In Central African Republic, three hostages released this week after 10 months in captivity arrived in Bangui aboard a special UN flight. A local government official and two members of the National Election Authority, they were kidnapped in Bambouti in December, on the day of the general election.

Police used tear gas to dispel looters and crowds of onlookers after a high-rise building in Kenya’s capital Nairobi collapsed while under construction.

National Biosafety Authority (NBA) Chairman David Wamatsi (far right), accompanied by Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Ann Karimi, meets African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Chairman Prof. Aggrey Ambali (second from right) on the sidelines of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), held in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19 to 30 October 2026. PHOTO/NBA. By PATRICK MAYOYO newsdesk@africaeconews.co.ke Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has pledged to strengthen science-based regulation and international cooperation to protect biodiversity, safeguard public health and promote responsible scientific innovation across Africa. NBA chairman David Wamatsi made the commitment during the opening session of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17), taking place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19 to 30 October 2026. Mr Wamatsi said Kenya must play an active role in shaping international decision...

David Olarte Amaya, Vice-Minister for Environmental Territorial Planning, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia. PHOTO/ PHOTO/ IISD/ENB – Mike Muzurakis. By PATRICK MAYOYO The 2026 United Nations Biodiversity  Conference continued in Yerevan, Armenia, with countries under pressure to turn ambitious global conservation pledges into concrete action, as a landmark assessment warned of widening gaps between international commitments and implementation on the ground. Delegates attending the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) face mounting concerns that the world is not moving fast enough to achieve the targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), agreed in 2022 to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. The conference, which also brings together parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair sharing of benefits, has placed f...

In tonight's programme, scramble to get through rubble to trapped survivors after a more than 10 storeys building being built in Nairobi goes down.  Also, Kenya says that there's been a second Ebola death. Earlier this week it had logged 9 cases so far, all traced back to its first Ebola patient who died earlier this month. And in finally the 11th edition of the iconic contemporary art festival Also known as Africa taking place in Paris, we speak to Cape Verde's artist Amadeo Carvalho.

South African police are investigating the murder of a foreign national after violent protests by anti-immigrant groups swept through the central business district in Durban. The latest death follows months of violent rallies in which at least 10 foreigners were killed and several other countries on the continent raced to repatriate their people. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Eunice Masson.

Credit history remains important when applying for online loans in South Africa. Learn how lenders consider income, existing debts and affordability when reviewing applications.

A Kaspersky-commissioned survey highlights how relatives and friends help older people use technology. For South African banks and digital-service providers, the findings raise practical questions about accessibility, customer support and account control.

Jordan stepped up security at malls, foreign embassies and other sites across the country on Saturday, the U.S. embassy in Amman said, a day after gunmen killed seven people and wounded dozens during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the southern village of Hamoud.

The Philippine Air Force said Saturday that four of its pilots were killed when two SF-260 trainer planes collided in midair over Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Batangas province, south of Manila, and it grounded its entire SF-260 fleet while investigators look for a cause.