Regional: Sub‑Saharan Africa

12+ hour, 13+ min ago   (281+ words) A clean and healthy environment depends on shared responsibility. At Kismayo Seaport, that responsibility brought together security personnel and port workers in a collective effort to improve sanitation, protect the coastal environment and promote safer working conditions. Kenya Defence Forces…...

20+ hour, 34+ min ago   (489+ words) A high-level Somali delegation has concluded a 10-day peer learning mission to Pakistan aimed at exploring ways to strengthen Somalia’s digital public ecosystem and improve digital public services. The delegation was led by Abdiwali Ali Abdulle, Director General of Somalia’s…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago   (198+ words) From 24 to 26 June 2026, the Triangular Partnership Programme (TPP) brought together a broad and diverse group of stakeholders in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Hosted by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and co‑chaired by Australia and Japan, the…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (491+ words) Step behind the scenes of our feature reporting. Weekly analysis of corporate and community activism. The best of solutions journalism, published monthly. The World Bank Group is in the midst of an accountability crisis of its own making. The institution…...

12+ hour, 3+ min ago   (224+ words) Ghana’s Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson called on African governments and regional institutions to strengthen cooperation in taxation in order to protect domestic revenues and ensure funding for the continent’s development. His address was read out during an event in…...

42+ min ago   (560+ words) World leaders at the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City from September 22-28, 2026, should commit to defending human rights, Human Rights Watch said. They should counter attempts to undermine accountability for grave international crimes and…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (305+ words) Prime Minister Hon. Dr Godwin Friday met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Sunday, September 20, 2026. The meeting formed part of the Prime Minister’s engagements surrounding the 81st Session of the United Nations General…...

8+ hour, 17+ min ago   (506+ words) The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights was inaugurated on November 2, 1987 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Commission’s Secretariat has subsequently been located in Banjul, The Gambia. The Commission was inaugurated on November 2, 1987 Origin of the African Commission on Human…...

10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (108+ words) Somali National News Agency Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, H.E. Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, today received the National Independent Human Rights Commission, led by its Chairperson, H.E. Dr. Maryan Qasim, at his…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago   (468+ words) BRUSSELS/ABUJA – The European Union is pressing to deepen its footprint in West Africa through a mix of regional partnerships, bilateral deals and large investment pledges. Africa remains the centre of gravity of its Global Gateway strategy. The regional track:…...