Kenya Rare Earth Minerals Discovery Could Transform East Africa’s Mining Future

When reports surfaced of a potential US $62 billion valuation tied to the discovery of Kenya rare earth minerals at Mrima Hill in Kwale County, they immediately caught the attention of global mining professionals. The find could reposition East...

East Africa’s $420m synthetic fuel project aims to rival Dangote in Africa’s jet fuel market

Tanzania is edging closer to launching one of its most transformative industrial projects, the development of a gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant that will locally produce diesel, jet fuel, naptha, hydrogen, and fertilizer posing as a major challenger to...

Kenya once again tops DDoS threat list in East Africa

As the results are analysed from the release of the latest global threat intelligence report from NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., we find that Kenya is once more the East African country with the most Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks during...

French activist Mila prosecuted for ‘racist insult’ for saying many North Africans are ‘inbred’ with ‘quite ugly faces’ and ‘very small foreheads’

Remix News has long covered the case of Mila Orriols, who has received tens of thousands of death threats and insults to the point that she requires constant police protection. Now, Mila is being prosecuted in a Lyon court for “racist insult” for...

Inside West Africa’s dazzling art season

West Africa’s art season is back—a dazzling celebration of creativity stretching from Senegal to Ghana and Nigeria. Running from late September to mid-December, the season transforms the region into a cultural playground, blending art,...

Microsoft GM for West Africa, Nigeria's key tech players to attend Ogun Digital Summit 2025

Ogun Digital Summit (ODS) 2025, Ogun State’s flagship technology and innovation event, has confirmed the participation of a highly distinguished speaker, the Microsoft General Manager for West Africa (Nigeria & Ghana), Mr. Abideen Yusuf. This...

Bruks Siwertell delivers new road-mobile unloader to West Africa

Bruks Siwertell has delivered a new Siwertell 10 000 S road-mobile ship unloader to a returning customer in West Africa. The undisclosed operator already has extensive experience with Siwertell road-mobile unloaders and selected the same model...

Zimbabwe, IOM, UNICEF Host 2025 Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa  (MIDSA) 

Running under the theme: Promoting Regional Integration Through Sustaining Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration, the region is expected to build a robust, unified trading bloc respecting migration. In a press statement from the International...

Police Investigate Attempted Kidnapping of 11-Year-Old Girl by Four North African Migrants in Barcelona Province

Catalan police are investigating an attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl in the town of Torelló, north of Barcelona, after four North African men attempted to bundle her into a vehicle as she returned home from her local supermarket. The...

WEST AFRICAN MUSIC: THE SOUNDTRACK OF GLOBAL HUMANITY

This Black History Month 2025, historian and ethnomusicologist Archbishop Doye T. Agama releases “The Story of West African Music,” a groundbreaking exploration of how West African sounds have shaped global culture. Unlike previous works focusing...

‘50% of southern Africa citizens lack access to clean energy’

‘50% of southern Africa citizens lack access to clean energy’ SOUTHERN Africa, home to nearly 400 million people, is grappling with significant energy access and security issues, with approximately 200 million people lacking access to clean and...

Amandla Institute to host dialogue on reimagining West Africa’s regional integration

The Amandla Institute for Policy and Leadership Advancement is set to host a meeting of experts to reflect on the opportunities and challenges that have defined West Africa’s integration journey. According to a statement issued by the institute on...

East African Community deploys election observation mission to Tanzania

Procurement and social contract in western and central Africa: Building trust under pressure

Procurement as a mirror of fragility Public procurement in Western and Central Africa is where commitments result in functional roads that hold up during rainy seasons, clinics that operate as scheduled, and services delivered on time. When those...

Cocoa Prices Fall on Favorable West Africa Growing Conditions

Chocolate swirls processed cocoa by Jitendrajadhav via iStock December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25) on Monday closed down -137 (-2.17%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25) closed down -146 (-3.23%). Cocoa prices closed sharply lower on Monday amid...

Get set for a wild weekend: Great Southern Bioblitz 2025 Ignites Southern Africa!

Nature enthusiasts, mark your calendars! From Friday, October 24, to Monday, October 27, 2025, Southern Africa is throwing its doors wide open to the Great Southern Bioblitz (GSB) – a thrilling four-day mission to uncover the wild wonders of our...

British jails reliant on West African prison officers

Prisons are so reliant on west African officers that they could be “very hard” to run after a visa crackdown, the watchdog has said. Charlie Taylor, HM Inspector of Prisons, said Home Office visa changes would cause an exodus of foreign prison...

Tanzania finish third at East and Central Africa Golf tourney

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s women’s national golf team put up a spirited performance to finish third overall at the 2025 East and Central Africa All Africa Challenge Trophy (EACAACT), held at the picturesque Great Rift Valley Lodge & Golf Resort in...

West African unity must begin with language, culture – Turner-Moyet

Olaide Turner-Moyet is the director of Alliance Française, Ibadan. A multidisciplinary artist, educationist, entrepreneur and Pan-Africanist, her approach blends language acquisition with cultural immersion, using art, music, and community...

Majority Leader supports decision to accept West African deportees

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr Mahama Ayariga, has backed the decision of the government to accept West African deportees from the United States of America to Ghana. According to Mr Ayariga, every citizen of the Economic Community of West...