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South Africa News
Would you like to access news/blog content published by sources located in South Africa?
Code example
If you'd like to make a REST call, then make a following POST request:
Endpoint /api/v1/article/getArticles
Request body
{
"sourceLocationUri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa",
"resultType": "articles",
"apiKey": "API_KEY"
}
If you'd like instead to do a GET request then call:
/api/v1/article/getArticles?sourceLocationUri=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSouth_Africa&resultType=articles&apiKey=API_KEY
Example of JSON response
Below is an example JSON object that you would receive as the result of the request. You can retrieve also additional properties such as concepts, categories, source details, etc. by specifying additional parameters in the request as described on the documentation page.
{
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"title": "Egypt - African Development Bank to Invest $66 Million in First Phase of 500 Mw Dandara Solar Project With Battery Storage",
"body": "The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a financing package of up to $66 million for the first phase of the 500-megawatt Dandara solar project and a 100MWh battery energy storage system in Qena Governorate, southern Egypt.\n\nThe package will support the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a photovoltaic power plant with an integrated battery energy storage system. The Bank Group's financing comprises $46 million from its ordinary resources and $20 million in concessional funding from the Climate Investment Funds' Clean Technology Fund (CTF), with additional debt to be mobilised from a consortium of development finance institutions. The total project cost is estimated at more than $290 million.\n\nThe Aluminium Company of Egypt (EgyptAlum) will be the sole off-taker under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), supported by a wheeling agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC). EgyptAlum is a highly profitable, blue-chip public enterprise listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange since 1997 and is one of Africa's largest aluminium producers.\n\nThe project is expected to be fully operational at the beginning of 2028 and to generate an estimated 1,373 gigawatt-hours of clean, reliable and cost-effective electricity each year.\n\nThe battery energy storage system will supply renewable power during peak evening demand while mitigating the variability of solar generation. The project is expected to reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by approximately half a million tonnes and create about 2,500 jobs during construction and 23 permanent roles during operation, with a special focus on women and youth employment.\n\n\"The project depicts industrial decarbonization at best. It will enable EgyptAlum to safeguard its European aluminum market share while protecting more than 6,000 Egyptian jobs amid the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism which took effect in January 2026,\" said Dr Kevin Kariuki, African Development Bank Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate, and Green Growth. He further noted that the project will reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by about 12.5 million tonnes over its life.\n\nThe project is aligned with the Bank Group's Ten-Year Strategy 2024-2033, its Four Cardinal Points strategic vision, and its Country Strategy Paper for Egypt, which aims to increase and sustain access to sustainable energy sources across Africa by catalysing the mobilisation of commercial capital in the power sector.\n\n\"As the largest private corporate PPA in Egypt and the region, Dandara will establish an important benchmark for future private investment in industrial decarbonisation and in commercial and industrial renewable energy,\" said Wale Shonibare, Director of Energy Financial Solutions, Policy, and Regulation at the African Development Bank.",
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"title": "Mozambique Marks New Era in Disaster Resilience With Graduation of 30 Certified Local Drone Pilots",
"body": "Mozambique marked a major milestone in technology-driven disaster resilience on Friday with the completion of its Drone Technology Project and the graduation of 30 drone pilots.\n\nPrime Minister Maria Benvinda Levi presided over the ceremony, underscoring the national importance of using drones to strengthen disaster preparedness and response: \"The use of drones in the management of natural disasters is an initiative that embodies the Government's commitment to adopting innovative technologies for monitoring extreme weather events, conducive to the protection of human life and the social and economic fabric of our country.\"\n\nAddressing the new pilots, she said, \"The certificate you receive today is more than authorisation to pilot. From now on, you will become part of the country's first line of response. This mission must be undertaken with discipline and responsibility, because a well-piloted drone can accomplish in a short time what a team would take days to do in disaster areas. A well-piloted drone allows search and rescue teams to obtain precious information about who needs support and what kind of support.