[Leadership] When the final whistle sounded at the MetLife Stadium and Spain were crowned champions of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Argentina in extra time, the football world celebrated the end of another unforgettable chapter in the sport's rich history. Records
Mamadou Djouma Bah, 17, was arrested and sentenced to prison for exam fraud earlier this month.
Okoth Obado was found guilty of killing Sharon Otieno with whom he had had an affair.
Membership lists rewritten by South Africa’s vice-president, Paul Mashatile, a French co-chair on pause and a memorandum still unsigned: the business council born at the G20 in Johannesburg is going nowhere, even as France becomes South Africa’s largest foreign investor.
Kenya’s Mt Kenya Ol Kalou by-election upset, as constituents voted in underdog Sammy Kamau, has caused President William Ruto’s ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to rethink its strategy going into the 2027 presidential elections. Who is this young MP?
The petition argues the violence against migrants in South Africa could amount to crimes against humanity.
[Leadership] The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the losses, damages and casualties suffered; take inventory of property abandoned by Nigerians arising from previous and recent xenophobic attacks in the Republic of South Africa.
[WHO] Ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new technical package to help governments and communities implement seven proven measures to reduce drowning deaths.
[ISS] Vigilante videos, AI-generated content and Mandela-linked framing are fuelling millions of mentions and xenophobic sentiment.
[allAfrica] Across Africa last year, fewer people were uncertain about their ability to obtain adequate food or were forced to reduce the quality and quantity of what they ate. It was the first continent-wide improvement in food insecurity in a decade. The Hunger rate declined
[allAfrica] It is time for Africa to transition to sustainable health financing and turn commitments into action
[The Point] The Gambia has called for a stronger and more coordinated African security framework, with Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang warning that emerging threats facing the continent require collective action, intelligence cooperation and practical solutions beyond
[The Point] "Africa's development cannot be outsourced. Sustainable development must ultimately be financed through domestic resources mobilised by strong and effective institutions," says Gambia Revenue Authority Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe, who set the tone for the
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The African Union (AU)'s Director of Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, Hersen Nyambe, stated on Wednesday (22,) in Luanda, that the continent's blue economy currently generates over 298 billion dollars in annual value, with projections pointing to USD
[Nyasa Times] Airtel Africa Plc has recorded a strong start to its 2026/27 financial year, with revenue climbing 31% on the back of rising customer demand for data and mobile money services, the company has announced.
MPs turned pastors, town councillors, presidential candidates: Ivorian evangelicalism is putting down roots on the political field. A movement that cuts across party lines and raises questions about where spiritual calling ends and electoral ambition begins.
[Shabelle] Accra, Ghana -- Somalia has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening primary healthcare and building resilient health systems as African leaders gathered in Ghana for the African Union's 20th Extraordinary Summit on Health.
[Ghanaian Times] HEADS of State and Government, health ministers and experts, policy makers and development partners have met in Accra with a resolve to advance the continent's health agenda, focusing on ending AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reducing maternal mortality, and
A surge in mega-buyouts across East Africa is triggering an intense war for executive talent as corporate giants aggressively poach top leadership to execute post-acquisition strategy.
[IPS] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Every morning, as the Indian Ocean retreats from the reef off Zanzibar's Jambiani village, Chiku Chande steps into the knee-deep lagoon carrying bundles of seaweed seedlings. Years of farming these waters have taught her about every channel and
Four years after his London arrest, Ike Ekweremadu’s political apparatus no longer operates as a unified bloc. With Peter Obi mounting an opposition challenge, governor Peter Mbah is racing to consolidate South East votes ahead of 2027.
The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics are set to have a "monumental" impact when the Senegalese capital becomes the first African city to host an Olympic event.
Convictions for espionage and terrorism come as Luanda pivots towards Western infrastructure backing ahead of tightly contested 2027 vote.
[allAfrica] Africa grows more than half of the world's finest long-staple cotton. It earns less than three percent of what that cotton is eventually worth. This is not a trade problem. It is a narrative problem -- and allAfrica is setting out to fix it.
[allAfrica] The first large-scale evidence from organisations implementing the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) suggests that recent funding and policy disruptions have triggered widespread interruptions to HIV services, with local organisations,
Kigali’s $27m (£20m) front-of-shirt deal with Aston Villa keeps its Premier League strategy alive. But as the spotlight on conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo shines brighter, its effort to separate football from politics becomes increasingly difficult.
[DW] Germany is deepening its footprint across Africa, as Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul embarks on his third trip to the continent in 2026. His top-level talks will focus on security, skills development and investment.
Free from corporate boards and state office, Trevor Manuel is channelling his post-retirement energy into confronting unfair global debt pricing and reshaping continental trade dynamics.
[New Times] American philanthropist Bill Gates has called for artificial intelligence (AI) to be deployed in Africa from the early stages of its development, warning that introducing the technology only after it has benefited wealthier nations would deepen global health
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Africa must unlock its vast and largely untapped livestock potential to strengthen food and nutrition security and accelerate inclusive economic growth, experts told ENA.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Angola, Gabriel Dava, advocated on Wednesday in Luanda for greater investment from African countries and the creation of institutions, structures, or coordination mechanisms
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed that stronger cooperation between African and Gulf countries is essential for advancing inclusive growth, economic resilience, and shared prosperity.
[Nile Post] Uganda has maintained its gradual improvement on the Henley Passport Index, ranking 72nd globally in the 2026 edition, with its passport offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 65 destinations. Kenya retained its position as East Africa's strongest passport.
[Leadership] Burna Boy has cemented his status as African music's biggest commercial force, topping a new ranking from global data platform Chartmasters with 14.46 million Equivalent Album Units sold worldwide.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has called for a decisive shift from political commitments to concrete implementation.
[Daba Finance] Launch Africa Ventures has completed 15 new investments in 2026, continuing its pace of early-stage investing as venture capital firms across Africa become more selective.
[The Conversation Africa] African governments are increasingly encouraging young people to work abroad. To address youth unemployment at home, for example, Ghana and Kenya have expanded labour mobility agreements with other countries. These include Spain, Qatar and Caribbean
International oil majors are pivoting back to Nigeria’s deep offshore, drawn by a revamped regulatory framework, new fiscal incentives and the prospect of billions of barrels in untapped resources.
[IPS] United Nations -- Despite growing up and working in vastly different geographic regions and environments -- one shaped by decades of armed conflict and political instability, and the other by remote, hard-to-reach areas -- both Sagal and Johao encounter children daily who
[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- Against the backdrop of an Ebola disease outbreak, the new Africa Health Security (AHS) Index, released today, reveals significant gaps in critical health infrastructure despite important progress in health security capacity in recent years.
Herders and experts tell the BBC how Africa's camels are suffering because of extreme heat.
