Changes to U.S. global health funding fall heavily on stigmatized and marginalized populations like sex workers in South Africa, who can no longer access clinics specifically serving them.
Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028.
[The Point] The Republic of Türkiye has reaffirmed its growing partnership and solidarity with African nations as the continent commemorates Africa Day 2026, marking another milestone in diplomatic, economic, and cultural relations between Türkiye and African countries.
[Leadership] Bolanle Austen-Peters, the Nigerian theatre, film and cultural-enterprise founder, has been honoured with the ASP Architect of Culture Award at the Africa Soft Power Gala & Awards 2026 in Nairobi, in recognition of more than two decades of work building the
The West African nation was one of the main gateways for the transatlantic slave trade.
[Namibian] South Africa coach Hugo Broos will rely heavily on locals at the 2026 World Cup -- bucking a trend among African qualifiers to choose Europe-based players.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said fighting in DR Congo was hampering efforts to stop spread
[Malaria Consortium] The two meetings happening this week in London and Geneva emphasised the critical importance of promoting locally led agendas and deepening partnerships.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Africa's top gaming operators, suppliers, regulators and innovators took center stage at the inaugural iGaming AFRIKA Summit Awards 2026, with industry leaders crowned across 25 competitive categories during a glittering gala at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
[The Conversation Africa] Millions of people in central Africa rely on wild meat for their nutrition, especially in rural areas around the Congo rainforest, the second largest tropical rainforest in the world. Here, meat from domestic animals is scarce due to poor national
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[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says Africa must urgently accelerate regional integration and intra-African trade to shield the continent from external economic shocks and geopolitical instability.
[New Times] The Republic of Congo has announced that it will introduce visa-free entry for all African citizens beginning January 1, 2027, in a policy shift aimed at advancing regional integration and easing cross-border movement across the continent.
[Leadership] Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stated that President Bola Tinubu has turned Nigeria from "Africa's giant into a hunger hotspot," following the latest warning by the United Nations (UN) that nearly 35 million Nigerians could face acute hunger between June
It follows recent protests that have led to fears there could be a resurgence in xenophobic violence.
[Cosafa] Botswana Football Association President Tariq Babitseng was elected to lead COSAFA over the next four years and has big ambitions for the region. He shared his vision for the next cycle under his watch and believes there is much that can be done to take football
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Leaders from the private sector, NGOs and development organisations gathered in Nairobi for the Geopolitics of Sustainability in Africa Summit to discuss food security, climate transition and Africa's economic resilience.
[UN News] The UN Charter is facing one of its gravest tests in decades, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday, warning that wars, arms races, climate shocks and the erosion of international law are placing intense pressure on the multilateral
[UN News] As a deadly Ebola strain continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with cases confirmed in neighbouring Uganda, the UN aviation agency is urging governments and flight operators to closely follow guidelines put in place following the COVID-19
[The Conversation Africa] International travel volumes have now fully recovered from the downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the upcoming World Cup poised to drive a surge in Canadian tourism, recent hantavirus and Ebola virus outbreaks remind us of the need to