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President Ruto said the long-running Mau evictions issue is closed after compensation reached 13,000 evictees in Narok South.Why it matters: The Mau remains a politically sensitive environmental and livelihoods issue with major land, water and conservation stakes.
Read briefingPolice say five herders remain missing after a suspected al-Shabaab abduction in Lafey sub-county, with ransom reportedly demanded in livestock or cash.Why it matters: A live security story on Kenya’s northeastern border with immediate humanitarian, security and cross-border implications.
Read briefingKenya’s anti-corruption commission says it arrested three suspects, including county officials and business associates, over alleged misuse of public funds tied to Turkana County contracts.Why it matters: Major corruption enforcement action with county-government accountability and public-finance implications.
Read briefingParliament passed the Basic Education Amendment Bill, creating a path for APBET institutions in informal settlements to access public funding.Why it matters: Material education policy change with direct consequences for low-income learners and county-level service delivery.
Read briefingRigathi Gachagua told diplomats and election observers that the disputed IEBC election-technology procurement was designed to favor a South Korean firm.Why it matters: Election technology procurement is central to credibility of Kenya’s 2027 poll preparations and remains a high-risk political story.
Read briefingIEBC defended its 2027 preparations, saying its technology documents were published on the procurement portal on 11 August 2026 and that the process is above board.Why it matters: This keeps election-tech procurement and oversight squarely in the news cycle. Mark political reporting sensitive for editor review.
Read briefingA new Africanews report shows Kenyan farmers using vermicompost and black soldier fly larvae to revive acidic, degraded soils, cut input costs and boost harvests amid climate pressure and expensive fertiliser.Why it matters: It is a timely agriculture and climate adaptation lead with strong visual potential and practical relevance for food security, soil health and farm productivity.
Read briefingSmall-scale traders in Nairobi’s Kamukunji, Gikomba and Nyamakima markets are threatening to shut businesses on Friday, August 28, over a KRA customs valuation benchmark they say will raise import costs sharply.Why it matters: This is a live domestic business story with immediate consumer-price and supply-chain implications, and it could trigger wider market disruptions in Kenya’s biggest trading hubs.
Read briefingAP’s investigations hub continues to surface accountability reporting across migration, health and governance. It is a standing lead source rather than a single breaking story.Why it matters: Useful for identifying consequential investigative angles, but this is weaker than a discrete breaking investigation story.
Read briefingHZ UK Preview: Notting Hill Carnival -Notting Hill Carnival celebrates its 60th anniversary this weekendHZ China Robot Games --Robots compete in soccer, boxing, dancing and more at World Humanoid Robot GamesHZ Hong Kong Spinning Craze --Nostalgic spinning top craze whirls through Hong KongHZ Pakistan Kickboxer --Meet the young female kickboxer winning battles in and outside the ringHZ Kenya Dying Mothers--A Kenyan mother bled for hours after childbirth and died as health care remains weak + 0500GMT+HZ China Robot Games Wrap--Over 2,000 humanoid robots compete at Beijing’s Robot Games
Read briefingPromising efforts to restore degraded land are now in the spotlight at a time when 40 per cent of the world’s land currently faces degradation and drought, threatening the livelihoods of over three billion people, the head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said Wednesday, announcing three winners of its World Restoration Flagships awards.The UN desertification conference, running from 17 to 28 August in Mongolia, is has awarded three land rejuvenation programmes, which together aim to restore a total of almost five million hectares by 2030, an area equal to nearly seven million football fields.“These [programmes] show that restoration works,” UNCCD chief Yasmine Fouad said. “They demonstrate that investing in nature strengthens resilience, supports livelihoods and delivers tangible benefits for people and communities.”There is now a growing recognition that land degradation, drought and ecosystem loss are no longer just environmental concerns.They are fundamental challenges to food security, water security and economic stability, Ms. Fouad said, noting that the UN is committed to global goals of restoring one billion hectares of degraded land by 2030.Here’s a look at some of the gains already made by the World Restoration Flagships winners:The Cerrado covers about one quarter of Brazil’s total land area and is the world’s most biodiverse tropical savannah, but it has lost over half of its native vegetation due to large-scale land conversion and climate change, undermining Indigenous Peoples’ rights, food production and water availability. The initiative, Restoring Brazil's Cerrado Savannah, brings together over 180 partners to restore projects across nine Brazilian states through natural regeneration, direct seeding, restoration and agroforestry with native species.So far, the Restoring Brazil’s Cerrado Savannah has placed over 27,000 hectares under restoration and used seeds from more than 150 native plant species in restoration activities.Saudi Arabia has a national goal of restoring 40 million hectares by 2100 across rangelands, forests, deserts, urban areas and coastal ecosystems as well as planting 10 billion trees by the same deadline.The National Greening Programme is already contributing to this objective, having successfully brought one million hectares of degraded land under restoration and planted 159 million trees.Activities include reforestation, natural regeneration, controlled grazing, reintroduction of native wildlife species, rainwater harvesting and the use of treated wastewater to support restoration in water-scarce landscapes.The goal is restoring 2.5 million hectares and planting 215 million trees by 2030, generating up to 187,000 jobs and improving urban air quality.Across the Sahel, conflict, land degradation, drought and climate change are placing mounting pressure on ecosystems and communities, but since since 2018, the Sahel Integrated Resilience Initiative has strengthened food security and livelihoods for more than four million people by rehabilitating over 335,000 hectares of land and helping improve agricultural production.Led by the World Food Programme (WFP), the initiative stretches across Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger and has already seen achievements.To date, monitoring shows that 75 per cent of the programme’s reliance sites showed improved soil and vegetation conditions, and the number of households requiring humanitarian assistance in these areas has declined by about 11 per cent during the lean season. By 2030, the goal is restore 470,000 hectares, boost biodiversity, and lock away up to 20 million tonnes of CO₂.
