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Lagos electric buses: Oando begins full rollout after pilot
Eleven Yutong buses are due in service by year-end after a two-bus pilot that carried 788,000 passengers, Oando said.
Egypt’s GAFI wins IsDB-WAIPA award for Kom Ombo solar project
The award was presented at the World Investment Conference in Geneva; Comoros' investment agency was also recognised.
Seychelles opens Bon Espoir high security prison
The prison is due to take inmates from December, and Seychelles is recruiting officers from Tanzania.
OACPS-EU assembly opens in Brussels with calls for fairer partnership
Ethiopia announced it will host the OACPS Council of Ministers in Addis Ababa on 18-19 January 2027.
Ghana-Canada defence talks eye cyber and maritime security
Ghana's defence minister named cyber defence, artificial intelligence and maritime surveillance as priorities.
Uganda shilling steadies as offshore investors return
Governor Michael Atingi-Ego told MPs that Bank of Uganda tightening has pulled offshore investors back into government securities.
Uganda orders Dei Biopharma inquiry as assets advertised
Speaker Jacob Oboth gave a committee two weeks to report on a company in which the government invested about Shs724bn.
Ghana fisheries ministry tours research vessel Falkor (too) at Tema
The visit is part of a partnership between the University of Ghana and the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
AU Commission chief backs Pan-African Parliament reform drive
The parliament plans a research centre and training programme in 2027, its president told the AU Commission chairperson.
DR Congo death sentences for 66 soldiers expose army’s weakness
Analysis: Kinshasa is using mass military trials to stop desertions, but the army's underlying problems and the rebel advance continue.
Mandera attack kills eight including road engineers in Kenya
Gunmen ambushed a security vehicle escorting workers on the Mandera-Arabia-Lafey road, the latest in a series of attacks near the…
Ghana urges results-driven ITU plan to close Africa’s digital divide
He said Ghana is building a national AI compute centre and running a One Million Coders programme.
