Angola Music Fest Headlines Weekend Full Of Fun In Western New York

This weekend in Western New York will be filled with plenty of sunshine, and the good news is there will be plenty of things to do as well. As we get a taste of summer weather this weekend, you won't be bored because there is something for...

Why Space Technology Matters for Africa’s Sustainable Future

By Kwaku Sumah As Ghana prepares to host the maiden Ghana Space Conference 2025 in Accra this October, one may ask themselves, why should a developing country like Ghana invest time, energy, and resources into space science and technology? The...

Angola: UNESCO asked to reaffirm importance of devolving cultural goods

Angola asked UNESCO on Tuesday to reaffirm “the importance of restorative justice for Africans and Afro-descendants,” including the restitution of cultural goods taken from the country during the colonial era. “We are convinced that this...

Trice Chemicals 1st to open manufacturing facility at DIP Angola

DIP Angola, region’s first fully integrated economic zone developed by Dubai Investments, has signed its first tenant agreement with Trice Chemicals IND. LLC to establish its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility within DIP Angola’s industrial...

Boeing fast-tracks delivery of TAAG Angola's second B787-9

TAAG Angola Airlines (DT, Luanda 4 De Fevereiro) has announced the accelerated delivery in early October 2025 of its second B787-9, D2-TER (msn 66913), two years ahead of schedule, following negotiations with Boeing. In a statement, the airline...

Malian insurtech startup OKO secures 6-digit round to scale climate resilience in Africa

Malian insurtech startup OKO has secured a six-digit funding round led by Catalyst Fund, with participation from two existing investors, to help it scale climate resilience in Africa. Founded in 2017, OKO develops affordable mobile-based crop...

At Jubilee of Migrants, Refugees in Angola, Catholic Priest Appeals for Hospitality, Solidarity

In his September 28 homily, he used Jesus’ story of the unnamed rich man and Lazarus in the Gospel Reading of the day to caution against “spiritual blindness caused by attachment to luxury and wealth, which steal the soul and prevent us from...

DI completes Phase 1 infrastructure work on DIP Angola

Dubai Investments has already set the ball rolling by putting in place partnerships with key Angolan entities to enhance the country’s long-term competitiveness. Globalpharma, Dubai Investments’ subsidiary, recently signed an MoU with the Angolan...

Image of the day: Fire scars Namibia’s Etosha National Park

A vast fire has scorched a third of Namibia’s Etosha National Park – one of southern Africa’s largest and most iconic wildlife reserves – leaving behind a dark burn scar now visible from space. The blaze, which erupted around 22 September 2025, is...

World Green Eco Summit hosts roundtable

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO), delivered the opening address at the high-level roundtable hosted by WGEO during the 11th World Green Economy Summit in Dubai. The session, held under the theme...

Why Space Technology Matters for Ghana’s Sustainable Future

As Ghana prepares to host the maiden Ghana Space Conference 2025 in Accra this October, one may ask themselves, why should a developing country like Ghana invest time, energy, and resources into space science and technology? The answer lies not in...

Equitable – and meaningful – partnerships must be inseparable

AFRICA One of the most critical reasons African higher education institutions engage in academic and research collaborations is to secure funding through long-established schemes that support research, capacity-building, academic exchange, and...

Japan’s ArkEdge Space Fosters Collaboration With African Partners in New Agreements 

ArkEdge Space signed agreements with a number of African institutions during the Tokyo International Conference on African Development business forum. Photo: ArkEdge Japanese satellite startup ArkEdge Space plans to collaborate with a number of...

World Green Economy Summit Hosts a High-Level Ministerial Roundtable

The session, held under the theme ‘Delivering Climate Ambition by 2030 and Beyond–United Action for Green Transition’, aimed to advance climate ambitions and promote dialogue on aligning policies, finance and innovation with sustainable...

UNESCO Names 26 New Biosphere Reserves Amid Biodiversity, Climate Challenges

"An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70% of the country’s plant life and an area along Angola’s Atlantic coast featuring savannahs, forests and estuaries are among 26...

Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' gets $608 million federal reimbursement

OCHOPEE, Fla. (TNND) — Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, has been approved for a $608 million reimbursement by federal officials for the costs of running and building the facility. The Department of...

Africa CDC warns of outbreaks, secures partnerships for health security

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised alarm over multiple ongoing outbreaks across the continent, while announcing fresh partnerships and funding support aimed at strengthening Africa’s health security. The...

Chuma Nwokocha takes helm at Stanbic IBTC amid regulatory crosswinds

Stanbic IBTC Holdings has named Chuma Nwokocha as its new Group Managing Director. His appointment brings an end to Adekunle Adedeji’s interim stewardship at the helm of the financial services giant. Adedeji had held the acting role since October...

How unexploded bombs cause environmental damage – and why climate change exacerbates the problem

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. There are a record number of conflicts raging around the world – from Ukraine and Gaza to Sudan and...

AD Ports launches Luanda port terminal project, focused on modernization and sustainability

The UAE-based terminal operator AD Ports Group, in partnership with Unicargas and Multiparques, has laid the foundation stone for the Noatum Ports Luanda Terminal, signaling the beginning of a modernization and expansion effort at the Port of...