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Rwanda buys the world’s biggest stage: inside Kigali’s £20m Aston Villa gambit
Rwanda buys the world’s biggest stage: inside Kigali’s £20m Aston Villa gambit
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NIGERIA: Ex Attorney General forfeits 48 multibillion-naira properties to the state
NIGERIA: Ex Attorney General forfeits 48 multibillion-naira properties to the state
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How the R10.4bn Hilux roll-out signals renewed global confidence in South Africa
How the R10.4bn Hilux roll-out signals renewed global confidence in South Africa
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NEWS

Ten Ethiopian migrants feared drowned as canoe capsizes on Zambezi River in desperate bid to reach Botswana

Ten Ethiopian migrants feared drowned as canoe capsizes on Zambezi River in desperate bid to reach Botswana

July 17, 2026
TEN Ethiopian nationals are feared to have drowned after a canoe carrying fifteen undocumented migrants capsized in the Zambezi River as they attempted to slip across the border from Zambia into Botswana under the cover of darkness, in a tragedy tha...
Fake agency, real lobby: US firm’s bid to vouch for Adeyemi collapses under its own contradiction
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$8million Romance Scam: Ghanaian kingpin extradited to US after fleecing 80 elderly Americans
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DRC assembles its own court of conscience as it bets on justice to break a cycle of impunity
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Fifty-six days in the forest: How Nigeria broke a terror network to free 44 schoolchildren and teachers
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World

Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran

Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran

July 17, 2026
SERIOUS hostilities between the US and Iran have resumed. On July 8, Donald Trump said that the ceasefire agreed by the two countries in June was “over”. Since then, he has ordered the US military to carry out intensive airstrikes on Iran and has re...
Venezuela quake survivors face a second disaster as UNHCR helps families rebuild
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Does the World Cup favour democratic or autocratic nations? I did some number crunching to find out
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BRICS NEWS

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

June 23, 2026
SOUTH Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile used the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on 22 June 2026 to launch a concentrated bid for South Africa to move from commodity supplier to industrial partner - pitching the country as a ...
Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape
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Ethiopia’s BRICS dividend: Addis Ababa charts a new course in the architecture of global power
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Special Features

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
What Ghana’s World Cup ‘juju man’ tells us about sport and spirituality in Africa

What Ghana’s World Cup ‘juju man’ tells us about sport and spirituality in Africa

July 15, 2026
LITERATURE
Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world

Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world

July 3, 2026
MOTORING
When lightning learns manners: Audi’s R4.9-million electric flex lands in Mzansi

When lightning learns manners: Audi’s R4.9-million electric flex lands in Mzansi

July 15, 2026
MOTORINGNEWS
Beyond the assembly line: Inside Ford SA’s quiet century-long promise to South Africa

Beyond the assembly line: Inside Ford SA’s quiet century-long promise to South Africa

July 8, 2026

Sports

North Africa’s World Cup teams offered lessons in what works – and what doesn’t

North Africa’s World Cup teams offered lessons in what works – and what doesn’t

July 16, 2026
THERE was a dramatic increase in the number of countries able to qualify for the final stages of the 2026 men’s football World Cup. Of the 48 teams to qualify, the global football body FIFA decided that nine would be African countries. This has func...
Another record. Another reckoning. Africa’s track royalty refuses to read the script
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Africa’s last Lion falls to a French side it basically raised
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Business

Training young people for jobs: insights from 9 African countries on what’s missing

Training young people for jobs: insights from 9 African countries on what’s missing

July 15, 2026
AFRICA’S young population is often described as a demographic dividend: a potential economic advantage if young people can gain the skills and jobs needed to contribute productively. But for many young people, that promise is slipping away. They lea...
“Africa possesses roughly 30 percent of global critical mineral reserves, yet captures less than five percent of the associated value added”
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World Bank blog analysis: Fast payment systems could slash the cost of sending money home
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Lifestyle

How Sierra Leone’s traditional textiles are weaving a modern fashion economy

How Sierra Leone’s traditional textiles are weaving a modern fashion economy

July 14, 2026
INSIDE her Freetown studio, Frederica Williams – surrounded by a bustling floor of over 20 tailors and design assistants - displays a vibrant bolt of Krio Print fabric, explaining the cultural significance of its intricate motifs. As the founder of ...
Young Gambian artist giving traditional printmaking new life
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The rhythms that broke Bashir: how Sudan’s music shaped a revolution
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Thought Leadership

Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy

Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy

ALÈNE NGARURA KANEZAJuly 17, 2026
BURUNDI’S president Évariste Ndayishimiye made an official “friendship and working” visit to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, in April 2026. At the time, Ndayishimiye was the rotating chair of the African Union. The visit aimed to reopen...
Tanzania’s foreign policy has changed. How it’s being shaped by domestic power struggles
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Racial stereotypes of African footballers persist. A World Cup is a good time to talk about them
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Features

EDUCATION
Black women academics in my study said their main allies were White men – what this reveals

Black women academics in my study said their main allies were White men – what this reveals

July 10, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
Africa on the rise as birders’ paradise

Africa on the rise as birders’ paradise

July 16, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS
In conversation with Funke Adeoye on detainees’ rights in Nigeria

In conversation with Funke Adeoye on detainees’ rights in Nigeria

March 27, 2026
MEDIA FREEDOM
Mali’s junta suspends popular radio show

Mali’s junta suspends popular radio show

July 8, 2026
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The French chapter closes in Ouagadougou — and Moscow walks through the door 1

The French chapter closes in Ouagadougou — and Moscow walks through the door

July 15, 2026
Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy 2

Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy

July 17, 2026
Why Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz after decades of holding back 3

Why Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz after decades of holding back

July 16, 2026
Venezuela quake survivors face a second disaster as UNHCR helps families rebuild 4

Venezuela quake survivors face a second disaster as UNHCR helps families rebuild

July 17, 2026
Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran 5

Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran

July 17, 2026
Rwanda buys the world’s biggest stage: inside Kigali’s £20m Aston Villa gambit 1

Rwanda buys the world’s biggest stage: inside Kigali’s £20m Aston Villa gambit

July 17, 2026
NIGERIA: Ex Attorney General forfeits 48 multibillion-naira properties to the state 2

NIGERIA: Ex Attorney General forfeits 48 multibillion-naira properties to the state

July 17, 2026
How the R10.4bn Hilux roll-out signals renewed global confidence in South Africa 3

How the R10.4bn Hilux roll-out signals renewed global confidence in South Africa

July 17, 2026
Ten Ethiopian migrants feared drowned as canoe capsizes on Zambezi River in desperate bid to reach Botswana 4

Ten Ethiopian migrants feared drowned as canoe capsizes on Zambezi River in desperate bid to reach Botswana

July 17, 2026
Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy 5

Burundi and Mali regimes use a common tactic to stay in power: blame an external enemy

July 17, 2026

AUDA-NEPAD

A force forged in the crucible of African development

A force forged in the crucible of African development

March 27, 2026
IN the corridors of the , system, where ambition is plentiful but transformative action rare, Daphine Hazvibvi Muzawazi has become something of an in...

Health

Communities at the heart of the DRC response to the Ebola epidemic
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Technology

People are marrying holograms and making friends with chatbots. But can AI bring true happiness?
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Africities

China is helping build Africa’s cities, but its approach sidelines local urban planners and residents
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MULTIMEDIA

Gallery: The Lion of Bamako: Tribute to Hameye Mahaman Cissé
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