\"\n\nMozambique faces mounting climate vulnerabilities. Increasingly frequent cyclones and intense tropical storms trigger devastating floods that displace thousands and destroy infrastructure. Meanwhile, prolonged droughts threaten food security and water resources, while rising sea levels endanger coastal communities and ecosystems.\n\nOfficials say conventional disaster response mechanisms cannot match the speed and scale of climate-driven emergencies.\n\nThe African Development Bank Group supported the initiative in close partnership with the Government of Mozambique. Funded through the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Trust Fund, the project has strengthened Mozambique's capacity to leverage drone technologies. These advanced tools will now drive disaster risk management, emergency response, and long-term climate resilience.\n\nRômulo Cunha Corrêa, the African Development Bank's Country Manager for Mozambique, confirmed that the project has delivered concrete, lasting results. The initiative was financed through a $967,000 KOAFEC grant. It was successfully implemented over 15 months following its launch in April 2025.\n\n\"This project is more than the delivery of equipment. It is about technology transfer, capacity building, innovation, and long-term resilience,\" Corrêa said, adding that it had helped Mozambique \"build the human and technical foundation needed to use drones, sensors, geospatial data, and digital systems to better protect communities and infrastructure.\"\n\nAccording to Corrêa the initiative is \"fully aligned with the Bank's commitment to climate resilience, digital transformation, and sustainable development across Africa.\" Together, he added, the Bank, the Government of Mozambique, the Republic of Korea, and Busan Technopark have built a strong foundation for sustainable cooperation and future innovation in drone-based disaster management.\n\nThe project delivered far more than drone hardware. It established a sustainable, locally owned system for disaster assessment and emergency response. Crucially, it built the human capacity to sustain these operations over the long term.\n\nTechnical teams from the Republic of Korea led the implementation. Busan Technopark headed the efforts alongside Hojung Solution and PNU Drone of Korea's Pusan National University. Working with the African Development Bank Group team and Mozambican counterparts, they delivered customised drone technologies, hands-on training, and a tailored disaster management system.\n\nThat system was tested far sooner than anticipated. When severe nationwide floods struck in January and February 2026, partners deployed an emergency drone response team. Working alongside national authorities, they provided real-time flood assessments. This marked the first tangible demonstration of the project's real-world capability.\n\nThirty New Drone Pilots, Ready to Serve\n\nAt the heart of the ceremony was the graduation of 30 newly certified drone pilots. They are trained in disaster response, agriculture, surveying, and infrastructure management. The practical hands-on program achieved high trainee satisfaction.\n\nThe graduation program featured a Live Drone Flight Demonstration of emergency aerial operations. Graduate pilot Eunicia Sambo shared her pride in contributing to community safety.\n\n\"Today we celebrate an achievement, but we also assume a new responsibility. The certificate we received marks the beginning of a mission that requires permanent updating, innovation and commitment to the public service,\" Sambo said. \"On behalf of graduates, we reaffirm our commitment to serve Mozambique with competence, dedication, professionalism and public service spirit.\"\n\nKisook Kwon, Director of Busan Technopark, described the 30 graduating pilots as the project's greatest achievement. Kwon emphasised the initiative focused on utilising technology to improve lives.\n\nChangwoo Baek, Director of PNU Drone, added that the project builds a lasting foundation for Mozambique's drone industry.\n\nHojung Solution noted that the early January-February 2026 flood response demonstrated the immediate value of these built capabilities.\n\nLooking Ahead: From Maputo to Seoul\n\nFriday's ceremony closes one chapter of African Development Bank-Mozambique-Korea cooperation while opening the next. Building on this momentum, stakeholders plan to expand technology-driven cooperation across Africa.\n\nThat momentum will carry forward to the 8th KOAFEC Ministerial Conference, scheduled for Seoul from 8-11 September 2026. Held under the theme \"Harnessing AI and Digital Infrastructure for Africa's Transformation\", the conference will bring together African and Korean stakeholders to advance the exact kind of technology partnership showcased in Maputo.\n\nThe project demonstrates the African Development Bank Group's commitment to advancing digital transformation and climate resilience.",
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"title": "African Economic Conference 2026 Opens in Abidjan to Explore Pathways for a More Influential Africa in a Multipolar World",
