[Daily Maverick] As the Middle East conflict disrupts global trade and financial markets, middle powers must unite to drive diplomatic solutions in an increasingly fractured, two-tier multipolar world order.
It follows the death last week of a man who had arrived in Kenya after travelling from DR Congo.
[IFJ] In presenting the statement, FAJ President Omar Faruk Osman, said that the African Charter has promised to protect the rights of journalists. However, 40 years after the coming into force of the Charter, African journalists are still being killed, abducted tortured and
[SADC] The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), convened a regional workshop on 9th October 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana to advance the development of a common approach for identifying investments that
[CAF] Angola started their group B campaign with a win at the 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations after beating Southern African neighbours Mozambique 5-1 on Tuesday at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat.
[CAF] Sixteen nations will compete in the third round of African Qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Women's Olympic Football Tournament from 23 February to 6 March 2027.
Formula 1 will return to Africa in the early 2030s, but Rwanda's deal to stage a race has prompted accusations of sportswashing against the country.
Kenya faces a severe fiscal and regulatory crisis after the Court of Appeal refused to halt a ruling that nullified the government’s $1.9bn Safaricom stake sale to Vodacom.
One year after the death of Kenya’s veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, President William Ruto is pushing the limits to inherit Raila’s political base ahead of the 2027 elections.
Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam imposed a curfew after days of unrest that first began over water shortages.
Group CEO Adaora Umeoji explains why Côte d’Ivoire is a springboard into francophone West Africa, how Zenith plans to broaden its corporate-heavy business and what African banks need to compete for bigger deals.
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA's founding president Mwalimu Julius Nyerere transformed the idea of African unity from a liberation slogan into a political mission and his boldest ambition remains one of the continent's greatest unfinished projects.
[Daily Maverick] Climate change doesn't change the virus or make it more infectious or deadly. It changes the infrastructure and systems - such as roads, clinics and patient records - that hold HIV in check. Here's how the two connect, and how to report it.
South African sprinter Sinesipho Dambile says comparisons with Usain Bolt are a “privilege” as he targets World Championship and Olympic glory after a breakout season.
[Premium Times] "People can easily tell that because of the reform, life is harder. But you need to show them without the reform, it will be hardest," he said.
More than 1,250 financial leaders, including top bankers, central bank governors and development finance executives, will gather in Luanda on 3-4 November to discuss how African capital can drive growth across the continent.
[Daily Trust] The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could affect about 40 per cent of jobs globally, urging governments to prepare workers for changes in the labour market.
[Daily Trust] Former president of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has urged African leaders to invest in education, healthcare, technology and skills development to transform the continent's growing youth population into an engine of economic growth.
[Daily Trust] Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DRPR) says it decided to extend its IPO offer by two weeks to allow investors from more African countries to participate in what is expected to be the largest IPO in African history.
[Daily Trust] Africa has been urged to move beyond climate commitments and translate them into tangible results through stronger collaboration, private investors and development institutions.
Rwanda has won Formula One’s first African race in more than 30 years. The prize is visibility; the price undisclosed.
Gabon’s new government has digitally removed most of former environment minister Lee White’s pictures from their records after a 2023 coup that toppled president Ali Bongo Ondimba after a disputed election, but his conservation projects continue.
[Leadership] The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the African Union Counter-Terrorism Centre have raised the alarm over the growing use of social media, cryptocurrencies and emerging technologies by terrorist groups to recruit members, finance operations and
From a battered tanker to billion-dollar acquisitions, Oando’s chief has spent three decades building a Nigerian energy group. His next challenge is turning control of the country’s oil assets into lasting profits – and eventually taking the business into deepwater.
[UN News] Amid climate disruption, an AI revolution, war and growing hunger, "the need for the United Nations has never been greater," Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, presenting a $3.3 billion programme budget proposal for next year - a cut of $40.8 million.
[UN News] Approximately 800 million young people entering the labour market in developing economies over the coming years will not find jobs unless countries act, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) warned on Tuesday, as the agency launched two initiatives to boost
[IPS] Geneva -- Disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is driving up food prices and putting further strain on the livelihoods and household resources of millions of women and girls, according to a new UN Women analysis.
[African Arguments] In Alcântara, a quilombola territory in Brazil's Amazon, students are using DNA tests, historical research and oral memory to uncover ancestral connections to West Africa and reclaim histories erased by slavery and colonialism.
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- With about 30% of its budget dedicated to training, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is rolling out a new accreditation framework to improve the quality, credibility and professional recognition of public
Simbarashe Kundizeza was responding to an accusation that has caused an uproar on social media.
