‘Best is yet to come,’ says Cameroon’s president, 92

As he campaigned for an eighth term in office, Cameroon’s 92-year-old president confidently declared: “The best is yet to come.” Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, now has seven more years to fulfil that promise after victory extended...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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US updates travel advisory for exotic tourist destination; warns of violence and protests

The US State Department has updated its travel guidance for Madagascar, issuing a Level 3 advisory that urges Americans to reconsider travel to the island nation amid rising crime, unrest, and political instability. US has updated its travel...

From Recipient to Donor: 3 Polish Humanitarian Aid Organizations

LONDON, United Kingdom — Poland is a country in Eastern Europe that used to be a part of the communist sphere of influence. Since those times, much has changed. While the country has never had the status of a major humanitarian donor, this may not...

Today in Africa — October 28, 2025: Tourist Plane Crash in Kenya Kills 11, Sudan’s Army Withdraws From El Fasher, Côte d'Ivoire’s President Allasane Ouattara Wins Fourth Term

NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. A Kenya Police officer examines the wreckage of a plane as officers gather to process evidence at the crash site in Mombasa, on October 28, 2025. by...

The rise of the Gen Z’s in African politics

The Arab Spring symbolized the power of collective action to shatter political stagnation. A little over a decade later, a new generation, Gen Z, has revived protest culture in a vastly different form. From Nepal and Sri Lanka to Morocco and...

Jack Rudloe keeps dreams alive with turtle rehab, new seaweed crop at Gulf Specimen Lab

PANACEA — Don’t make any assumptions about the gentle older man who comes toward you in a red shirt from behind a statue of a mammoth shark. Because the person who stretches out his hand, fixes you with his one good eye, and escorts you around the...

Japan donated $56.5 million for a failed project in Armenia

Japan Today TOKYO — Japan’s official development assistance totaling around 83.8 billion yen ($554 million) for two thermal power projects in Vietnam and a medical support program in Armenia failed to achieve their intended results, the country’s...

Meet Jack Rudloe, the 'jellyfish master' changing marine science

Jack Rudloe, 83, is the founder of Panacea’s Gulf Specimen Aquarium and Marine Laboratories. Despite early academic struggles, Rudloe became a self-taught naturalist, author, and specimen supplier for major research institutions. Rudloe's work has...

‘This is the new normal’: Abductions and threats loom over Tanzania’s elections

NAIROBI, Oct 28 — A priest attacked after a meeting about democracy with faith leaders, an opposition official’s corpse found doused in acid, an ex-ambassador missing from his blood-stained home—this is the “new normal” in Tanzania, say critics....

Gen Z protests are shaking Morocco. Here's what to know

For more than a week, Morocco has been shaken by daily protests led mostly by young people following the death of eight pregnant women admitted for caesarean sections at a public hospital in Agadir [Getty] Demonstrations in more than a dozen...

New Year's Eve concerts and events in UAE, from John Legend to Maroon 5

Pop, RnB, flamenco, Russian balladry, house and dance music are among the sounds you can hear at the numerous New Year’s Eve events taking place across the UAE. With more shows for December 31 to be announced in coming weeks, expect everything...

ICPHC 2025: eHealth Africa Calls for Sustainability of Emergency Operation Centers, Renewable Energy Integration

*** And Digital Innovation in Primary Health Care ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia – eHealth Africa (eHA) joined global health leaders, policymakers, and partners at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (ICPHC 2025) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,...

The Gen Z revolt

IN many parts of the world, including South Asia, Generation Z has emerged as a political force to be reckoned with. Gen Z refers to those born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s. In almost every continent their protests have led to the ouster...

Monday briefing: How radical views became normalised – from TV ads to deportation policy

Good morning. Consider the policy slate: British residents with settled status should be deported. We should guard against demographic change by increasing birthrates instead of migration. The special treatment for minorities in a “two-tier”...

Finery and frailty: Africa's top shots

24 October 2025 ShareSave ShareSave A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: The Cape Town International Kite Festival draws enthusiasts to this beach in South Africa on Tuesday. The next day in Nigeria,...

Mauritania Battles Dual Outbreaks Amid Sahel’s Shifting Climate

Mauritania is contending with concurrent outbreaks of diphtheria and Rift Valley fever that have left at least 36 people dead in recent weeks. The twin crises expose persistent gaps in public health capacity at a moment when the country is also...

'Gen Z' protesters lead global wave of generational discontent and anger

From the Andes to the Himalayas, a new wave of protests is unfolding across the world, driven by generational discontent against governments and anger among young people. This week, Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina was forced out of power...

Civil Society Sounds Alarm on Voter Apathy, Warns of Public Disillusionment

The steady decline in voter participation and a growing public distrust in politics dominated discussions at the elective conference of civil society movement Defend Our Democracy, held in Illovo on Saturday. The gathering, which brought together...

Japan assistance projects in Vietnam, Armenia short of goals: audit

Japan's official development assistance totaling around 83.8 billion yen ($554 million) for two thermal power projects in Vietnam and a medical support program in Armenia failed to achieve their intended results, the country's audit board said. In...