"body": "African countries must act collectively to shape their own future in an increasingly multipolar world. This was the central message at the opening of the 2026 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, hosted at the headquarters of the African Development Bank Group under the theme: \"Strengthening Africa's Geopolitical Agency and Trade Resilience in a Multipolar World.\"\n\nJointly organized by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), this year's conference brings together leading economists, researchers, policymakers and experts from regional and international development institutions from 10 to 12 July.\n\nSouleymane Diarrassouba, Côte d'Ivoire's Minister of Planning and Development and Governor of the Bank for Côte d'Ivoire, called for deeper reflection on Africa's place amid shifting geopolitical dynamics.\n\n\"Africa can no longer be viewed merely as a reservoir of raw materials. We must be recognized as a key player in global supply chains, a hub for industrialization, and a force capable of defending its interests within international economic governance,\" he said.\n\nUrging participants to move from analysis to action, African Development Bank Group President Dr Sidi Ould Tah stressed the need for a new narrative centred on African agency and influence.\n\n\"For decades, discussions about Africa have focused on dependency, vulnerability and adaptation. Today, we must focus on autonomy, resilience, competitiveness and influence. Africa's geopolitical autonomy will be measured by its ability to negotiate from a position of strength, shape the rules of the game, translate its collective interests into collective action and ultimately influence outcomes,\" he said.\n\nDr Ould Tah added that this vision is fully aligned with the strategic framework he has outlined through the Four Cardinal Points and the New African Financing Architecture for Development (NAFAD).\n\nAgainst a backdrop of mounting global challenges, speakers emphasized the urgent need to redefine international rules and arrangements to strengthen Africa's strategic position, enhance its economic resilience and enable the continent to seize opportunities emerging from a rapidly changing global order.\n\nEchoing these remarks, Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa, underscored Africa's growing role in shaping global governance.\n\n\"The world is being rewritten. Africa's role is no longer to adapt to rules made by others, but to help define the rules of tomorrow. Geopolitical influence will not be granted to us; it must be earned through stronger institutions, deeper regional integration, resilient trade and the courage to act together. This conference is where ideas become strategic assets for Africa,\" she said.\n\nIn a video address, OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann highlighted the changing global development financing landscape, arguing that development assistance must be used more effectively while leveraging broader sources of investment.\n\n\"For many partner countries, aid is no longer a reliable or growing source of financing. This reality should prompt reflection, but it should strengthen--not weaken--our resolve. We must preserve and prioritize official development assistance where it is most needed while mobilizing significantly larger volumes of development finance from all available sources,\" OECD Director of International Development Cooperation, Pilar Garrido added.\n\nThe conference's opening day featured in-depth discussions on industrialization, human capital development, transformation of the informal sector, women's and youth employment, natural resource governance, digital transformation of public administration and the fight against corruption. Researchers presented their findings before panels of experts and decision-makers, fostering constructive dialogue between academia and public policymakers.\n\nOver the course of the three-day event, participants are drawing on rigorous analysis and evidence-based research to identify practical solutions to Africa's most pressing challenges. Key topics under discussion include strengthening the continent's financial agency, developing domestic capital markets and addressing the impact of international tensions on African economies.\n\nSince its inception in 2006, the African Economic Conference has established itself as one of the continent's premier platforms for policy dialogue and development thinking. 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institutions and multilateral organisations, chief economic advisers to African presidents and prime ministers, deputy governors of central banks responsible for economic policy, heads of leading think tanks, deans of economics faculties, and senior private-sector economists.\n\nRather than establishing another formal institution, the network will operate as a collaborative platform, meeting annually alongside the African Economic Conference and holding quarterly virtual sessions and rapid-response meetings during major global or regional economic shocks.