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A section of Rubaya mines, a series of coltan mining sites near the town of Rubaya in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Courtesy Luwowo is one of several validated mining site that respect CIRGL-RDC norms and guaranties conflict free minerals.

Who really profits from DR Congo’s minerals?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (centre) with AfricaNenda Foundation CEO Dr. Robert Ochola and Nanjira Sambuli, Senior Advocacy Manager, Africa (Inclusive Financial Systems and Digital Public Infrastructure), Gates Foundation, display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two organizations to accelerate the development and implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across Africa. Courtesy
Featured

Equity Group, AfricaNenda and Gates Foundation partner to scale Digital Public Infrastructure

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Africa Hugh Masekela

The Africa Hugh Masekela sang about

Wednesday, July 01, 2026
Trucks transport good under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). File

If Africa came shopping tomorrow, would you deliver?

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Minister of Trade and Industry Antoine Marie Kajangwe (R) and Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi during the signing cereomy on Monday, June 29. Courtesy.
Business

Rwanda, Kenya sign deal for petroleum importation through Northern Corridor

Monday, June 29, 2026
Officials and participants pose for a group photo at the conference held under the theme “The Pursuit of an Integrated Financial System Harnessing Payments to Drive Sector-Wide Impact and Inclusion.”
Featured

Rwanda Bankers’ Association spotlights payments as a driver of financial integration

Monday, June 29, 2026
Passengers board Spirit Airlines plane. Low-cost airlines, often referred to as budget carriers, are airlines that reduce operating costs by simplifying their services. Internet
Aviation

What will it take for low-cost airlines to succeed in Africa?

Monday, June 29, 2026
‘Col (Rtd)’ Augustin Nshimiyimana, who graduated from Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in 2022, speaks during at Unity Club meeting on the history of the Genocide against the Tutsi and the struggle to stop it.
Africa

Former FDLR ‘Colonel’ on how militia funds its operations

Sunday, June 28, 2026
Z listens intently as the trial judges find him guilty of genocide and extermination, ICTR, 18 December 2008. courtesy of UNICTR
Crime

Protais Zigiranyirazo: The rise and fall of ‘Monsieur Z’ - a cautionary tale of greed and power

Friday, June 26, 2026
Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have called for urgent action to address road toll disputes, customs system gaps, inefficient border post operations. File
Business

Non-uniform road tolls, stay fees hurt EAC trade, say lawmakers

Thursday, June 25, 2026
Maxwell Gomera, UNDP Resident Representative in South Africa and Director of the Africa Sustainable Finance Hub speaks at the inaugural Convention on South-South and Triangular Cooperation on June 23. Courtesy
Business

Triangular cooperation key to fix Africa’s fragmented trade systems

Thursday, June 25, 2026
Uganda’s former Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki, who chairs the team of constitutional experts drafting the proposed East African Community Political Confederation Constitution speaks in Rubavu.
Rwanda

Rubavu community calls for free movement across EAC

Tuesday, June 23, 2026