Water wars: has GERD reset Africa’s hydropolitics?

Water wars: has GERD reset Africa’s hydropolitics? Water scarcity in Africa is a crisis, and the GERD conflict shows why mutually beneficial cooperation agreements are vital. Published on 14 October 2025 in ISS Today By Dhesigen Naidoo Research...

WFF 2025: Special Event Boosts Momentum For Implementation Of One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative

At the World Food Forum 2025 in Rome, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened a high-level event to galvanise global efforts to accelerate the implementation and impact of the One Country One Priority Product...

Migrating elephants get room to roam via community conservation efforts

Years of elephant movement data reveal distinct routes the animals take to access food and water, but road building and new rail lines, towns, cities and fences are increasingly cutting off their ability to move across the landscape. In response,...

Futures_Past Calls on Artists and Digital Storytellers to Bring Southern African Archives to Life

The Embassy of France in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi, in partnership with the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and Electric South, has launched Futures_Past: Amplifying Memory with Immersive Technologies — a two-year initiative...

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to lead Indian delegation for 19th NAM Mid-Term Ministerial

New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest & Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh, will be leading the Indian delegation for the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)...

Is Nigeria v Benin on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch World Cup 2026 qualifier

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Trump tariffs fuel global uncertainty, but markets will adapt: UN trade agency

US President Donald Trump’s tariff war is likely to put small and medium-sized businesses and developing economies at particular risk of a slowdown in investment due to uncertain business environment, according to the UN trade agency. Small and...

Eskom Expo rewards young scientists with life-changing bursaries

Eskom Expo International Science Fair this year celebrated South Africa’s leading young scientists with an impressive array of prizes, ranging from full bursaries and cash rewards to cutting-edge tech devices supporting future careers in science,...

Film on King Charles’ View of Nature to Be Released

Pool via Reuters / file photo Britain’s King Charles III attends a nature and finance reception at Lancaster House in London on June 25. Reuters 15:21 JST, October 15, 2025 LONDON (Reuters) — Britain’s King Charles III has said he was considered...

Major international artists take over London’s institutions this Frieze week

Ambitious shows of prominent international artists, many of them still considered ‘at the margins’ or ‘overlooked’, take centre stage at London’s institutions and arts non-profits this Frieze week. A critical mass seems to have been achieved out...

MTN MoMo’s Expansion Tests the Limits of Africa’s Mobile Money Map

MTN’s mobile money operation has shifted from a domestic add-on to a continental engine. Its footprint now links markets where banks still have shallow reach and informal cash systems persist. The bigger story is how MoMo’s growth collides with...

Prince Harry’s African charity has ‘whiff of neocolonialism’

Chad’s environment ministry has said the funders of African Parks, the charity which counts the Duke of Sussex among its board members, should check their donations are being used appropriately after it accused the organisation of serious...

GVG speaks out on controversial “spy” tender 

. . . insists system cannot be used to spy on citizens’ private calls . . . but ensures effective regulatory protocols and revenue collection AMID the raging M500 million tender dispute over the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA)’s Compliance...

Croptober: The Fall Harvest That Shapes The Global Cannabis Industry

"The plowman is broad as the back of the land he is sowing As he dances the circular track of the plow ever knowing That the work of his day measures more than the planting and growing Let it grow, let it grow, greatly yield" - The Grateful Dead,...

In a volatile world, Africa and Europe need one another more than ever

IMF head Kristalina Georgieva, in her curtain-raiser ahead of the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF, shared a statistic that we all feel innately: the World Uncertainty Index is now off the charts, hitting a level almost twice that during...

IMF hails Nigeria, advises caution as it revises forecasts for Sub-Saharan Africa

As the global economy shows resilience in navigating a fragile recovery, the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) projects a modestly improved near-term forecast but warns of persistent vulnerabilities, especially for...

IMF, Cardoso isolate Nigeria from global uncertainty, raise growth prospect

• IMF pegs country’s growth at 3.9% • Competitive naira gives domestic economy edge, Cardoso insists • ‘End of AGOA spells doom on regional economies’ • Rising debt burden suffocating economies, Georgieva warns Against the backdrop of global...

Prince Harry's latest crushing blow should be a 'wake-up' call for him to change

Prince Harry’s Africa charities' repeated setbacks should serve as a “wake-up” call for him, a royal expert has warned. The Duke of Sussex, earlier this year, stepped down from Sentebale, the charity he co-founded to support children affected by...

World Food Forum 2025 kicks off as FAO celebrates its 80th anniversary

Rome - The 2025 edition of the World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event kicked off today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. The week-long Forum features the scheduled participation of 10...

UNFPA COMMEMORATES GIRL CHILD DAY

by LENAOctober 11, 2025October 11, 2025028 Share0 Maseru, Oct. 11– The story of the Girlchild in Lesotho echoes the global call for equality, protection, and opportunities, especially for Basotho girls residing in remote and rural communities....