A new report warns that Nigeria’s 2027 general election could be the country’s first election contested in an era of widespread access to generative artificial intelligence tools, with fabricated audio, video, and images potentially spreading rapidly through private and encrypted digital channels.

President Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of four new Nigerian Army divisions and the recruitment of 28,000 additional personnel, expanding the service’s divisional structure from eight to 12.

President Bola Tinubu will secure a permanent seat for Nigeria on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, said recently, citing Nigeria's sustained advocacy for reforms that would give Africa a permanent voice on the council.

The globe's richest individuals have built fortunes through stakes in and ownership of highly polluting assets while African communities with far fewer resources face the growing consequences of climate change, according to a recent report that estimates extreme wealth is linked to almost $1 trillion in annual investment-related climate debt.

In African households and office spaces, a broken laptop or a dead refrigerator usually gets abandoned rather than repaired. One entrepreneur built a national recycling movement out of that very habit, turning Kenya's waste disposal culture into a livelihood for himself and hundreds of others.

For decades, Africa’s health progress has depended heavily on external support, particularly in the fight against HIV/AIDS and efforts to strengthen health security. Experts are urging governments to mobilize domestic resources to build resilient health systems and drive growth in science, education, and innovation.

An initiative to create a seamless digital marketplace is steadily taking shape across East Africa through regional policy reforms and investment, as governments work to harmonize digital trade rules, expand connectivity, and strengthen data governance to help businesses participate in cross-border digital trade.

As debt-service obligations continue to outpace education spending across Africa and the developing world, experts say smarter debt reforms could create the fiscal space governments need to invest more in education and secure a brighter future for millions of children.

In a major boost for specialist healthcare in Africa, the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) has completed its first open-heart surgery and delivered West Africa's first stereotactic body radiation therapy treatment for lung cancer, just months after opening its facility in Nigeria's capital.

Governance and development experts have argued that Africa's economic crisis stems not from underdevelopment but from an extractive economic model deliberately designed to sustain dependence on Western frameworks disconnected from the continent's people and priorities.