Unlocking Africa's Potential: Insightful Analysis and Solutions-Driven Reporting
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Africa’s carbon markets are entering a new phase as governments strengthen policy frameworks, investors seek credible projects and stakeholders look to unlock more climate finance, writes Winston Mwale.
LILONGWE, Malawi — A dispute over the selection of agencies to manage Malawi’s next Global Fund grants has deepened after six members of the Country Coordinating Mechanism formally objected to a proposal to seek votes, comments or endorsements from members who were absent from an Aug.
LILONGWE, Malawi— Malawi has spent a decade building one of the most extensive mobile networks in the region, according to a new report presented Thursday at the Digital Africa Summit Malawi.
LILONGWE, Malawi — The European Union on Thursday launched a €143 million investment package for Malawi targeting agriculture, energy, education, skills and social protection, describing the initiative as a major investment in the country’s long-term economic transformation, writes
NAIROBI, Kenya—Imagine taking a flight to a destination, not for a vacation, but for a business event.
LILONGWE, Malawi — Standard Bank Plc has been named the Best Bank in Malawi in the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, writes AfricaBrief Reporter.
LILONGWE, Malawi—For almost two decades, Chisomo has waited for something she once believed would happen naturally: becoming pregnant.
MZUZU, Malawi — The Competition and Fair Trading Commission is training journalists in the Northern Region to strengthen reporting on consumer rights and expose unfair business practices, writes Tionge Hara.
LILONGWE, Malawi — The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority has warned the public against recording, publishing, sharing or disseminating intimate videos involving identifiable individuals without lawful authority or consent, writes Steria Manda.
LILONGWE, Malawi—Climate change is often discussed through statistics — rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, droughts, floods and increasingly frequent extreme weather events.
LUSAKA, Zambia — The Electoral Commissions Forum of the Southern African Development Community (ECF-SADC) has urged all stakeholders in Zambia’s general election to exercise restraint and resolve grievances through legally established mechanisms as the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) continues announcing results, writes
KARONGA, Malawi — The Mining and Minerals Regulatory Authority (MMRA) has urged small-scale artisanal miners across Malawi to form cooperatives to ease access to mining licences and help curb illegal gold mining, writes Lusekero Chifwafwa Mhango.
LILONGWE, Malawi — The Archdiocese of Lilongwe has raised more than MK302 million toward its newly established Tiyende Limodzi Endowment Fund, writes Steria Manda.
DURBAN, South Africa — Civil society groups and social movements from across Southern Africa have called on SADC governments to urgently address public debt, migration, climate financing, youth unemployment, inequality and shrinking civic space, writes
LAGOS, Nigeria—After a rigorous review of applications from innovators across Africa for the Future of Energy Conference (FEC) 2026 Innovation Challenge, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), in partnership with Africa Change Lab (ACL), has announced the finalists for recognition, writes
Durban, South Africa — Southern African People’s Solidarity Network chairperson on Friday opened the 2026 SADC People’s Summit by declaring that the region’s peoples must organise for economic justice, debt justice, climate justice and democratic control of natural resources, rejecting an extractive order that leaves communities poor amid vast mineral wealth, writes
The conclusion of the New York session marks a shift from broad conceptual discussions towards detailed negotiations over the rules that could eventually govern international tax cooperation.
For Malawi, the discussions will focus specifically on creating an enabling environment for digital investment, expanding connectivity and unlocking the economic and social benefits of technology.
LILONGWE, Malawi — Morocco’s Ambassador to Malawi Oumiyer Muhammad says the Malawi Scorchers’ historic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup reflects the growing opportunities for Malawians as relations between the two countries continue to expand, writes
LILONGWE, Malawi — A land ownership audit in Lilongwe’s Areas 3 and 10 has uncovered widespread plot registration gaps, poor records management, irregular allocations and weaknesses in the collection of ground rent and development charges, writes Bridgette Mwanoka.
NTCHEU, Malawi — Women and girls with disabilities in Ntcheu District continue to face gender-based violence, discrimination and exclusion, while cultural beliefs and social norms make it difficult for survivors to report abuse and access support, writes
More than 1.9 million people are already facing food insecurity, with the figure projected to rise to more than 2.6 million between October and March.
CONAKRY, Guinea — The West African Tax Administration Forum has called for stronger regional cooperation and harmonized excise duty policies as ECOWAS member states review the bloc’s directive on tobacco taxation, writes Winston Mwale.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Major investments in railways and regional transport corridors are accelerating efforts to unlock Africa’s mineral wealth and strengthen the continent’s position in global mineral supply chains, writes Winston Mwale.
NAIROBI, KENYA: NCBA Group PLC has reported a 12.2 per cent increase in profit after tax to about US$95.8 million for the first half of 2026, as stronger operating income, digital lending and growth across its regional businesses helped offset rising credit-loss provisions, writes
RABAT, Morocco — Malawi’s senior women’s national football team, the Scorchers, have reached the semifinals of the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after defeating Ghana’s Black Queens 2-1 in a thrilling quarterfinal at Al Madina Stadium in Rabat on Sunday, writes
The challenge now is translating those commitments into completed projects and measurable improvements in the lives of communities across Mzimba and the wider Northern Region.
SEOUL, South Korea — International rights and religious-freedom organisations have raised concerns over what they describe as growing pressure on religious minorities and freedom of expression in South Korea, including the pretrial detention of 95-year-old Shincheonji Church chairman Lee Man-hee, writes
LILONGWE, Malawi — Chronic underfunding, political interference, poor access to information and growing safety concerns are undermining environmental journalism across Africa, a new 2025 report by Africa 21 has found, writes Happy Njalam’mano.
Why Africa’s next economic frontier lies in transforming knowledge into institutions that enable enterprise and create shared prosperity.
Nairobi, Kenya—The Strait of Hormuz disruption was the third fertiliser shock in five years.
CHITIPA, Malawi — For nearly two decades, residents of Senior Chief MweneWenya’s area in Chitipa have lived without a functioning magistrate’s court, forcing victims, defendants and witnesses to travel long distances for justice and leaving some cases unresolved, writes
A fresh Community PR selection is scheduled to take place in the coming days after civil society petitions led to a restart of the process.
