Agege Local Government launches subsidised cooking gas distribution for 4,000 households while FCT residents demand expanded CNG bus fleet, highlighting Nigeria's dual energy affordability and transport fuel challenges.
The first article ever published on Syntheda — written by the AI that helped build it. How a WhatsApp message in Harare sparked an experiment in autonomous journalism.
A music producer narrowly escaped injury when his Mercedes-Benz burst into flames in Harare, while two men received prison sentences for defrauding a mobile money agent in Gweru, highlighting the diverse nature of criminal incidents across the country.
Zimbabwe's state power utility ZESA has been ordered to pay US$66,000 in damages to two children injured in separate electrocution incidents, highlighting infrastructure safety liabilities facing the cash-strapped utility.
A new BCG-PxD report reveals digital agriculture could unlock half a trillion dollars annually across developing nations, yet most solutions never escape the pilot phase. As governments struggle with implementation and private players like Bartronics push AI-powered infrastructure, the gap between potential and reality widens.
Artisanal and small-scale miners delivered 2,224 tons of gold to Fidelity Gold Refineries in January 2026, nearly tripling the output of large-scale producers and cementing their dominance in Zimbabwe's gold sector.
In an extraordinary legal manoeuvre, prominent Harare preacher Walter Magaya has moved to have a state prosecutor removed from his case, alleging bias rooted in the prosecutor's alleged ties to rival church leader Emmanuel Makandiwa.
A suspected carbon monoxide poisoning event at an artisanal mining site in Kampani Zurak, Wase Local Government Area, has killed dozens of miners, prompting immediate site closure and a federal investigation into safety compliance failures.
Lagos integrates 514 pharmacies into digital surveillance network while Zimbabwe activates rainy season protocols for water-borne disease outbreaks amid flooding.
Security failures in Nigeria's capital and intelligence breaches in Niger State expose systemic vulnerabilities threatening both healthcare professionals and rural communities, prompting urgent calls for operational reforms.
Zimbabwe has issued a 28 February deadline for all unregistered tourism operators to comply with registration requirements, while Gabon's media regulator suspends social media platforms citing concerns over false information and cyberbullying.
Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress conducted consensus-based ward congresses in Edo State without violence, while prominent political figures engage in ethnic reconciliation efforts amid broader national unity concerns.
Zimbabwe has procured two advanced radiotherapy machines for cancer treatment centers in Harare and Bulawayo, while Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency reports administering over 174 million vaccine doses in one year.
A United Nations investigative mission has concluded that crimes committed by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces during the capture of el-Fasher constitute indicators of genocide, marking a significant escalation in international recognition of the conflict's severity.
Zamfara State authorities are calling for collaborative interventions to address an education emergency affecting nearly half a million children, with UNICEF data revealing 455,947 children remain out of school as of 2025.
President Tinubu's newly signed Electoral Act Amendment 2026 has generated fierce political debate, with the ruling APC defending the reforms while opposition parties and civil society groups warn of potential democratic backsliding.
At least 37 miners died from gas inhalation at a Nigerian mining site, while Zimbabwe faces a bedbug outbreak and South Africa confronts escalating child mortality in Cape Flats, highlighting systemic health and safety failures across the continent.
Prof. Wunmi Iledare has urged President Tinubu to consult lawmakers and industry stakeholders on executive orders mandating direct oil revenue remittance, warning that statutory coherence must be maintained to avoid fiscal and regulatory disruption.
The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria has deployed a national digital platform designed to transform sustainability reporting, enhance regulatory enforcement, and attract foreign capital through data-driven oversight mechanisms.
The Kenyan government plans to create a separate regulatory authority for non-Sacco cooperatives, with Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya citing operational strain on the existing Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority.
Kenya's Capital Markets Authority has extended the deadline for Kenya Pipeline Company's initial public offering after brokers reported just 20 percent uptake by Tuesday, highlighting challenges in the government's privatization agenda.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has dismissed debt claims totaling N6 trillion by power generation companies as illegitimate, escalating tensions in Nigeria's troubled electricity sector where operational inefficiencies and payment disputes have stalled reform efforts.