LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has opened ownership of his flagship oil refinery to public investors, launching a roughly $1.6 billion initial public offering that is expected to become the largest IPO in African history and one of the most consequential listings ever undertaken on the Nigerian capital market. Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals opened the offer on Monday, September 14, with 4.1 billion new ordinary shares priced at ₦525 each. I

The African-led resolution urges governments, schools, media organizations and technology companies to move beyond the distorted Mercator projection when comparing the size of continents.

The World Health Organization has recognized Uganda for successfully ending its Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus after the country completed 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case. The milestone, announced on August 26, 2026, marks the official end of the outbreak and recognizes the efforts of Uganda’s health authorities, frontline health workers, communities and partners in stopping transmission.

The contest to succeed António Guterres will influence how the United Nations responds to war, debt, climate shocks, human-rights abuses and shrinking development assistance.

New York is expanding legal protections for unaccompanied immigrant children as the city and state push back against expanding federal immigration enforcement. Governor Kathy Hochul announced $7.25 million in state funding for legal services, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Attorney General Letitia James outlined broader efforts to support immigrant communities amid an intensifying dispute with Washington.

NYC (GAB) — New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani invoked Nelson Mandela’s resistance to apartheid and support for Palestinian freedom as he urged political leaders and the public to extend solidarity to people confronting injustice today, even when doing so carries political or personal costs. Delivering a lecture at the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Global Leadership Forum in New York City, Mamdani argued that Mandela’s legacy should not be confined to museums, commemorati

Understanding the AI Investment Landscape NEW YORK (GAB) — The artificial intelligence investment boom shows no signs of slowing down, despite rising concerns over valuations. Billionaire technology investor Philippe Laffont recently shared his insights with institutional investors, emphasizing that the current AI cycle is fundamentally different from the dot-com bubble that preceded the market crash of 2000. During the closing fireside chat at the Global Alts Conference held

Veteran short seller Jim Chanos used the stage at Global Alts New York to deliver a warning on some of Wall Street's hottest trades, arguing that investor enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence, data centers and the upcoming SpaceX IPO bears uncomfortable similarities to previous market bubbles.

As the United States races against China for dominance in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and advanced technology, Congressman Ro Khanna says immigrant communities, including the African diaspora, are becoming central to America’s future economic power. In an interview with Global Africa Brief, Khanna argued that African immigrants and diaspora professionals are no longer operating at the margins of the U.S. economy, but increasingly inside the industries shaping th

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The Ebola outbreak unfolding across Central Africa is accelerating faster than health officials initially feared, with Uganda confirming imported cases and the World Health Organization warning that the true scale of infections remains uncertain. Speaking before delegates at the World Health Assembly in Geneva on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the outbreak has reached more than 500 suspected infections and roughly 130 suspected deaths — f

Today, President Yoweri Museveni, 81, was sworn in for a seventh term in office, extending a rule that began in 1986 and now stretches toward four decades, cementing his place among Africa’s longest-serving leaders. The inauguration ceremony in Kampala, attended by regional leaders, military officials, diplomats, and ruling party supporters, featured elaborate state pageantry, military displays, and renewed promises of stability and economic transformation under Museveni’s le