https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/enLatest posts from Africa Brief.https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/tanzania-removes-nigeria-from-referral-visa-category-c0f690cd/Tanzania has removed Nigeria from its referral visa category after amending its visa regulations. The change concerns Nigerian visa applicants, but the…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:20:33 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/tanzania-removes-nigeria-from-referral-visa-category-c0f690cd/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/author-ajadi-launches-afrilition-book-to-challenge-afro-pessimism-daf3cde3/Author Ajadi has launched Afrilition, a book shaped partly by his experience of what he calls “Afro-pessimism”: the habit of seeing Africa mainly…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:05:05 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/author-ajadi-launches-afrilition-book-to-challenge-afro-pessimism-daf3cde3/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/south-africa-never-studied-the-wider-effects-of-lion-bone-trade-fb2ab859/South Africa has confirmed that it never conducted a dedicated study into whether its authorised exports of captive-bred lion skeletons expanded…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:05:03 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/south-africa-never-studied-the-wider-effects-of-lion-bone-trade-fb2ab859/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/shuaib-s-agaka-urges-regulatory-coordination-for-africa-s-digital-economy-43581b3f/Shuaib S. Agaka argues that Africa’s digital economy is being slowed by borders between regulators, even when businesses operate across them. His…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:05:28 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/shuaib-s-agaka-urges-regulatory-coordination-for-africa-s-digital-economy-43581b3f/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/nigerian-workers-threaten-three-day-strike-over-petrol-prices-wage-635bb5e6/Nigerian workers have threatened a three-day warning strike over high petrol prices and the minimum wage.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:05:25 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/nigerian-workers-threaten-three-day-strike-over-petrol-prices-wage-635bb5e6/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/olayinka-atilola-calls-healthcare-financial-protection-nigeria-s-priority-a24bb92d/As Nigeria marks its 66th anniversary, Olayinka Atilola has identified financial protection in healthcare as the immediate priority for the Tinubu…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:03:22 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/olayinka-atilola-calls-healthcare-financial-protection-nigeria-s-priority-a24bb92d/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/kenya-rwanda-fuel-deal-advances-as-first-shipment-reaches-kipevu-d4af4142/Kenya and Rwanda’s fuel-import framework has moved from paper to delivery. The MT Sea Wolf brought 40,000 metric tonnes of refined petroleum products…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:21:49 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/kenya-rwanda-fuel-deal-advances-as-first-shipment-reaches-kipevu-d4af4142/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/nigeria-s-icpc-ranks-second-in-transparency-assessment-of-518-institutions-85682a16/Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ranked second among 518 federal institutions in the latest transparency…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:46:41 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/nigeria-s-icpc-ranks-second-in-transparency-assessment-of-518-institutions-85682a16/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/abiy-ahmed-arrives-in-kenya-ahead-of-planned-lamu-refinery-groundbreaking-e39ede1b/Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Kenya on September 30, 2026, ahead of the planned groundbreaking of the Lamu Refinery.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:19:32 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/abiy-ahmed-arrives-in-kenya-ahead-of-planned-lamu-refinery-groundbreaking-e39ede1b/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/abiy-calls-for-african-investment-in-east-africa-s-industrial-future-43b40521/Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on African investors, entrepreneurs and industrial leaders to fund projects that build the continent’s…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:19:29 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/abiy-calls-for-african-investment-in-east-africa-s-industrial-future-43b40521/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/tanzania-hosts-13-indian-tourism-agents-to-promote-tourist-attractions-83ba5b2a/Tanzania has begun hosting 13 tourism agents from India on a familiarization trip running from September 28 to October 4, 2026.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:29:35 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/tanzania-hosts-13-indian-tourism-agents-to-promote-tourist-attractions-83ba5b2a/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/ethiopia-says-reforms-ease-debt-pressure-and-lower-inflation-f349dfdd/Ethiopian officials say a year of macroeconomic reforms has reduced debt pressure and brought average annual inflation down from above 26% to slightly…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:14:36 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/ethiopia-says-reforms-ease-debt-pressure-and-lower-inflation-f349dfdd/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/kudakwashe-maradzika-expands-media-firm-to-develop-african-ip-c6f27f6e/Zimbabwean creator Kudakwashe “Kudi” Maradzika is expanding Lincoln Green Media beyond film and television into intellectual-property development…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:14:33 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/kudakwashe-maradzika-expands-media-firm-to-develop-african-ip-c6f27f6e/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/tanzania-plans-cancer-medicine-plant-and-treatment-centre-in-arusha-54659104/Tanzania plans to build a cancer-medicine manufacturing plant and a specialised cancer treatment centre in Arusha. The government says land has been…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:07:33 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/tanzania-plans-cancer-medicine-plant-and-treatment-centre-in-arusha-54659104/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/indian-hospital-uses-nigeria-s-former-leader-shettima-in-ad-cb9ad042/An unnamed Indian hospital used images of Nigeria’s former head of state and Vice President Kashim Shettima in promotional posts aimed at international…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:07:31 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/indian-hospital-uses-nigeria-s-former-leader-shettima-in-ad-cb9ad042/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/china-ethiopia-training-program-graduates-ethiopian-trainees-743719f2/A China-Ethiopia vocational training program in mechanical manufacturing and automation concluded in Ethiopia on September 21, 2026. Run by Ethiopia’s…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:28:56 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/china-ethiopia-training-program-graduates-ethiopian-trainees-743719f2/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/tanzania-rights-groups-seek-dialogue-on-girls-marriage-age-reform-9027246c/Rights groups and Tanzanian public institutions met in Dodoma on September 30 to discuss possible reforms to the country’s marriage laws, including…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:28:54 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/tanzania-rights-groups-seek-dialogue-on-girls-marriage-age-reform-9027246c/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/puntland-authorities-say-somali-pirates-killed-five-crew-before-rescue-3051f786/Puntland authorities say a rescue operation freed a Palau-flagged tanker seized by Somali pirates in April, but five of its 17 crew members were killed…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:28:50 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/puntland-authorities-say-somali-pirates-killed-five-crew-before-rescue-3051f786/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/tanzanian-couple-arrested-in-mombasa-over-alleged-bus-drugging-de4722fc/Mombasa detectives arrested Tanzanian couple Pius Paskale Frugenze, 52, and Redempta Revelian Kuleta, 47, at their house in Magongo on September 30…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:13:37 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/tanzanian-couple-arrested-in-mombasa-over-alleged-bus-drugging-de4722fc/https://trendstoday.now/news/africa/kikoromeo-brings-kenyan-design-to-moscow-fashion-week-eb3a752d/Nairobi-based KikoRomeo will present its Ewala Spring/Summer 2024 collection at Moscow Fashion Week on October 1, 2026.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:14:20 GMThttps://trendstoday.now/news/africa/kikoromeo-brings-kenyan-design-to-moscow-fashion-week-eb3a752d/