Sénégal vs Soudan : Le scandale des billets éclate, les supporters jugent le match des Lions

Les Lions de la Téranga sont sortis victorieux face à l’équipe du Soudan au stade Me Abdoulaye Wade de Diamniadio. Une rencontre qui est animée de polémiques avant même le début du match. Des supporters venus nombreux n’ont pas eu accès au stade...

Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets Cabo Verde First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit

BusinessWire India Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] / Praia [Cabo Verde], September 9: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently....

Second University of Ghana WACCI affiliate wins Africa Food Prize Award

Three years after the Founding Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana, Professor Eric Danquah, won the 2022 Africa Food Prize, a former student of the Centre has now taken the 2025 honour. At the...

Africa’s Food Systems at a Crossroads; Why Youth-Led Innovation Must Take Center St​age

As dawn breaks over Dakar, Senegal, the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 (AFSF) convenes under the weight of a sobering reality: 307 million Africans, representing one in five people in the continent, face hunger daily, according to the 2025 State...

African Beach Volleyball Cup: Nigeria’s U18 girls beat Tunisia, Egypt

Nigeria’s U18 girls’ beach volleyball team announced themselves in emphatic style at the 2025 African Beach Volleyball U18 Development Cup in Banjul, The Gambia, with back-to-back wins over Tunisia and Egypt on Thursday. The pair of Pamela Bawa...

Senegal’s Downgrade Sends a Warning: Fiscal Transparency Is Now Non-Negotiable

Senegal’s dramatic credit downgrade has become a cautionary tale for emerging markets, highlighting how weak fiscal transparency can swiftly unravel economic stability. In early 2025, Moody’s slashed the country’s rating by two notches,...

Chelle: Super Eagles Ready for Great Game against S’Africa Today

*Ekong insists Nigeria will approach clash with confidence Duro Ikhazuagbe Super Eagles Head Coach, Eric Sekou Chelle, is unperturbed that FIFA is yet to do the needful against South Africa that fielded an ineligible player against Lesotho last...

West African Parliaments urged to bolster fiscal oversight as debt crisis looms

In a powerful call to action, Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Wale Edun, and House Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, have challenged West African parliaments to enhance fiscal oversight and ensure public resources deliver tangible benefits amid escalating debt...

AFRICMIL commends Senegal’s whistleblower protection law, urges Nigeria to enact similar legislation

The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has commended Senegal for passing a whistleblower protection law. The law, enacted by Senegal’s national assembly on August 26, was developed under the administration of President...

Women feeding Africa as scientists bad awards in Dakar

SENEGAL: Two female scientists namely, Professor Mary Abukutsa-Onyango from Kenya and Mercy Diebiru-Ojo from Nigeria have been announced as the winners of the 2025 Africa Food Prize. The award, worth 100,000 US Dollars, was presented by Tanzania’s...

President Mahama receives special message from Senegal’s president

FIH President bats for more engagement to resolve conflicts

India and Pakistan may have a tenuous relationship when it comes to sports but International Hockey Federation President Tayyab Ikram is convinced that sports is critical to finding a way out of conflicts. “I think it is very important for the...

Japan Backs Africa’s Health Future at TICAD

Africa, Civil Society, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion From local production of vaccines to digital infrastructure and renewable energy, Japan is investing...

Africar Group acquires Koto.ci, Côte d’Ivoire’s top car price platform

Africar Group Pty Ltd, owner of AUTO24.africa, has taken over Koto.ci, the leading online guide to new car prices in Côte d’Ivoire. The deal, revealed on 20 August 2025, extends Africar Group’s presence in West Africa and introduces Koto.ci into...

Ghana’s Fareeda Mustapha of PureLube wins Impact Award at 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize in Senegal

Ghanaian youth entrepreneur Fareeda Mustapha, co-founder of PureLube Ghana, has won the Impact Award at the 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize in Dakar, Senegal, alongside three other innovators. PureLube transforms waste into opportunity by...

Africa Intelligence Brief: Comprehensive News Roundup For September 4, 2025

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Today's Africa Intelligence Brief provides a comprehensive analysis of major developments across the African continent on September 4, 2025. The roundup is organized by region (North Africa, East Africa, West Africa,...

Malawi wants youths to lead in agriculture

Malawian officials have urged stronger youth participation in agriculture, observing that the country’s future food security and development depends on empowering young innovators to drive the transformation. Speaking in an interview on the...

Hopes rise for green economy boom at Africa Climate Summit

The first signs of a takeoff of Africa’s green economy are raising hopes that a transformation of the continent’s fortunes may be under way, driven by solar power and an increase in low-carbon investment. African leaders are meeting this week in...

Development Bank Partners with Agricultural Research Group on Africa Food Security

The Islamic Development Bank and CGIAR agricultural research consortium unveiled expanded collaboration efforts to transform Africa’s food systems during a high-level session at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The September 2...

New report exposes pervasive gender inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa’s agrifood systems, despite women powering half the agrifood workforce

Dakar – In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately three out of four working women (76 percent) are employed in agrifood systems, and women make up 49 percent of the agrifood systems workforce. Within agrifood systems, women’s employment in off-farm...