Nigeria: Nigeria Calls for Restraint, Dialogue As U.S./Israel War With Iran Continues

[Premium Times] The Nigerian government urged the warring parties to avoid actions that are likely to intensify hostilities. Source

Africa: Statement By H.E. the Chairperson of the African Union Commission On Escalation of Conflict in the Middle East

[African Union] The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf strongly condemns the missile and drone attacks carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the sovereign territories of Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and the Saudi Arabia. Source

Ethiopia: News - Ethiopia Earns $288.48 Million From Horticulture Exports in Seven Months, Amid Sector Bottlenecks

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has generated $288.48 million from the export of more than 160,000 tons of horticultural products during the first seven months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year, the Ministry of Agriculture announced, despite concerns raised by stakeholders over infrastructure gaps, logistics constraints, and land supply management. Source

Cameroon: Okali, a Musical Love Story Between France and Cameroon

[RFI] Musical duo Okali - Cameroonian singer Gaëlle Minali-Bella and French multi-instrumentalist Florent Sorin - released their debut EP this month, the result of years of experimentation in blending the sounds of their two countries, as they told RFI. Source

Congo-Kinshasa: Mass Graves Found in Eastern DRC Following M23 Withdrawal From Uvira

[RFI] The Congolese authorities and civil society groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have reported the discovery of mass graves in an area recently vacated by M23 rebels. Source

Angola: Press Release - - Carrinho Group's Right of Reply

[Maka] PRESS RELEASE Source

South Sudan: Forgotten Conflict in South Sudan At 'A Dangerous Point', Türk Warns

[UN News] South Sudan was the focus of debate in the UN Human Rights Council on Friday as escalating violence and political tensions - alongside a massive humanitarian emergency and war in neighbouring Sudan - threaten efforts to achieve lasting peace. Source

Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Faces 200,000 Tons of Unsold Cocoa Over Price Dispute

[Daba Finance] Ivory Coast may end March with close to 200,000 tons of unsold cocoa, as tensions between regulators and international buyers slow exports. Source

Senegal: Mali Eyes Atlantic Access Through $800m Senegal River Corridor

[Daba Finance] Landlocked Mali could gain direct access to the Atlantic Ocean under an ambitious plan to transform the Senegal River into a major commercial shipping corridor linking Mali to Senegal's coast. Source

Africa: HEC Paris Challenge+ Afrique - 5 years of Transforming Ideas Into Impact

[35Nord] Five years after its inaugural launch in Abidjan, Challenge+ Afrique, HEC Paris's flagship entrepreneurship program, celebrated its anniversary at an event bringing together entrepreneurs, alumni, institutional partners, and key ecosystem stakeholders. Held on February 5th, the evening served as both a retrospective of the program's achievements and a roadmap for its future, echoing the 35th anniversary of the original French program founded in 1990. The celebration also officially welcomed Source

Africa: The UAE and The Search For Global Recognition

[InfoWire] From macroeconomic stability to urban competitiveness and entrepreneurial dynamism, the United Arab Emirates has accumulated a series of high-profile international rankings in 2025. Beyond the headlines, these indicators offer a composite picture of a country seeking to anchor its global status in resilience, diversification and institutional credibility, while still facing structural challenges typical of fast-growing economies. Source

Africa: Single-Dose Treatment for Sleeping Sickness Receives Approval

[Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)] Kinshasa / Paris / Geneva / Amsterdam -- · Recommendation based on Phase II/III study demonstrating up to 96 per cent success rates at 18 months across both early and advanced stages of T.b. gambiense, the most common form of sleeping sickness Source