\n\nStrengthening Africa's knowledge sovereignty\n\nPresenting the network's strategic vision, African Development Bank Group Chief Economist and Vice-President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, Prof Kevin Urama, said Africa must strengthen its knowledge systems if it is to shape the emerging global financial and economic order.\n\nHe argued that Africa has only a limited window to influence reforms to the international 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His dream is to become an engineer at NASA.\n\nFor his mother, Soumaya, her son was long described as a \"daydreamer\" who was \"lost in his own world.\" During primary school, meetings with teachers were frequent, as she recalls. \"They struggled to understand his behaviour. Yet I knew he had tremendous abilities. I just wanted him to receive the right support.\" After benefiting from an individualised learning programme at school, the family turned to the specialised UHBC centre, led by Dr Mammad.\n\nAccording to the educational neuropsychologist, Ilyass's challenges reflect a much broader reality. \"Many children with neurodevelopmental disorders remain misunderstood, and some are even misdiagnosed. Autism can sometimes be mistaken for other psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia, leading to completely inappropriate treatment approaches,\" she regrets.\n\nLong before becoming a doctor in behavioural and cognitive neurobiology, a neuropsychologist, and a psychotherapist, Khaoula Mammad experienced difficulties with learning and adaptation herself.\n\n\"These experiences were never obstacles,\" she explains. \"They became the starting point for my mission. I wanted to create a place where no child would ever feel misunderstood.\"\n\n\"Every Child Is Unique\"\n\nThis vision led to the creation of the Universal Healthy Brain Centre, a specialised facility dedicated to assessing and supporting children with neurodevelopmental disorders. UHBC teams work with children with autism spectrum disorders, learning and language difficulties, developmental delays, and emotional, behavioural, cognitive, and academic challenges.\n\nAt the heart of the model is a simple belief: every child has unique potential that can only emerge through individualised support. The clinic therefore brings together neuropsychologists, speech therapists, psychomotor therapists, and educational support specialists in a single multidisciplinary team. Cases are discussed collectively to design a personalised therapeutic pathway for each child.\n\n\"Every case is unique,\" Dr Mammad often reminds her team.\n\nSupport extends well beyond the centre's walls. Parents and teachers are involved throughout the therapeutic journey through a comprehensive, 360-degree approach. A digital platform enables families to track their child's progress and learn the techniques used in therapy sessions, so they can continue the work at home.\n\n\"We want parents to become active partners in their child's development,\" says Achraf Hachimi, UHBC's Head of Information Technology.\n\nFor Ilyass, the results came quickly. After a year of support, calls from the school stopped.\n\n\"In fact, his teacher called me to ask what we had done. She found his progress remarkable,\" Soumaya says with a laugh.\n\nShe also noticed that Ilyass himself recognised the value of the support he was receiving.\n\n\"When he misses a session, he grows anxious.\"\n\nIntelaka: A Program Supported by the African Development Bank\n\nThis success story is also an entrepreneurial tale.\n\nWhen Khaoula Mammad decided to open her centre, she had a clear vision yet limited resources.\n\n\"Like many entrepreneurs, turning an idea into reality was the biggest challenge,\" she says.\n\nThe Intelaka programme proved to be a turning point. The financial support it provided enabled her to establish a professional facility, acquire the necessary equipment, and, most importantly, build a team that shared her ambition to deliver outstanding support to neurodivergent children.\n\nLaunched under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Intelaka forms part of a broader package of financial and technical support mechanisms implemented by Morocco's Ministry of Economy and Finance, in partnership with Bank Al-Maghrib--the country's central bank--and the public guarantee institution Tamwilcom. The programme aims to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem by improving access to financing and technical support for entrepreneurs and very small and medium-sized enterprises.\n\nThe African Development Bank Group supports these initiatives through the Employment and Entrepreneurship Support and Financing Program in Morocco (PAFE-Emplois), which is funded with €119 million.\n\nThe early years were not easy. The team had to persuade families of the importance of early intervention, build a multidisciplinary workforce, and ensure the project's financial sustainability.\n\n\"Every obstacle reminded me of the true purpose of this journey: children were waiting for answers, and families were seeking support,\" says Dr Mammad.\n\nA Model with Growing Impact\n\nSix years later, the results speak for themselves.\n\nBetween 500 and 1,000 children have directly benefited from the centre's services. 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