin's interior minister has appeared on national TV to announce that an attempted coup in...
The US government awarded drone logistics company Zipline $150 million to fund its expansion across Africa.
The California-headquartered company began operations in Rwanda in 2016,...