Read briefingThe 26 August world-news and AP-style summaries indicate an active news cycle spanning conflict, trade, health, climate and regional politics.Why it matters: A broad live-news environment is where assignment editors should mine for fast-moving, high-value stories.
Read briefingAug 26 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see: Political and General News Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington ---------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ---------------------------------------------------------------- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 ** LONDON - Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is visiting London. (To Aug. 28) ** STOCKHOLM - Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard receives Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze with the two ministers holding a press conference – 0930 GMT ** WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Mexican Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco at the State Department – 1330 GMT TORONTO/NEW YORK- Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman embarks on a nine-day visit to Canada and the United States, with trade, investment and global economic cooperation at the centre of her agenda. The tour will take her to Toronto, Chicago, Asheville and New York, bringing together bilateral economic diplomacy, investor engagement and India's participation in the G20 Finance Track. (To Sep. 2) EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 (To Aug. 31) EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (To Aug. 30)ABUJA/ADDIS ABADA - Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and is scheduled to pay an official visit to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. (To August 29) NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Vietnam's foreign minister Le Hoai Trung is scheduled to pay an official visit to Myanmar and co-chair the 10th Meeting of Vietnam-Myanmar Bilateral Cooperation VILNIUS/RIGA - European Council President Antonio Costa meets Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in Vilnius and Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs in Riga. NEW DELHI - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed set to visit India with focus on sustainable development (to Aug 28) - - - - - - - - -THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 ** NGERULMUD - Foreign Minister of Taiwan Lin Chia-lung will lead a delegation to Palau to attend the 55th Pacific Islands Forum and deepen partnerships with Pacific Island countries. (To Sept. 3) TALLINN - Lithuania’s New Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius to visit Estonia. BERLIN - At the invitation of Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz, Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will attend a meeting on the preparation of the EU's multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 in Berlin. The informal lunch meeting will also be attended by the Prime Ministers of the Netherlands and Denmark and the Federal Chancellor of Austria. PRAGUE - European Council President Antonio Costa meets Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Prague. - 1230 GMT BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz receives Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store outside Berlin's chancellery. - 1820 GMT BYDGOSZCZ, Poland - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radosław Sikorski and European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will visit Belma, the state-owned company that produce mines among other munitions - 2200 GMT - - - - - - - - -FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 WARSAW - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radosław Sikorski and European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will visit Belma, the state-owned company that produce mines among other munitions – 2200 GMT- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 ICELAND – Referendum Election. - - - - - - - - -MONDAY, AUGUST 31 BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers (to September 1) BISHKEK - Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a state visit to Kyrgyzstan (to September 1) BISHKEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, alongside other leaders, attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc including Russia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian countries. (to September 1) ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather in North Carolina (To Sep. 1)- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 22nd Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan School GYMNICH - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers (to September 2). ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, U.S. - Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet.- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 BANGKOK - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong visits Thailand. - - - - - - - - -THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council (to September 4).- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 MUNICH, Germany – 54th Anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, which killed 11 Israelis. - - - - - - - - -SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 INDIA/BANGLADESH – 15th anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh. LONDON - Seven OPEC+ countries will meet on Sunday to discuss their output policy. The seven include Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Oman and Kazakhstan. - - - - - - - - -
Read briefingThe Togolese Cabinet, under the leadership of the Head of State, has examined a series of pivotal legislative texts designed to advance sustainable forest resource management while accelerating national investment initiatives.Sixty-seven Nigerian returnees arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, via South African Airways on Wednesday night.Ivorian MP Naya Jarvis Zamble is speaking out against the persistent scourge of illegal gold mining.Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, says that the Nigerian Government has inaugurated the National Digital Cloud Policy to drive investment, digital sovereignty and transformation of government services.The Port of Djibouti handled Ethiopia’s 17.57mln metric tons of import and export cargo during the 2025/26 Ethiopian fiscal year that ended on July 7, 2026, a senior official disclosed on Thursday.French football technician Hervé Renard has officially returned to Côte d’Ivoire as head coach of the Elephants but face a mammoth challenge to get the…Benin has officially unveiled its third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), a comprehensive climate framework spanning 2026 to 2035 designed to bolster economic resilience against escalating climate risks.
