[AGOA Civil Society Network] On January 12, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the AGOA Extension Act (H.R. 6500), marking a significant step toward renewing and strengthening the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The bipartisan vote of
[The Point] The launching ceremony of the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges was held on January 8 at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
[This Day] To many, it came as no surprise when President Donald Trump of the United States of America ordered the invasion of the sovereign State of Venezuela, and forcefully abducted its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who appeared in a U.S. Court with a
This follows comments by a presidential assistant that Bobi Wine would not be declared president, even if he wins.
[Liberian Observer] The World Bank has cautioned that the expiration of the United States' African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in late 2025 poses a serious threat to African exports, warning that the loss of preferential access to the U.S. market could undermine economic
[Afropop] The African Diaspora International Film Festival has just completed its 33rd year--and it has reached a turning point at exactly the moment the world's relationship to storytelling is being transformed.
[Leadership] The 9th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), held from January 7-11, 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria, with the theme "Unstoppable Africa", was more than a glamorous awards ceremony. It was a cultural statement, a turning point for Africa's Music and Entertainment Industry and
[ACSS] Africa's 2026 elections must navigate a diverse array of complexities from conflicts to entrenched incumbents, growing youth restlessness, and external actor influences for citizens to be heard.
Nigeria face a huge semi-final against Africa Cup of Nations hosts and favourites Morocco on Wednesday.
Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya returns to action for the first time in over a year when he faces Joe Pyfer in Seattle, Washington on 28 March.
The Amazigh calendar places them almost a thousand years ahead of much of the rest of the world.
[New Times] After emerging as winners of the 2025 JA Rwanda National Company of the Year Competition, four students from Rwanda Coding Academy (RCA) represented the country at the JA Africa regional competition, held from December 3 to 5, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria.
[New Times] As President Évariste Ndayishimiye prepares to take on the chairmanship of the African Union, Burundi stands before a rare diplomatic crossroads, and so does the man himself. Leadership of the AU is more than a ceremonial rotation; it is a continental stage that