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High-level side event at TICAD-9 promotes more Japanese investments in Africa
The session showcased the launch of Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc (STE), a major investment that stands as the single largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ethiopia
Human Rights Group accuses Sudan army of running secret torture chambers
The UNIFM said both the RSF, and the Sudanese army had used “rape and other forms of sexual violence, arbitrary arrest and detention, as well as torture and ill-treatment”.
Japan dedicates Nagai City to Tanzania
A statement from Japan’s ministry of foreign affairs reveals that the proposed four cities in the country are now set to be recognized as the ‘hometowns’ of African nations.
SADC reappoints Elias Magosi to serve as Executive Secretary for the next four years until 2029
The Secretariat is the executive institution of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with strategic functions, including overseeing the implementation of the Regional Indicative Strategic plans
Congo Brazzaville and African Development Bank ink a USD 600,000 grant agreement to rebase national accounts
The financing comes from the Bank’s Middle-Income Countries Technical Assistance Fund.
Unstoppable Africa event comes alongside UN General Assembly in New York, September 2025
Unstoppable Africa is the leading African business forum outside the continent, hosted by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and the Chairperson of the African Union Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.
Israel may repatriate 500,000 Palestinians to South Sudan
The speculations has sparked heated debate among the South Sudanese, fellow East Africans, activists, and political analysts
United Nations Truck ambushed in South Sudan
The Commissioner of Mundri West County in Western Equatoria State has said that a United Nations truck was ambushed on Monday along the Mundri–Juba Road,
United States sanctions mineral traffickers in DR Congo
From the move, the United States is reportedly sending a clear message that no armed group or commercial entity is immune from sanctions if they undermine peace, stability, or security in the DRC.
Ghana and Senegal get USD 850,000 to support marginalized and vulnerable groups
Increasing their participation, especially in employment-intensive green industries, could accelerate inclusive and resilient economic development across the continent.