Read briefingIt is a great honour to welcome you to WHO for the WFUNA World Congress. Welcome to our house.By the way, it opened this year after four years of renovation, and I thank Switzerland for its support.It is a particularly special occasion, as we celebrate 80 years of the People’s Movement for the United Nations.I thank WFUNA, its members and the national United Nations Associations around the world for 80 years of work to bring the United Nations closer to people.Over the past 80 years, the UN and the multilateral system have delivered incredible results for our world.In the past 80 years, life expectancy globally has increased by more than 25 years, with the biggest gains in the poorest countries.Just in the past 25 years, tobacco use has fallen by one third, maternal mortality has fallen by one third and child mortality has more than halved.The COVID-19 pandemic exposed cracks in the international order, and widened them.But it also showed why, in the face of an international threat, there is no alternative to international cooperation.In response, WHO Member States negotiated and, at the World Health Assembly last year, adopted the WHO Pandemic Agreement – a landmark instrument of international health law.The negotiations were often difficult, but in the end, countries were able to compromise and find common ground.And in that sense, the Agreement is a strong demonstration that multilateralism is alive and well, and that it still works.As you know, Member States are still negotiating an annex to the Agreement, the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system, which will operationalize the Agreement.Although differences remain, I have every confidence that countries will find common ground, just as they did in the negotiations for the Agreement itself.They recognize that pathogens have no regard for the lines that humans draw on maps and call borders.Neither do climate change, antimicrobial resistance, misinformation or many of the other threats to our health and our societies.For 80 years, WFUNA and the national United Nations Associations have helped connect the United Nations with the people it serves.Together, WHO and WFUNA are creating opportunities for young people to engage in and to help shape the future of global health.I would like to personally thank WFUNA Secretary-General Aziel Goulandris for always championing young people and for the trust and support he has brought to our partnership.We are now preparing the fourth edition of the Global Model WHO, which will take place here at WHO in November.Through the Global Model WHO, young people from around the world engage directly with global health challenges and experience what it means to negotiate, find common ground and build solutions together.We also collaborate on educational programmes that empower young people to engage in global health and shape its future.And WFUNA is also a valued partner in amplifying the work and voice of the WHO Youth Council.Last month marked 80 years since the WHO Constitution was signed in New York City, on the 22nd of July 1946 – although it did not come into force until the 7th of April 1948, the date we celebrate as World Health Day. Like WFUNA and the United Nations, WHO was born in the aftermath of the Second World War, and the realization that the only alternative to global conflict is global cooperation.Just as our world is changing, so multilateral institutions including the UN and WHO must change with it. Change should be a constant.Over the past nine years, we have undertaken a sweeping set of reforms called the WHO Transformation, with major changes to our financing, strategy, structures, culture and ways of working.As you know, last year was very difficult for WHO, and for global health in general.All international organizations live with a tension between serving the interests of all Member States, while avoiding undue influence from any single Member State.Sometimes, that comes down to a choice between losing funding or losing integrity.We chose integrity, and we took measures to deal with the financial consequences.WHO cannot be killed by lack of funding, but lack of integrity. That’s why we made that choice.We have now reached a point of stability, and we are moving forward, more focused on our core mandate, and more independent.As an impartial UN agency, our duty is to serve all nations, based on science and evidence, without fear or favour for any nation.That is the UN the world needs, and that is the UN for which WFUNA has advocated for 80 years.As we celebrate 80 years of WFUNA, the question is not whether multilateralism has a future.The question is how we make it stronger, more trusted and more connected to people.And we need you to help make the case for multilateralism – now, and for the generations to come.Because when we work together, we can achieve what no country can achieve alone.
