Big 5 Construct Kenya Returns To Nairobi For Its 8th Edition, Igniting Opportunities In A $20 Billion Construction Market
The event features more than 150 exhibitors from over 20 countries, welcoming more than 9,000 industry professionals Big 5 Construct Kenya returns for its 8th edition to the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi from 5 – 7 November 2025, connecting key stakeholders from the construction value chain in Kenya. The event builds on unprecedented opportunities in […]
Africa Gas Forum 2026 Set to Illuminate Gas’s Emerging Role in the African Energy Transition
5 March 2026 | Cape Town International Convention Centre The 11th edition of the Africa Gas Forum will convene on 5 March 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), alongside the well-established Africa Energy Indaba, marking a pivotal moment for the continent’s gas sector. With the release of the latest national energy planning and continental gas demand indicators, the […]
Third Annual Africa Travel Week Media Awards Now Open For Submissions
World-class judging panel announced as Africa Travel Week (ATW) seeks Africa’s top travel journalists, storytellers and content creators Entries for the 2026 ATW Media Awards are now open, with submissions sought from travel writers, bloggers, videographers, and photographers who produce outstanding content related to the African continent. Building on the success of previous years, the […]
15th Nuclear Forum At The 2026 Africa Energy Indaba: Powering Africa’s Nuclear Future
The Africa Energy Indaba is pleased to announce the 15th edition of its Nuclear Forum, scheduled to take place from 3 – 5 March 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This landmark event will convene global and African leaders, policymakers, investors, technology providers and industry experts to explore the evolving role of nuclear energy in […]
Research With Purpose: Positioning African Academia For Real-World Impact
For too long, academic research in South Africa and across the African continent has lived in lecture halls and academic journals – valuable in theory, but too often far removed from the urgent challenges and lived realities of the people it is meant to serve. In an era of climate change, deepening inequality, rapid technological […]
UN endorses Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara
The UN Security Council has formally endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan as the only basis for resolving the long-standing Western Sahara conflict, a move that is bound to have far-reaching consequences. This decision, passed in a recent resolution, marks a dramatic shift from the UN’s traditional stance of seeking a “mutually acceptable” solution between Morocco and the Polisario […]
Mali’s army struggling to contain jihadist threat
Mali’s military junta is facing one of its gravest challenges yet as jihadist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) tightens a blockade around the capital, Bamako. The al-Qaeda-linked group, once confined to the north, has recently expanded southward, cutting off key trade routes to Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire and crippling fuel, food, and education systems. Meanwhile, the […]
Zimbabwe pushes bold de-dollarization plan
Zimbabwe is reigniting its ambitious plan to replace the US dollar with its own local currency, the ZiG, by 2030. This renewed push aligns with a political shift that extends President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term, giving his administration more time to pursue this economic goal. The government argues that a successful switch would grant the central bank greater […]
Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old Egyptian artifact
The Netherlands has pledged to return a 3,500-year-old stone head, stolen from Egypt during the Arab Spring, marking a major step in the global movement to repatriate looted artifacts. The sculpture—believed to depict a high-ranking official from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III—resurfaced at a Maastricht art fair a decade after its disappearance, with an anonymous […]
