Normally bustling with activity until the early hours of the morning, the streets of Cairo have gone dark. Soaring fuel costs have pushed the Egyptian government to issue a month-long early-closing order. Now shops are shuttered at 9pm during the week and 10pm on weekends.

Catholic Christians gathered around the world on Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and share a message of hope.

Malgré un cessez-le-feu fragile et les pertes au sein de leur communauté, les fidèles orthodoxes de Gaza se sont réunis à l’église Saint-Porphyrios pour marquer l’entrée dans la Semaine sainte, adressant un message de paix à travers le monde arabe.

La guerre au Moyen-Orient ravive les tensions inflationnistes en Afrique. Mais pour Claver Gatete, le secrétaire exécutif de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique (Uneca), le continent est mieux armé pour y faire face que par le passé.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline. In response, Iran threatened to restrict the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Palestinian Orthodox Christians gathered at the Greek Orthodox church, St. Porphyrios in Gaza City for a Palm Sunday service.

Africa faces a health financing crisis, with millions excluded from care and a $60 billion annual gap. The Economic Commission for Africa's new Sustainable Health Financing Initiative aims to turn health into an investment priority, strengthen domestic funding, and harness digital solutions to make healthcare accessible, efficient, and politically smart.

À Jos, dans l’État du Plateau au centre du Nigeria, les célébrations de Pâques se sont déroulées dans un contexte de crainte, une semaine après une fusillade ayant fait une trentaine de morts. Les autorités ont renforcé la sécurité, mais les rues restent désertes et les églises à moitié vides.

Treating Africa as a single fintech market is one of the costliest strategic errors founders and investors can make. Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana and Nigeria may lead the continent's digital finance growth, but their regulatory systems differ profoundly, shaping everything from product design to valuation.

Africa's economic expansion is no longer in question. What matters now is whether the continent's financial systems can keep pace with the scale and complexity of the value being created.