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Read briefingThe Trump administration has doubled down on its accusations against Cook, despite a Supreme Court ruling in her favour.Canada imposes tariffs on $19.9bn of US goods which will take effect on September 8 as trade talks with Washington collapse.Lake Ontario borders both the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York.Dozens of groups in Iran and other countries face US sanctions over ties to Iranian oil, weapons and cyberoperations.US sanctions Chinese firms over Iran links but spare big banks as Trump and Xi eye key talks.The US wants to isolate Iran from the global economy. Here is who Tehran trades with, and how much is at stake.Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa thanks his nation for getting off US state terror list.Theme park project is among a raft of deals spanning energy, defence, AI and tourism signed during MBS’s visit to Paris.New sanctions hit Iran’s aviation, tech, and shipping sectors, amplifying pressure on global markets and energy prices.Tehran may count on links with China and others to weather the storm, but average Iranian people will bear the brunt.Trump said tariffs on Canadian auto and steel will double to 50 percent from January 1.
Read briefingIran warns of military ship ban in Hormuz under potential deal with Oman, and other Middle East newsIran won't allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz if an agreement it's negotiating with Oman is finalized. That's what Iran’s deputy foreign minister told state television late Tuesday. The top diplomats of the two countries met to discuss managing commercial shipping traffic in the vital waterway which remains largely shut down nearly six months after the Iran war began. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes continued in Gaza on Wednesday. A ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war appears increasingly fragile. The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will make a stop in Thailand after its lengthy Middle East deployment.Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addictionOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement. The deal announced Wednesday ends a trial over teen social media addiction and settles claims with 48 states and some U.S. territories. The settlement resolves a pivotal case years in the making that sought to hold the tech giant accountable for the role its platforms played in undermining children’s mental health. The effort targeted features designed to hook young people’s attention. If approved by the court, it will stop an avalanche of litigation by states against Meta.Nearly 1,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapseUDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) — China’s Xinhua News Agency says mudslides caused by a glacial collapse in Tibet have left 558 people missing. Meanwhile, police in Nepal reported Thursday morning that at least 162 people were killed after massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday suddenly swept through communities. Officials in Nepal earlier said 403 people, including 341 foreigners, were reported missing. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV says that 260 of the 558 missing people in Tibet were foreigners and that two villagers were rescued. At least three people were killed as of Thursday morning, it says.NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton's death is shining a new light on the country music icon's philanthropy. The Library of Congress has called Parton a “titan of children’s literacy” for the millions of free books provided monthly through her Imagination Library. Similarly well-known is the $1 million gift she made to Vanderbilt University’s Medical Center to help develop Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. There was also quieter giving that the public was still uncovering in her final years. That includes paying for uniforms for Tennessee marching bands and using songwriting royalties to buy a Nashville strip mall to support the surrounding Black neighborhood.Army to spend $2B to build nuclear microreactors at 5 bases as US seeks to ramp up nuclear powerWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army has announced plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable energy source independent of the commercial electric grid. The Wednesday announcement comes as the Trump administration pushes hard to develop the next generation of nuclear power. No nuclear microreactors are supplying power to the commercial electric grid in the United States today. Five companies selected by the Army will be awarded up to $2.2 billion in total over five years. The Army expects that more than 20 nuclear microreactors will be built and operated. Army and industry officials say microreactors offer a resilient power source for critical infrastructure at military installations in case the grid fails.Judge removes one hurdle for Trump mail voting order as states file new challenge before midtermsA federal judge has lifted a major obstacle to President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting, but Democratic state officials are already filing a new court challenge with the midterm elections fast approaching. The fresh round of legal wrangling comes days after the Supreme Court handed down a procedural ruling in Trump’s favor. It’s unclear if the order will be in effect for November’s midterm elections, but it already is beginning to create uncertainty just a week before the first mail ballots are sent out. The order directs the Postal Service to send mail ballots only to those on a list of eligible voters and required a uniform envelope format.Republican nominee for Maine governor says he wants ICE agents at polling places in the statePORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Bobby Charles, the Republican nominee for governor in Maine, has told supporters that he plans to ask a top Homeland Security official to send ICE agents and U.S. Marshals to polling places in Maine before the midterm elections. The Associated Press obtained audio of Charles making these comments during an address before the state's Young Republicans chapter. The Maine Democratic Party criticized the idea as likely illegal and an attempt to intimidate voters. Homeland Security has stated it does not plan to send ICE agents to polling places, and the White House dismissed concerns about federal agents interfering with elections.
