ECOWAS says its Startup Awards will drive regional integration, industrialisation and inclusion by producing scalable West African businesses that survive, create jobs and expand.
The United Nations has warned that continued insecurity in northern Ethiopia is disrupting humanitarian operations and restricting aid access to people in need.
Cholera cases in Sudan have slightly declined in recent weeks following increased humanitarian efforts to contain the outbreak, OCHA said.
The Tanzanian government has lifted visa restrictions imposed on Nigerians, allowing Nigerians to apply for visas without a referral.
Nigeria’s consulate general in Johannesburg has called for justice over the death of three nationals in separate incidents across South Africa.
The outbreak, declared in May, has become the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak recorded in the DRC and the second largest globally, after the 2014–2016 West Africa epidemics.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) called for increased investment in agroecology to address Africa’s food, environmental and socioeconomic challenges.
The suspects, Philip Dzifa Kofi Tefe, Sarah Osei Adams and Josiah Obodai, were arrested following investigations by the missing persons unit.
Locally sourced components currently make up 80 per cent of the robot.
Four innovators have been named finalists for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for developing healthcare and agricultural technologies.
