[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- As Africa grapples with shrinking international development funding and rising pressure to create jobs for its rapidly growing youth population, the Mastercard Foundation is making one of the continent's biggest long-term investments in
Dame Sarah Mullally has renewed her commitment to the fund on a visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana.
[Ghanaian Times] World Star Records has announced the 2026 edition of the Euro-Africa International Music and Cultural Festival, an initiative aimed at strengthening cultural diplomacy and cooperation between Africa and Europe through music and the arts.
[Ghanaian Times] Nigeria said South Africa had agreed to bring to justice those responsible for attacks on foreign nationals, while Abuja was compiling compensation claims for losses suffered by Nigerians as both countries pledged to tone down rhetoric over the violence.
[This Day] Abuja -- A leading African public health expert, Dr. Mayaka Ma-Nitu, has warned that Francophone Africa is becoming increasingly vulnerable to health emergencies due to chronic underfunding, declining external donor support and weak domestic investment in healthcare
The territory's leader said the influx is overwhelming resources and urged the Spanish government to intervene.
After months of administrative difficulties and divisions to get Trevor Mwamba’s candidacy registered, the opposition has united behind Brian Mundubile and is mounting a last-minute campaign to unseat President Hakainde Hichilema in the 13 August election.
The ultimate test to decide between the seven candidates vying to succeed António Guterres as UN Secretary-General – the ‘straw polls’ within the Security Council – begin today in New York. Here’s what’s involved in a process that Otunnu himself lays claim to devising.
The campus will be returned to local authorities as she expands a wider scholarship programme for girls.
[IPS] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Africa's digital revolution is gathering pace, but the financing needed to sustain it remains uneven, fragmented, and often out of reach.
[ISS] Armed groups' evolving tactics and alliances will test the resolve of West African countries to cooperate with AES states.
[Scrolla] · Heavy snow has fallen in parts of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State, while strong winds and rain continue to batter the KwaZulu-Natal coast.
South Africa defender Olwethu Makhanya becomes Rangers' eighth summer signing, joining for an undisclosed fee from Philadelphia Union.
The carrier’s best year yet collides with aircraft shortages, a Middle East war and a $60m-passenger airport bet that has yet to prove itself.
Foul play is ruled out in the record number of elephant deaths for decades in this area of southern Kenya.
The drone reportedly hit a US-owned regasification vessel and a Greek-owned tanker at Damietta port on Wednesday.
After Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, Chad has announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. N’Djamena’s statement points to an unfair bias against Africa. But is that really the case, and is US pressure playing a part?
[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- "What is the plan before we get back to a stage where we are burying people?"
[Vanguard] The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced plans to review FIFA's proposal to open the commercial operations of the FIFA World Cup and other major tournaments to private investment.
[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian Army has been recognised as Africa's Best National Army in Counter-Terrorism Operations for 2025 by African Security Watch, in recognition of its exceptional operational achievements, strategic leadership and unwavering commitment to combating
[Bird Story Agency] A scheme tested in Uzbekistan could let African cotton farmers earn twice over, once for the fibre and once for the carbon stored in the soil beneath their fields.
With Cameroon President Paul Biya now more than 50 days into his stay in Switzerland, his opponents do not seem able to capitalise on the situation to build a broad political movement. Here’s a rundown of their positions.
Kashim Shettima offers Bola Tinubu continuity, Rotimi Amaechi gives Atiku Abubakar an experienced campaigner, while Rabiu Kwankwaso could open northern territory to Peter Obi. But personal followings do not always transfer neatly to the top of a presidential ticket.
[New Times] Africa can significantly increase its share of the estimated $85 billion global seed market by investing in agricultural research, strengthening seed systems, embracing innovation and creating a predictable business environment that attracts private investment,
The 70 year old has been in detention since November 2024 and faces treason charges, which he denies.
[Daily Maverick] South Africa foiled Ghana's bid at the AU to put xenophobic attacks in South Africa on the October mid-year agenda, pushing instead for a continent-wide migration summit.
From Port Sudan to Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone, Beijing’s expanding footprint is reshaping one of the world’s most strategic maritime corridors. But analysts say its growing economic clout is making political neutrality increasingly difficult to sustain.
[African Arguments] Walk through Nairobi and the twenty-first century global economy comes into view.
[ISS] Ending the military-heavy AUSSOM gives the AU space to develop a political mission focused on long-term stabilisation.
[Health-e] This week, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) released the Operational Toolkit for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B. It is a deliberately practical document.
[The Conversation Africa] The Ebola outbreak that emerged in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and crossed into neighbouring Uganda may have been killing people for weeks before the alarm was raised. When Médecins Sans Frontières investigated in May 2026, it reported
[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- The greatest barrier to ending AIDS among transgender people in Africa is not a lack of medicine, but laws, stigma and exclusion.
The Cameroon government has denied that President Paul Biya had been admitted to a hospital in Switzerland since leaving for Geneva on 7 June. Wherever he is, he is surrounded by his near and dear, including his first-born son, Franck. Who is Franck and why is his name
The Musango matusadonaensis species discovered in Zimbabwe has revealed diversity of dinosaurs in southern Africa.
Bert le Clos stopped smoking after his son Chad, the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history, convinced him to quit.
Nearly four years after the Pretoria Peace Agreement (PPA), which ended the devastating conflict in northern Ethiopia, hopes for a durable peace remain under strain.