Read briefingFacing a projected shortage of more than six million health professionals by 2035, African countries are stepping up efforts to strengthen their workforce, with a new decade-long plan announced on Wednesday during a meeting of health ministers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.A hundred days after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing an epidemic of an unprecedented scale and efforts must grow to contain the spread in the eastern region and across borders, UN agencies warned on Monday.Two UN peacekeepers have been killed and a total of seven people injured after unidentified gunmen ambushed a patrol in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei state on Monday.Suffering in Sudan continues to grow in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis amid brutal mass killings, abductions and rape, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Monday, calling for action to end the four-year-long war. UN News app users can follow our coverage here.For millions of children in Sudan, the classroom remains out of reach as the country’s civil war continues to disrupt their education. To help tackle this huge problem, the UN global education fund on Monday announced a $22 million initiative to help 200,000 youngsters return to learning.The global funding crisis for humanitarian work is taking a growing toll on the most vulnerable children in Somalia, where some aid programmes and facilities have been forced to shut down.As the deadliest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s history continued spreading on Friday, UN responders renewed their urgent appeal for immediate international support, with existing funding for lifesaving work critically low.Children, who are particularly vulnerable to the disease, account for half of the 46 suspected mpox cases identified in Guinea-Bissau – with 16 of them under the age of four.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine from the UN’s international vaccine coordination group (ICG) to protect frontline communities against the Ebola virus disease.The under-reported humanitarian crisis in South Sudan risks deepening with the real possibility of further atrocity crimes unless renewed fighting stops, a UN-backed probe said on Thursday.
Read briefingDCP Leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale of allegedly doing nothing for pastoralist communities in the country.
Read briefingGoogle has expanded access to its AI-powered learning tools for higher education students across Africa, offering eligible university and college students in 27 countries a free one-year subscription to Google AI Plus.The offer, announced on 25 August 2026, gives eligible students access to Google’s Gemini AI tools, including Gemini Omni, higher usage limits and 400GB of cloud storage shared across Google Drive, Gmail and Google Photos. Students in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and 24 other African countries will be able to access the offer, subject to verification of their student status.The move comes as universities and colleges across the continent increasingly explore how generative AI can be incorporated into teaching, research and academic work. Students are already using AI tools for tasks ranging from research and revision to understanding complex subjects and preparing coursework, although concerns around accuracy, academic integrity and responsible use remain. Google said its latest student offering is intended to provide tools that support the learning process rather than simply generate answers.Among the features available to students is a dedicated Student Hub within Gemini, where users can organise their studies, create practice quizzes and access different learning tools. Another feature, Study Notebooks, allows students to upload materials such as lecture notes, syllabi and reading materials. Gemini can then use those materials to help break down topics, identify areas where a student may need further study and generate lessons and quizzes.The platform also includes interactive visualisation capabilities that can generate 3D models, simulations, tables and other visual elements to help explain complex concepts. Students can additionally use Gemini Live and Deep Research to discuss research topics conversationally and generate multi-step research reports. Other learning features allow users to practise concepts and work through visual problems and diagrams.Alex Okosi, Managing Director for Google in Africa, said the initiative is aimed at expanding access to AI tools as the technology becomes increasingly relevant to education and employment.“Higher education requires students to research deeply, solve complex problems and continuously build new skills,” Okosi said. “As AI becomes an increasingly important tool for learning and work, we want to enable more students across Africa to access the resources they need to explore ideas, build knowledge and prepare for the future.”The expansion follows Google’s student AI offer introduced last year. Students who previously claimed the offer can renew their access for another 12 months, provided they complete the required student verification.Access to the programme is subject to eligibility requirements, with students required to verify their status through SheerID. The offer is available from 25 August 2026 and covers higher education students in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.The expansion comes as African universities face the dual challenge of increasing access to digital learning tools while developing policies around the responsible use of generative AI. Beyond access to the technology itself, institutions are increasingly having to consider how AI should be incorporated into academic research, assessment and teaching without undermining critical thinking or academic integrity.Google’s latest initiative therefore puts AI tools directly into the hands of a wider student population, while leaving universities and students to determine how the technology is incorporated into their academic work.
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